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An old friend invites Paul and the boys to Alaska for some fishing. It is a dream trip - until hijackers take over their fishing boat.

Here is Mark Twain's beloved masterpiece of a boy's life on the Mississippi. Freedom is everything to Huckleberry Finn. How can he avoid being "civilized" by the good-hearted Widow Douglas? But just now Huck has more important things on his mind - like helping his friend Jim escape the slave-catchers.

Lemuel Gulliver has bad luck at sea. A series of shipwrecks lands him in some unimaginable places. First, there's the land of the little people. Next, there's the fantastic flying island and the land of the giants. Last but not least, Gulliver visits a nation ruled by intelligent horses!

Some playful fairies decide to make mischief with unsuspecting humans. Can true love overcome all obstacles? Two young Athenian couples are put to the test. Comedy reigns in this enchanting fantasy about the nature of romantic love.

Although Bassanio owes his friend Antonio a great deal of money, he must borrow more to make a good impression when he courts his true love, Portia. However, Antonio is short of cash and must borrow from the lender, Shylock.

At Carmichael High, the bullies always get their way. Would it be a different story if their victims joined forces? Quickreads storylines include elements of suspense, science fiction, mystery, horror, and more. Exciting plots are not diluted or "dumbed down" and retain the feel of a full-length book. Each novel facilitates reading by means of controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure.

There's something odd about the attendants at the Painted Desert Resort. Brad can't shake the feeling that they never stop watching him.

A triumphant Caesar enters Rome after defeating the sons of his old enemy, Pompey. Jealousy and fear over Caesar's reforms reveal a brewing conspiracy to assassinate him. As the plot thickens, Caesar's wife is plagued by terrible nightmares and begs him not to go to the Capitol.

Follow the story of a man who travels back in time just to end up in the most unusual of places, among the knights and wizards of medieval Europe in King Arthur's Court. Fighting off ignorance and promoting the inventions of later centuries, the man called by many "the Boss" becomes an adventurer and revolutionary, at times even against his will.

Here is one of the best-loved stories ever written. Scrooge is downright mean and cold-hearted - the stingiest man in all of London. Could anything on earth transform him into a kind and caring human being? Probably not. But the Spirit of Christmas is very powerful - more powerful by far than anything on earth.

After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth's decisions lead to more ruin.

Uncas and Chingachook are the last survivors of the once mighty tribe of Mohicans. Their friend, a white scout named Hawkeye, needs their help in the British fight against the French. The odds they face are overwhelming. Magua, an evil Huron, is determined to see them fail.

Captain Bligh's mission is simple: go to Tahiti and acquire a shipment of breadfruit trees. To his surprise, most of his crew decides they would like to stay in the South Pacific a little longer than he had in mind. Follow this tale of treacherous sailors and a captain's efforts to save those who have remained loyal to him.

Jack Mallahan doesn't let his disability get him down. When he uncovers a mysterious and valuable ring on the beach with his metal detector he finds himself in harm's way.

Victorian England is riding high. People are so prosperous and smug they imagine themselves the masters of the universe. Then the unthinkable happens: England is attacked by Martians! Panic erupts as the countryside goes up in flames. Is there no way to stop the ghastly, machinelike creatures and their deadly heat rays?

A bored school teacher seeks adventure as a whale hunter. He has no idea that the mad captain of the Pequod is interested in pursuing only one whale - the enormous white beast that bit off his leg! Now it's too late to turn back.

Victor Frankenstein was only trying to advance the cause of science. How could his experiment have produced such a terrible result? The creature's powers were superhuman. Was there any real chance that Victor could stop the monster before he murdered again?

Rachel was desperate for a topic for her term paper for her least favorite class: history. But the impeding due date and her need to begin writing conflicts with her mother's plans for Rachel's 20th birthday.

Here is a time-honored story of personal courage and sacrifice in the midst of a bloody revolution. The workers are in revolt! Every French nobleman is in danger of losing his head to the infamous guillotine. Yet Charles Darnay reounced his title years ago. Why is he scheduled to die for the crimes of his corrupt family? His only hope lies in the hands of one unlikely man.

In a time before jet planes or fast boats, Phileas Fogg bets he can go around the world in 80 days - a then unheard-of record time. Travel with him as he boards boats, trains, and even an elephant! Will he beat the deadline and be rich? Or will he be ruined?