Ursula K. Le Guin
1) The telling
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Sutty, an Observer from Earth for the interstellar Ekumen, has been assigned to a new world - a world in the grips of a stern monolithic state, the Corporation. Embracing the sophisticated technology brought by other worlds and desiring to advance even faster into the future, the Akans recently outlawed the past, the old calligraphy, certain words, all ancient beliefs and ways, every citizen must now be a producer-consumer. Their state, not unlike...
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Earthsea series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
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English
Description
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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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
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English
Description
A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary's mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose inhabitants can choose--and change--their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Exploring questions of psychology,...
6) Catwings
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.