 | The Giver Release Date: September 10, 2002| Series: Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf) Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. ...
 |  | Fourth Sunday: The Journey of a Book Club (Zane Presents) Release Date: May 10, 2011| Series: Zane Presents What happens when a real life book club decides to write their own novel? The result is a fresh, fun story about a group of women who have more in common than just the books they read. Fourth Sunday written by B.W. Read (aka “Because We Read”) is the tale of seven women and their journey towards friendship by way of a simple book club. Over time, their friendship grows beyond books, as their lives, relationships, careers, and families become one. The core group of women—Gwen, Natalie, Allana, Brianna, Camille, Destiny, and A...
 |  | 102 Monologues for Middle School Actors: Including Comedy and Dramatic Monologues Publication Date: March 1, 2012A collection of comedy and dramatic monologues perfect for use by middle school performers. ...
 |  | Let He Who Is Without Sin Publication Date: January 19, 2001Nearly every Christian has read about the woman in John 8 who was caught in the act of adultery and was about to be stoned to death by an angry crowd. But Jesus saved her life when he authorized her stoning, but only allowed the person who had never before sinned to cast the first stone. But the Gospel of John does not tell us just who this woman was and what happened to her after this dramatic meeting with Christ. The author was intrigued by this story as written in John 8, and thought he would write what might have happened to this wayward lady. He came up...
 |  | Nun in the Closet Publication Date: July 1, 1994Anne Hollis, the beautiful owner of a women's bar, has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a nun. Anne insists she is innocent - run off the road by another car - and appeals to probation officer Callie Sinclair for help. She and Callie find themselves falling in love, a situation dangerous to them both as they close in on the killer. ...
 |  | The Tamer Tamed (RSC Classics) Publication Date: April 1, 2004| ISBN-10: 1854597396 | ISBN-13: 978-1854597397An irreverent sequel to Taming of the Shrew, written in 1611. ...
 |  | Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With) Release Date: May 4, 2004 Forget chocolate, exotic lingerie, or marriage counselors -- the only props you'll ever need, whether you are in love or out of it, are the poems in this book. There are verses here to console you when the phone doesn't ring or the divorce papers have been signed, and poems that celebrate the joy of being in love, from the first kiss to walking down the aisle (for the second time). These essential poems, which include never-before-anthologized works, will tell you the truth about love....
 |  | Anthologie aus den Gedichten von Friedrich Kind (German Edition) Release Date: July 19, 2002This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1844 edition by Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen, Amsterdam. ...
 |  | Fusion of Zen and Cubism in E. E. Cummings's Poetry: Haiku Pictures in Cubist Frame Publication Date: May 26, 2008| ISBN-10: 3639022890 | ISBN-13: 978-3639022896In this work I intend to explore the impacts of the Oriental and Western values, trends and views of life in E. E. Cummings?s art. Considering that he was an avant-garde poet and a Cubist painter, the avant-garde trends in his poetry are supposed to be analyzed; then, some features of Zen philosophy ?which sometimes is called a religion, sometimes a way of thinking, or sometimes even a technique ? are meant to be presented. Since haiku is the literary expression of Zen, the haiku pictures of E.E Cummings?s poetr...
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 |  | Mint Julep Murder (Death on Demand Mysteries, No. 9) Release Date: August 1, 1995Another installment in the author's award-winning Death on Demand series follows the husband-and-wife team of bookworm-sleuths, Annie and Max Darling, as they investigate a murder at a book festival. ...
 |  | Red, White, and Blue Murder (Hilda Johansson Mysteries, No. 2) Publication Date: August 2000The Studebaker household is in turmoil; the news that President McKinley has been assassinated is more than anyone can stand.South Bend, Indiana, is not a hotbed of anarchist activity, but something is clearly going on.When McKinley's death is blamed on foreign-born anarchists, Hilda Johansson, a recent immigrant, is concerned that fellow immigrants might be swept up in a wave of xenophobia.Despite orders to mind her own business, she sets out to discover exactly what is happening, no matter what it might cost her.This is Dams' second Hilda Johansson novel, follo...
 |  | Postmodernism, Culture and Class in John Edgar Wideman's Selected Fiction Publication Date: November 18, 2009John Edgar Wideman's Literary Genius Priscilla R. Ramsey has designed her research and critical interpretation in this book so that her writing can extend its reach to popular reading audiences then college undergraduates andScholars in the academy. She takes complicated concepts and insights from such theorists as Derrida, Jameson and Eagleton among many other critics. This text attempts to guide readers through Wideman's meanings without becoming an oversimplified guide book. Rather, this book looks carefully at Wideman's experimental strategi...
 |  | Victorian Fiction (Contexts) Publication Date: September 27, 2002| Series: Contexts The Victorian period saw some of the most important developments in Britain's history: rapid industrialization, social and welfare reform, ground-breaking scientific discoveries. All this lead to an unprecedented rise in literacy and had their impact on fiction of the time. Mapping the developments in fiction against the key political, cultural, and social events of the nineteenth century, this book looks at issues of humanism, domestic politics, religion, colonialism, class identity, and sexuality, while at the same time prov...
 |  | Califauna: A Literary Field Guide (California Legacy) Publication Date: May 1, 2007| Series: California Legacy Of elk, grizzlies, and red-tail hawks--a literary anthology of our fellow creatures From Native American tales and explorers' accounts to fiction and poetry by established and emerging writers, this new anthology is a playful exploration of how animals excite our imagination and compassion. Each piece in the anthology is a snapshot of a different animal, with ''field notes'' preceding each selection. The book also includes a collection of artwork and a timeline of animal-related milestones in California. Califauna includes literature b...
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 |  | The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #100) Release Date: January 1, 2004| Grade Level: 2 and up...
 |  | The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team Release Date: January 12, 1987| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up When backyard sluggers Brother and Sister join the Bear Country Cub League, they get real uniforms and play on a baseball field. They also have pressure to win and competition from the other cubs. But it's Mama's advice that helps them prepare sensibly for team sports. ...
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