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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 15
Description
In the 1880's in southern Africa, Allan Quatermain, a hunter and guide, joins forces with a sea captain and an English nobleman to find the latter's missing brother, who disappeared while searching for King Solomon's legendary lost diamond mines.
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Quatermain, a quick-witted, fast-talking soldier of fortune has a soft spot for damsels in distress. Jessie Huston asks him to help find her father who has been kidnapped by an evil German colonel and a Turkish cutthroat. Before arriving at the fabled goal, there are fights on and under a speeding train, hungry natives, hungrier crocodiles and much more.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Appears on list
Description
"Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and Allan Quatermain are travelling to the mysterious, unmapped heart of Africa. Sir Henry wants to find his missing brother. Quatermain wants to find King Solomon's secret treasure. Is Sir Henry's brother still alive? Will they find King Solomon's treasure? Does the treasure even exist?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
An illustrated adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard story about a trio of men who venture into deepest, darkest Africa in search of the world's most fabulous treasure. Includes brief biographical information about the author.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014, 2012
Description
Ancient magic, hidden worlds and bloodthirsty tribes: there is only one Luke Challenger, and he's back for a third, unforgettable adventure. Having braved the Lost World and travelled 20,000 leagues beneath the sea, Luke Challenger is back, and facing his hardest challenge yet...The terrifying Sons of Destiny are closing in on the location of the legendary Spear of Destiny - an ancient weapon that grants the power of invincibility, which would help...
14) Allan Quatermain
Author
Series
Allan Quatermain series volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
Description
After the tragic death of his son, Allan Quatermain's grief is inconsolable. Feeling that the only possible way to ease his pain is through an expedition, Quatermain seeks out Captain Good, Sir Henry Curtis, and the Zulu chief Umslopogaas, who all previously journeyed with him to King Solomon's Mine. After explaining his predicament, Quatermain persuades them to accompany him on one last journey-a search mission to find a lost city. Together they...
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"This wonderful collection contains six beautifully illustrated classic stories retold for younger readers. Packed alongside The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, you'll find The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, King Solomon's Mines, White Fang and The Phantom of the Opera." -- Publisher's website.
Pub. Date
2017
Description
When a piece of the magical Spear of Destiny goes missing from the Metropolitan Library's secret collection of artifacts, it is up to a meek librarian and his female bodyguard to keep it out of the hands of an evil brotherhood; librarian Flynn Carson teams up with an archaeologist to retrieve a stolen map to the legendary King Solomon's Mines; librarian Flynn Carson goes on a mission to retrieve the Judas Chalice and, with the help of a mysterious...
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
THE LIBRARIAN 2: RETURN TO KING SOLOMON'S MINES is the sequel to THE LIBRARIAN: QUEST FOR THE SPEAR (2004) and again features Noah Wyle as Flynn Carsen, the titular Librarian who, on the surface, toils in the New York Metropolitan Public Library but whose true purpose is to safeguard the ancient, historical (and often mystical) artifacts stored in a hidden section of the library - fabled artifacts such as the Holy Grail, the sword Excalibur, Pandora's...
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Description
This volume takes readers on a continent-by continent tour of ghostly apparitions, supernatural happenings, and strange, unexplained phenomena, containing ghost stories from around the world. These stories are grouped by continent and attempts to separate the true records from the rumors. Each section has a map showing the sites of subjects mentioned in the text. It includes tales of doctors who successfully perform "psychic surgery'' without anesthesia,...
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