Robert Louis Stevenson
Author
Publication Date
1950
Language
English
Description
Since his first literary appearance in 1886, the murderous Mr. Hyde has embodied the evil that even good men-including his alter ego, Henry Jekyll-are capable of when the constraints of civilized life are loosed. This chilling anthology also collects nine of Stevenson's best-known tales of horror, including The Body-Snatcher."
2) Kidnapped
Author
Series
Publication Date
1929
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1751 in Scotland, cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle who has him kidnapped and put on a ship to the Carolinas, seventeen-year-old David Balfour escapes to the Highlands with the help of the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart and there encounters further danger and intrigue as he attempts to clear his name and regain his property.
6) My shadow
Author
Publication Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
An illustrated version of the poem in which a child describes her relationship with her shadow.
8) Block city
Author
Publication Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
A child creates a world of his own which has mountains and sea, a city and ships, all from toy blocks.
9) The moon
Author
Publication Date
1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations portray a father and daughter going fishing against a background of Stevenson's poem about nightly happenings in the light of the moon.
Author
Publication Date
1983
Language
English
Description
"Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising, The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided. James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion--leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But he is to return years later, embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas, to demand his inheritance. Turning the people...
11) The black arrow
Author
Series
Publication Date
1949
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A young Englishman, seeking to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Publication Date
[1961]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jekyll invented a drug that would change him into the ominous Mr. Hyde. His evil nature, however, became the stronger part of him and to his horror, he no longer needed the formula to transform his appearance.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner's
Publication Date
[1941]
Language
English
Description
"Scotland in 1751 is a dangerous place.... It is into this world of intrigue and danger that 16-year-old David Balfour steps from his family home to seek his fortune. Soon he is thrust into the center of the political turmoil."--Dust cover.
19) Kidnapped
Author
Series
Publisher
Dodd
Publication Date
1949.
Language
English
Description
A seventeen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
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