The War Of The Worlds
Deeply concerned with the welfare of contemporary society, Wells wrote his novel of interplanetary conflict in anticipation of war in Europe, and in it he predicted the technological savagery of twentieth-century warfare.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 119
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 300
subjects: science fiction, war, war stories, imaginary wars and battles, extraterrestrial beings, life on other planets, british literature, cartoons and caricatures, space warfare, graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, reading materials, science fiction, graphic novels, war stories [X], mars (planet), war fiction, aliens (fictional characters), martians, human-alien encounters, earth (planet), earth, electronic books
A Tale Of Two Cities
Presents Charles Dickens's classic novel set in London and Paris during the French Revolution and includes explanatory notes, an author chronology, a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, contemporary and modern critical analyses, discussion questions, and a list of related books and films.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 309
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1130
subjects: historical fiction, war stories, paris (france), london (england), france history revolution, 1789-1799 fiction, france, war, fiction, friendship, loyalty, revenge, french, executions and executioners, fathers and daughters, lookalikes, audiobooks, french fiction, dickens, charles, cartoons and comics, father-daughter relationship, audiobooks, war stories [X], historical fiction, man-woman relationship, war fiction, paris (france) $x history $y 1789-1799, electronic books, father-child relationship, compact discs, man-woman relationships
The Last Of The Mohicans
"The second in the Leatherstocking tales "presents Chingachgook and his son Uncas as the last of the Iroquis aristocracy.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
subjects: cooper, james fenimore, bumppo, natty (fictitious character), mohegan indians, frontier and pioneer life, united states, mohegan indians fiction, bumppo, natty (fictional character), native americans, adventure fiction, fiction, indians of north america, united states, comic books, strips, etc, battles, adapted classics, new york (state), historical fiction, action and adventure fiction, war stories, adventure fiction, war stories [X], united states $x history $y french and indian war, 1754-1763, adventure stories, large type books, large print books, adventure stories, historical fiction