Homer
Author
Series
Harvard classics volume 22
Lexile measure
1260L
Language
English
Description
A complete translation of the Greek poem recounting the experience of Odysseus during his return from the Trojan War.
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the great masterpieces of Western literature, Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars. Though the stormy, vengeful god of the ocean is determined to keep him off course, Odysseus is clever and has the brilliant goddess Athena on his side. With wit, integrity, and bravery, Odysseus must escape the grip of the fearsome Cyclops, resist the deadly seductions of
...Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The cowboys who work on the ranchlands of Montana expect more than their fair share of trouble. One of them is Mike Wire, a former homicide detective. Mike is about to learn murder and mayhem can happen under Montana's big skies, too. Beneath the earth lie enough dinosaur fossils to fill several museum collections -- and make a fortune for whoever claims them first. Soon he will have to combine everything he learned as a cop with everything he knows...
12) The keeper's son
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Separating himself from his family of lighthouse keepers in order to work for the Coast Guard, World War II Outer Banks resident Josh Thurlow searches for his brother, lost at sea twenty years earlier, in the wake of invading U-boats.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In the twenty-second century, sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood, who mines the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth, undertakes a deadly mission that could mean the difference between life and death for every inhabitant of the moon.
15) The far reaches
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Coast Guard captain Josh Thurlow and his ragtag team of men struggle desperately to stay one step ahead of the enemy as they make their way amongst the Japanese-held islands of the South Pacific.
17) Odyssey
Author
Series
Wishbone classics volume 2
Publisher
HarperPaperbacks
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
GN 840L
Language
English
Description
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.
20) Ilium
Author
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The first installment of a new saga based on themes from "The Iliad" and "The Tempest" places classical characters and gods in such settings as the Plains of Ilium, the terraformed oceans of Mars, and Jupiter space.