Teen 2017 SRP - Read a book written more than 100 years ago


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Book cover for "Alice's adventures in Wonderland"
Star rating for Alice's adventures in Wonderland
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.
Book cover for "Black Beauty"
Star rating for Black Beauty
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Book cover for "The call of the wild"
Star rating for The call of the wild
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Book cover for "Great expectations"
Star rating for Great expectations
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
An unknown benefactor supplies an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice with the means to be educated in London as a gentleman of "great expectations."
Book cover for "Little women"
Star rating for Little women
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Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
Book cover for "Moby Dick, or, The whale"
Star rating for Moby Dick, or, The whale
Average Rating:
2.9 stars
Description:

The itinerant sailor Ishmael begins a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod whose captain, Ahab, wishes to exact revenge upon the whale Moby-Dick, who destroyed his last ship and took his leg. As they search for the savage white whale, Ishmael questions all aspects of life. The story is woven in complex, lyrical language and uses many theatrical forms, such as stage direction and soliloquy. It is considered the exemplar of American Romanticism,

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Book cover for "Peter Pan"
Star rating for Peter Pan
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. "All children, except one, grow up." And so begins the story of one of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie's classic tale, completely unabridged, features a boy who refuses to grow up, Tinker Bell the fairy, and the Darling children -- Wendy, John, and Michael. Their great adventure begins on the...
Book cover for "The red badge of courage"
Star rating for The red badge of courage
Average Rating:
2.9 stars
Description:
The glory, pride, horror, and cowardice that are associated with war are depicted in a classic account of a young soldier's Civil War experiences
Book cover for "The Swiss family Robinson"
Star rating for The Swiss family Robinson
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
When a Swiss couple and their four sons are shipwrecked on an isolated island, they adapt to their "New Switzerland" using many imaginative methods of farming and animal taming.
Book cover for "The three musketeers"
Star rating for The three musketeers
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
In seventeenth-century France, young d'Artagnan joins the three musketeers and tries to outwit the enemies of the king and queen.
Book cover for "Treasure Island"
Star rating for Treasure Island
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, Jim Hawkins and his innkeeper mother find a treasure map that may lead them to a pirate's fortune.
Book cover for "The war of the worlds"
Star rating for The war of the worlds
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
'The War of the Worlds' is Wells' classic science fiction tale of a Martian invasion of Earth. Having already destroyed London, it seems that no-one can stop the intellectually superior Martians from taking over the whole planet.
Book cover for "The wind in the willows"
Star rating for The wind in the willows
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
This reissue of the classic animal story featuring friends Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger celebrates the book's seventy-fifth anniversary.