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1) Frankenstein
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
"Including life of the author, general plot summary, list of characters, critical commentaries, Mary Shelley and Romanticism, the Gothic story, German Expressionism and the American horror film, questions for review, selected bibliography, Frankenstein genealogy."
2) Bloomability
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When her aunt and uncle take her from New Mexico to Lugano, Switzerland, to attend an international school, thirteen-year-old Dinnie discovers an expanding world and her place within it.
Author
Series
Detective Elin Warner novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A chilling debut in which a detective must uncover the dark history of a luxury hotel in the Alps if she has any hope of stopping the deaths that won't let up. . . Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Once a sanatorium treating tuberculosis patients, it was abandoned years ago and had fallen into disrepair. Long plagued by troubling rumours, it has recently been renovated into a...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny.
6) Switzerland
Author
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Switzerland"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. Jonathan Ransom, world-class mountaineer and surgeon for Doctors Without Borders, is climbing in the Swiss Alps with his beautiful wife, Emma, when a blizzard sets in. In their bid to escape the storm, Emma is killed when she falls into a hidden crevasse. Twnety-four hours later, he is the subject of an international manhunt and the target of a master assassin. His only chance at survival lies in uncovering the devastating truth behind the secret...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A visionary scientist creates a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions. But after an intruder breaks into his home, he has to try to discover who is trying to destroy him"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
For fans of high-concept thrillers such as Annihilation and The Girl with All the Gifts , this breathtaking dystopian psychological thriller follows an American academic stranded at a Swiss hotel as the world descends into nuclear war--along with twenty other survivors--who becomes obsessed with identifying a murderer in their midst after the body of a young girl is discovered in one of the hotel's water tanks. Jon thought he had all the time in the...
11) Heidi
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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AR 8 to 10 Childrens and Teen Titles
Children's Classics: Chapter Books
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Children's Classics: Chapter Books
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Formats
Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
12) Switzerland
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
©2005-
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to hit the slopes, explore chocolate-box alpine towns, or take a scenic railway journey to remember, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Switzerland has to offer" --
13) Switzerland
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump! Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Switzerland. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a map, quick facts, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index."--
14) Switzerland
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Famously remaining neutral in world affairs, Switzerland has become known as a place of peace and prosperity. Readers will explore this European nation's fascinating history and find out how it came to occupy such a unique position in the world. They will learn how the country is governed and what makes its economy so strong. They will also explore its beautiful cities and mountainous landscapes and sample its rich culture."--
15) Switzerland
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Switzerland. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
16) Switzerland
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Author
Series
Hunkeler volume 2
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It is the end of October, the city of Basel is grey and wet. It could be December. It is just after midnight when Police Inspector Peter Hunkeler, on his way home and slightly worse for wear, spots old man Hardy sitting on a bench under a street light. He wants to smoke a cigarette with him, but the usually very loquacious Hardy is silent--his throat a gaping wound. Turns out he was first strangled, then his left earlobe slit, his diamond stud stolen....
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The teenaged geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, head to the Swiss Alps seeking the last of six scientists whose Project FIREball is of interest to MI6, the CIA, and an unknown assassin.
19) Death in summer
Author
Publisher
Manilla
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"On a blazing hot day in the heart of summer, a renowned banker is shot dead on the golf course. There are no witnesses, and no obvious suspects. When Inspector Eschenbach is assigned to the case, he knows that someone must be hiding something. And as he delves deeper into the victim's life, he starts to uncover a past darker than any he could have imagined, and secrets that spread wider than he could possibly believe. Secrets that those involved...
20) Switzerland
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Provides information about Switzerland, with emphasis on its geography, culture, history, economy, and government.
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