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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author. Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and have inspired movies, television shows and mini-series, literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all around the world. Her writing--principally her five novels--is a critique of the British landed...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Right before the start of their freshman year, Emma's family unexpectedly moves to England. The book club is stunned, but thanks to videoconferencing, they can keep the club alive. They decide to tackle Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a particularly fitting choice. In England, Emma deals with a new queen bee, Annabelle, who makes her life miserable. And back home, Annabelle's cousins--who have swapped homes with the Hawthornes--whip the rest of...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of our greatest writers. But before that, she was just an ordinary girl." --
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography of the groundbreaking female novelist Jane Austen, recognized as one of the most important and influential writers of all time, is ideal for Women's History Month. Full color." --
Author
Publisher
Kane Millerr, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Can you find Jane Austen hidden in ten scenes from her beloved novels? This beautiful new book introduces young children to Austen's intriguing Georgian and Regency-era world, filled with all the makings of the best stories-sparky humor, legendary showdowns, secrets, love and triumph. Children spot the main characters in ten major scenes from Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, and Mansfield Park. First...
7) Jane Austen
Author
Series
Publisher
Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Presents information about Jane Austen, from her childhood in the English countryside to how her own heartbreak became the inspiration for "Pride and Prejudice."" --
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An excellent 'starter biography,' clearly written, peppered with period images, movie stills and great tidbits of historical facts . . . engaging."—Austenprose
Jane Austen's popularity never seems to fade. She has hordes of devoted fans, and there have been numerous adaptations of her life and work. But who was Jane Austen? The writer herself has long remained a mystery. And despite the resonance her work continues to have for teens,...
Jane Austen's popularity never seems to fade. She has hordes of devoted fans, and there have been numerous adaptations of her life and work. But who was Jane Austen? The writer herself has long remained a mystery. And despite the resonance her work continues to have for teens,...
10) Jane Austen
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
12) Jane Austen
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and novels of the nineteenth century British author, Jane Austen, known for her vivid portrayals of ordinary people in such novels as "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma," and "Sense and Sensibility."
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Before she was the beloved author of Pride and Prejudice and other classic novels, Jane Austen was a young woman wrestling with society's expectations and challenges of the heart. Her own story involves choices that changed literary history--and perhaps even the choice to walk away from love. This graphic imagining of Jane Austen's youth includes her creative awakening and her much-speculated-upon encounters with Tom Lefroy, a brash law student"--Adapted...
