Grade 12
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's Read More →
The Invisible Man
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
A strange and reclusive scientist takes a room at a village inn. Griffin keeps his face wrapped in bandages and exhibits peculiar behaviors, such as turning his room into a laboratory,… Read More →
The Invisible War: A World War I Tale on Two Scales
One Nurse. Trillions of microbes. A deadly WWI battle. In France of 1916, battlefield nurse Sister Annie Barnaby encounters a strain of lethal bacteria while treating a patient with… Read More →
The Iranian Revolution
From the Series Pivotal Moments in History
In the Middle Eastern nation of Iran, discontent simmered for decades. The Iranian people despised their leader, Reza Shah, who catered to foreign businesses while ruling Iran as a dictator.… Read More →
Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World
On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of… Read More →
The Island
From the Series Reality Show
When you love a show, you jump at the chance to be on it, right? That's how Ethan felt when he signed up for a survival reality TV competition. But once he and the other nine contestants are… Read More →
The Island of Doctor Moreau
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
When Edward Prendick is shipwrecked on a mysterious island in the South Pacific, he meets the infamous Dr. Moreau, a physiologist who was forced to leave England because of his repulsive… Read More →
The Jungle
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Jurgis and his family move to Chicago from Lithuania to find a better life. But what they find instead are abysmal working conditions, corrupt legal systems, and chronic poverty. The family… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 1: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Coasting through life without ever spending much effort or committing to anything has made many people think less of Nilay Rao. The teenager is relatively unassuming, as he's not the most… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 2: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Nilay Rao is hiding his avatar, Vyper Neo, at his home, but the little orange character is creating all kinds of havoc—and his dad still doesn't know! He is only concerned about Nilay's… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 3: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Though Nilay survived his first big ghost battle, he's got to figure out where his mom is and why she sent this device. Another World of Ghosts player offers information for a face-to-face… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 4: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Who will win in the epic battle between the rogue killer Gato and famed ghost Daedalus Bonn? As Nilay watches, confused and upset, he starts to see that it's not all about strength and… Read More →
The Knife and the Butterfly
After a marijuana-addled brawl with a rival gang, 16-year-old Azael wakes up to find himself surrounded by a familiar set of concrete walls and a locked door. Juvie again, he thinks. But he… Read More →
The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology
Born in a small village in eighteenth-century France, Jeanne Villepreux wasn’t expected to transform marine science. Curious, creative, and clever, Jeanne ventured to Paris by foot as a… Read More →
The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
In the midst of the French and Indian War, young Alice and Cora Munro set out to visit their father, a colonel in the British army. It's a dangerous journey through the western New York… Read More →
The Late Bus
From the Series Night Fall ™
Lamar takes the "late bus" home from school after practice each day. After the bus's beloved driver passes away, Lamar begins to see strange things—demonic figures, preparing to attack the… Read More →
The Late Hit
From the Series Gridiron
With talk of their high school shutting down for good, Busby and his best friend Anton know that it might be up to their football team to save the school. With such high stakes, is it worth… Read More →
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Legend has it that the town of Sleepy Hollow is haunted by the ghost of the terrifying Headless Horseman. Ichabod Crane, the town's superstitious new school teacher, is about to find out if… Read More →
The Lie
From the Series The Do-Over
Leanna thinks she's doing the right thing when she encourages her best friend, Jenny, to try out for the high school tennis team. But when Jenny makes a complete fool of herself at tryouts,… Read More →
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
The only survivor of a shipwreck during a slaving expedition, plantation-owner Robinson Crusoe is forced to fight for survival on a deserted Caribbean island. At first he curses his fate, but Read More →
The Life of King Henry V
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
In the wake of his father's death, Prince Henry has ascended to the throne as King Henry V. The rebels have finally been overthrown and the civil war has ended. Henry continues to distance… Read More →
The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits: Depression and Wartime Fashions from the 1930s to the 1950s
From the Series Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion
What would you have worn if you lived during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s? It depends on who you were! For 1930s high fashion, nothing beat Coco Chanel's women's suit—a slim, straight skirt… Read More →
The Loners
From the Series Quarantine
It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed… Read More →
The Look Book: 50 Iconic Beauties and How to Achieve Their Signature Styles
Audrey Hepburn's winged eyes. Veronica Lake's peek-a-boo curls. Over the last century, celebrities have been at the forefront of fashion, introducing numerous classic hair and makeup looks to Read More →