Ursula K Le Guin
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
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Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
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Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
3) Powers
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Annals of the Western Shore volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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A tragedy sets Gavir, a young slave, on a dangerous road to freedom and dealing with the powers he has hitherto kept secret, including the ability to see flashes of the future.
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Hainish series volume 1
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One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels
"One of the greats. . . . Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon." —Stephen King
"Engrossing. . . . [Le Guin] is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscape of the mind." —Cincinnati Enquirer
Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award–winning classic, a profound and thoughtful
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Pub. Date
2004
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Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on...
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Series
Earthsea series volume 2
Earthsea trilogy volume 2
The Earthsea cycle volume 2
The second book of Earthsea
Earthsea trilogy volume 2
The Earthsea cycle volume 2
The second book of Earthsea
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
840L
Description
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief, wizard Ged Sparrowhawk, who seeks a special treasure.
7) Gifts
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Annals of the Western Shore volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own.
9) Voices
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Annals of the Western Shore volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
890L
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Young Memer takes on a pivotal role in freeing her war-torn homeland from its oppressive captors.
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Earthsea series volume 3
Earthsea cycle volume Bk. 3
Earthsea trilogy volume 3
A Bantam book ; 10131-5
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Earthsea cycle volume Bk. 3
Earthsea trilogy volume 3
A Bantam book ; 10131-5
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Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
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A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. The second book in LeGuin's fantasy series finds a mature Sparrowhawk sailing on a journey to find the cause of the evil disturbances in the world of Earthsea. Winner of the National Book Award.
11) Catwings
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Catwings series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
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Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
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Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of events which occur before or after the time of the original novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of the place.
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Catwings series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"A Little Apple paperback"--T.p. After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things. "Early Chapter Books" collection--look for orange spine label.
14) Catwings return
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Catwings series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Wishing to visit their mother, two winged cats leave their new country home to return to the city, where they discover a winged kitten in a building imminently to be demolished.
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2017.
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"From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voice -- sharp, witty, as compassionate as it...
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The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, five Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards, the renowned writer Ursula K. Le Guin has, in each story and novel, created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including...
17) The other wind
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
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The sorcerer Alder has the power of mending, but it may have become the power of destruction: every night he dreams of the wall between the land of the living and the land of the dead, and the wall is being dismantled. If the wall is breached, the dead will invade Earthsea. Ged, once Archmage of Earthsea, sends Alder to King Lebannen. Now Alder and the king must join with a burned woman, a wizard of forbidden lore, and a being who is woman and...
18) The telling
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Series
Hainish series volume 8
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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After receiving permission to leave the modern city where she is closely monitored, Sutty travels up the river into the countryside where she experiences a more peaceful life.
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Pub. Date
2014
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"In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber, a psychiatrist who immediately grasps the power George wields. Soon George must preserve reality itself as Dr. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams for his own purposes."--Publisher description.
20) Tehanu
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Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny.