Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Vern
Phileas Fogg wagered half his fortune that he can travel around the world in eighty days, crossing jungles, deserts, mountains, oceans -- all the while being pursued by a bounty hunter determined to stop him
Book Summary — 208 pages
Book Category — Adventure
Theme — Tolerance, technology
Setting — Europe, Asia, Japan, America
Novel Study Highlights — 5 units
Spelling-Vocabulary — Difficult
Critical Thinking — Difficult
Biblical Focus — Christian virtues
Related Studies — World geography, railroads, Gandhi, Hinduism, Mormonism, Suez Canal, drug abuse
Focus — Logic, fallacies, persuasive writing