Description |
1 online resource (xix, 370 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Gale virtual reference library.
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Contents |
Among the Hidden (by Margaret Peterson Haddix) -- Call It Sleep (by Henry Roth) -- Caramelo, or, Puro Cuento (by Sandra Cisneros) -- The Dive from Clausen's Pier (by Ann Packer) -- Dred : A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (by Harriet Beecher Stowe) -- Elmer Gantry -- Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensions (by Edwin Abbott Abbott) -- Mama's Bank Account (by Kathryn Forbes) -- O Pioneers! (by Willa Cather) -- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (by Stephen Chbosky) -- A Room with a View -- Time's Arrow : Or, the Nature of the Offence (by Martin Amis) -- Underworld (by Don DeLillo) -- War Horse (by Michael Morpurgo) |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926. Flatland
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Amis, Martin. Time's arrow
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. O pioneers
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Chbosky, Stephen. Perks of being a wallflower
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Cisneros, Sandra. Caramelo
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DeLillo, Don. Underworld
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Forbes, Kathryn, 1908-1966. Mama's bank account.
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Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Room with a view
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Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the hidden
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Elmer Gantry.
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Morpurgo, Michael. War horse.
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Packer, Ann, 1959- Dive from Clausen's Pier
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Roth, Henry. Call it sleep.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Dred.
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SUBJECT |
Elmer Gantry (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017162222
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Room with a view (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93085231
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Call it sleep (Roth, Henry) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01363432 |
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Caramelo (Cisneros, Sandra) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01403367 |
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Elmer Gantry (Lewis, Sinclair) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01913298 |
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Mama's bank account (Forbes, Kathryn) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01384727 |
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O pioneers! (Cather, Willa) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01915887 |
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Perks of being a wallflower (Chbosky, Stephen) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01938041 |
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Room with a view (Motion picture) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01381320 |
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Underworld (DeLillo, Don) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01395883 |
Subject |
Fiction -- Study and teaching.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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Jordan, Anne Devereaux, author of foreword.
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ISBN |
1573023027 |
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9781573023023 |
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