Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
April morning / by Howard Fast -- The contender / by Robert Lipsyte -- Fever 1793 / by Laurie Halse Anderson -- Graceland / by Chris Abani -- The Joy Luck Club -- Make lemonade / by Virginia Euwer Wolff -- Maus : a survivor's tale / by Art Spiegelman -- Never let me go / by Kazuo Ishiguro -- Of human bondage / by William Somerset Maugham -- Oroonoko, or, The royal slave : a true history / by Aphra Behn -- The outsiders -- The sea-wolf / by Jack London -- Shabanu : daughter of the wind / by Suzanne Fisher Staples -- Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West / by Gregory Maguire.
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Summary
Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.
