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The Hound of the Baskervilles

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Every mystery has an explanation, and detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are sure to explain why a supernatural black hound seems to be plaguing the Baskerville family. The recent death Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 8.3
  • Dewey: 823'.8
  • Copyright: 2014

The House of the Seven Gables

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Old Hepzibah Pyncheon lives in her family's decaying mansion, a reportedly cursed house built about 200 years earlier. The Pyncheon family no longer has the riches it once did, and Hepzibah… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1290
  • ATOS: 11.0
  • Dewey: 813'.3
  • Copyright: 2014

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre Dame, faces insults and ridicule for his disturbing appearance. His adoptive father, Archdeacon Claude Frollo, is obsessed with the beautiful… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1120
  • ATOS: 11.8
  • Dewey: 843'.7
  • Copyright: 2014

The Iliad

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

The tenth and final year of the Trojan War comes to its climactic end in this infamous Greek epic. With the mighty Achilles brooding on the sidelines of the battle, the Greek army faces… Read More →

  • ATOS: 11.3
  • Dewey: 883'.01
  • Copyright: 2014

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 →

  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 822'.8
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Knife and the Butterfly
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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 →

  • Lexile: 790
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: The Late Bus
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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 →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

The Mysterious Manuscript: Book 1

From the Series Mortensen's Escapades

On a dark and stormy night, a book collector shows Mortensen the prize of his collection: an illuminated manuscript from 1512. When Mortensen sees a painting of an airplane on one of its… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.0
  • Dewey: 741.5
  • Copyright: 2012

The Odyssey

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan War, longs to return home to his kingdom in Ithaca, where a horde of suitors (who believe the long-absent Odysseus to be dead) are courting his beloved wife.… Read More →

  • ATOS: 10.3
  • Dewey: 883'.01
  • Copyright: 2014

The Oedipus Trilogy — Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Disregard for messages from the oracles and gods doesn't turn out well for characters in Greek stories, and Oedipus is no exception. Encompassing murder and betrayal, incest and patricide,… Read More →

  • Dewey: 882.01
  • Copyright: 2014

The Option

From the Series The Red Zone

On any other team, Gary Jayo would be a starting quarterback. But because he plays for the Troy Central High Trojans, he lives his life in the shadow of Shane Hunter. Shane is a high school… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Other Way Around
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The Other Way Around

Andrew has seen a flash of his future. (Dad: unfinished PhD. Mom: unfulfilling career. Their marriage: unsuccessful.) Based on what he's seen, he's uninspired to put a foot on the well-worn… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Perfect Shot
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The Perfect Shot

Someone murdered Brian's girfriend, Amanda. The police think it was her father. Brian isn’t so sure. But everyone he knows is telling him to move on, get over it, focus on the present. Focus… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2005
Cover: The Prank
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The Prank

From the Series Night Fall ™

Pranks make Jordan nervous. But when a group of popular kids invites her along on a series of practical jokes, she doesn't turn them down. As the pranks begin to go horribly wrong, Jordan and Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011
Cover: The Prospect
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The Prospect

From the Series Travel Team

Nick Cosimo eats, breathes, and lives baseball. He's a place-hitting catcher with a cannon for an arm and a calculator for a brain. Thanks to his keen eye, Nick is able to pick apart his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012

The Protectors

From the Series Night Fall ™

Luke's life has never been "normal." How could it be, with his mother holding séances and his half-crazy stepfather working as Bridgewater's mortician? But living in a funeral home never… Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2010

The Raven

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

During a dark night in December, a man sits in his room sadly thinking about his lost love, Lenore. Suddenly, he hears a tapping on the door, but no one is there. The noise moves to the… Read More →

  • ATOS: 7.1
  • Dewey: 811'.3
  • Copyright: 2014

The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Drawn by visions of glory on the battlefield, Henry Fleming joins the Union Army to fight the Confederates. But his dreams of valor are outweighed by his fear, and after one battle, Harry… Read More →

  • Lexile: 890
  • ATOS: 8.0
  • Dewey: 813'.4
  • Copyright: 2014

The Red Ruby: Book 3

From the Series Mortensen's Escapades

According to legend, the Red Ruby is cursed! And as luck would have it, it's Mortensen's job to deliver the stolen gem to its rightful place in history. But he's not the only one with plans… Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • ATOS: 3.0
  • Dewey: 741.5'9489
  • Copyright: 2013

The Santa Fe Jail: Book 2

From the Series Mortensen's Escapades

A genius scientist has been kidnapped, and Mortensen is given a special assignment: deliver the ransom to the Santa Fe Jail. But the kidnappers are time travelers, so nothing is as simple as… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: 741.5'9489
  • Copyright: 2012

The Scarlet Letter

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Hester Prynne has committed one of the worst crimes in seventeenth-century Puritan Boston: adultery. To make matter worse, she is pregnant. As punishment, she is shamed and forced to wear a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1420
  • ATOS: 11.7
  • Dewey: 813'.3
  • Copyright: 2014

The Secret Mummy: Book 4

From the Series Mortensen's Escapades

In the sleepy village of Brasov, nestled in a region of Romania better known as Transylvania, seven villagers have been found with fang marks on their necks. Mortensen isn't the superstitious Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 741.5'9489
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: The Shibboleth
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The Shibboleth

From the Series The Twelve-Fingered Boy Trilogy

"There are certain shibboleths to our condition." At the end of the first book of The Twelve-Fingered Boy Trilogy, Jack and Shreve are incarcerado―physically locked up. Shreve's back in the Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Dr. Henry Jekyll is a well-known gentleman living in London. He seems perfectly normal—that is, until he wills his estate to Mr. Edward Hyde, a wicked figure who had assaulted a young girl.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1010
  • ATOS: 9.4
  • Dewey: 821'.8
  • Copyright: 2014