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Light in August: the corrected text
Par William Faulkner. 1932
Joe Christmas, an orphan of mixed blood, travels to the South, seeking a place and people with whom he can…
belong. But he is soon hardened by white and black bigotryThe learning tree
Par Gordon Parks. 1963
The story of a black family living in a small Kansas town during the 1920s, when African Americans were relegated…
to second-class citizenship and terrorized by racial violence. Adolescent Newt experiences his first romance, tangles with the town tough, and wrestles with his awe of death. Strong language and violence. For high school and older readersLifted up by angels
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1997
In this sequel to Angels Watching Over Me (BR 11918), Leah is seventeen, her bone cancer is miraculously in remission,…
and she chooses to spend her summer working in a town near the Amish friends she met at the hospital. Her feelings for Ethan increase, but the reality of their differences is always present. For junior and senior high readersThe trial
Par Franz Kafka. 1998
On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K., a conscientious bank official, is arrested in his lodgings on unstated charges. He is…
constantly thwarted in his attempts to clarify his situation even in court. A new translation by Breon Mitchell based on the restored 1914 textThe house of the seven gables
Par Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1995
The fortunes of the Pyncheon family of New England have declined through the generations, leaving them in a decaying house…
with little money. Interactions among family members are based on past mistakes and misdeeds that now dictate their lives. But love can change everything. 1851The bridge over Flatwillow Creek
Par Lance Wubbels. 1998
Minnesota, 1900s. Annie and Stuart's lives change the day that Stuart rescues her from drowning in Flatwillow Creek. Even though…
Annie's father insists that she marry the banker's son and Stuart is torn between a career in the ministry versus one in medicine, God's love shows them the wayTwelve short stories describe difficult situations experienced by teens and various viewpoints expressed by the teachings of the world's major…
religions. Authors include Virginia Euwer Wolff, Naomi Shihab Nye, M.E. Kerr, and Nancy Springer. Settings include Japan, Haiti, South Carolina, and an American ashram. For junior and senior high readers. 2000The Scarlet Pimpernel
Par Emmuska Orczy. 1989
Europe, 1792. With the republican mob in frenzy, French aristocrats are being guillotined indiscriminately. A group of British adventurers, led…
by the mysterious "Scarlet Pimpernel," are spiriting innocent victims out of Paris. French agent Chauvelin arrives in England to discover the leader's true identity and enlists the help of a clever French beauty married to the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney. For senior high and older readersThree tales (Penguin classics)
Par Gustave Flaubert. 1961
Three finely contrasted stories first published in 1877. "Simple Heart" is about a faithful domestic servant who outlives her loved…
ones; "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitator" is a medieval tale about a man seeking atonement for a crime; and "Herodias" retells the story of the execution of John the BaptistAngels watching over me
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1996
While her mother is honeymooning in Japan with husband number five, sixteen-year-old Leah is in the hospital undergoing tests. After…
a frightening diagnosis, she finds comfort in her young Amish roommate, Rebekah; Rebekah's appealing brother Ethan; and a mysterious night nurse. Prequel to Lifted Up by Angels (BR 11919). For junior and senior high readersBleak house
Par Charles Dickens. 1991
The Heavenly Village
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1999
Seven tales of recently deceased persons who are not quite ready to give up Earth and enter Heaven. God places…
these embodied spirits in the Heavenly Village, a wayside where they can "finish their stories" before ascending to perfect happiness. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999The diary of a country priest
Par Georges Bernanos. 1937
The Bostonians
Par Henry James. 1992
Satirical comedy involving impressionable young suffragette Verena Tarrant, who struggles to reconcile her love for Basil Ransom, a charming southern…
lawyer, with the demands of her patron, Olive Chancellor, a domineering Boston feminist who hates men. 1886Democracy: an American novel
Par Henry Adams. 1983
A death in the family
Par James Agee. 1998
A modern classic about the impact of tragedy on a close-knit family in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the early twentieth century.…
The story begins a few hours before the death of Jay Follet and ends on the day of his funeral. Strong language. Pulitzer PrizeThe long valley (Penguin twentieth-century classics)
Par John Steinbeck. 1938
Collection of classic stories set in California and first published in 1938, reflecting Steinbeck's interests in the tensions between workers…
and owners, past and present, and city and country. Included in this volume are Steinbeck's "Red Pony" stories, "The Gift," "The Great Mountains," "The Promise," and "The Leader of the People."A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court (Books of wonder)
Par Mark Twain. 1988
Classic satire about a nineteenth-century New England factory worker who is knocked unconscious and transported back to the year 528.…
Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic ideas. For senior high and older readers. 1889So big
Par Edna Ferber. 1995
The job: an American novel
Par Sinclair Lewis. 1945
An early 1900s story of an ordinary young woman who comes to New York seeking a career. She studies business,…
works a series of jobs, becomes disillusioned, and marries. When her marriage fails, she returns to the job market with renewed determination to succeed, and does. Introduction by Maureen Honey