Pauline Francis
2) A world away
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Taken from her mother and shipped to England as an exhibit for Sir Walter Raleigh, Nadie, a Native American, is thrust into the boiling pot of brutish Tudor life. Her only protector is Tom, a young blacksmith who falls in love with her. Too soon, however, Nadie is forced back to her exotic lands to help the English colonize her people.
5) The Iliad
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This book retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
6) Frankenstein
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A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
8) The odyssey
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This book tells of Odysseus' long journey home from the Trojan War and of his unusual encounters with the Sirens, the Cyclops, and Circe the enchantress.