Derek Jacobi
1) Gladiator
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003, c2000
Language
English
Description
The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
3) Cinderella
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Young Ella's merchant father remarries after the death of her mother. Ella welcomes her new stepmother and her daughters into the family home. But, when Ella's father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to 'have courage and be kind.'
"This is a straight, no-chaser fairy story, a picture to be downed...
4) I, Richard
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Hailed by The New York Times as ""a master of the British Mystery,"" award-winning author Elizabeth George is cherished by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the lengths to which people will go to get what they want most ...
In these five original tales, George plumbs the depths of human nature as only she can. From the chilling tale of a marriage
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
�1980
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.