Dune
By Frank Herbert
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Reading level
Level eight:
Mid-level adult literature
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Curriculum details
- Level 8 Literature
- Optional
- Eighth grade
- Mar 31, 2025 - May 30, 2025
- 21 credit hours
About
This early science fiction work is still popular today, thanks to its intricate world building and philosophical underpinnings. It relates the story of Paul, a boy with supernatural powers who must survive in a world where rival clans fight over control of a mysterious substance that enables interstellar space travel. This book is the first in a series, and is generally recognized to be the best.