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1) O pioneers!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Willa Cather's powerful story about a family of farmers--an instant American classic The first novel in Willa Cather's Prairie Trilogy tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of immigrants eking out a hardscrabble life as farmers in Nebraska at the turn of the nineteenth century. Alexandra, the eldest child of Bergson patriarch John, inherits the family farm when her father dies. Left to raise her father's three sons and somehow turn a struggling...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of black America-and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry upke a raisin in the sun."
4) The plague
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the small coastal city of Iran, Algeria, rats begin rising from the filth only to die as bloody heaps in the streets. And just as mysteriously as it appeared, the rodent problem seems to vanish. Shortly after, hoever, many local residents experience intense fevers and then perish--victims of the unseen menace of the bubonic plague. And as life in the town comes to a halt, the survivors attempt to come to terms with their own mortality and the rigors...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p1995
Physical Desc
18 sound discs (21 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Parker's stories are delightful demonstrations of the social satire that earned her an acclaimed position in American literature. Presented here are the complete collection of Parker's superb stories including thirteen previously unpublished works.
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Language
English
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Description
Originally published as Castaneda's master's thesis in anthropology, this documents Castaneda's supposed apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, don Juan Matus. Dividing the work into two sections, Castaneda begins by describing don Juan's philosophies, then continues with his own reflections.
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2006
Physical Desc
7 sound discs (8 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the story introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. Follow the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain...
11) Confessions
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2007
Physical Desc
12 sound discs ( hr., min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Written shortly after he became Biship of Hippo, "Confessions" highlights Augustine's childhood in Numidia and his riotous youth and early manhood in Carthage, Rome, and Milan. It also chronicles his continuing struggle with sin and his efforts to find satisfaction in Manichaenism and Neoplatonism. Particularly poignant are his mother's tireless efforts to rescue him from self-destruction and his dramatic conversion to the Christian faith at age 32....
12) The Black Tulip
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Language
English
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Description
A prize of 100,000 guilders awaits the gardener who can produce a black tulip, a rich reward that incites a bitter competition in 17th-century Holland. Cornelius von Baerle, a gifted and passionate florist, has dedicated himself to cultivating the elusive flower. But a ruthless rival, capitalizing on accusations that led to the assassination of Cornelius's godfather, falsely accuses the young horticulturist of treason. Sentenced to life imprisonment,...
15) Martin Eden
Author
Language
English
Description
Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American writer Jack London. The book follows the tradition of the Künstlerroman, a narrative that traces the life and development of an artist, to tell the story of a young man not unlike London himself. Part fiction, part autobiography, Martin Eden examines the consequences of dreams and achievements, successes and failures, for a young artist struggling with fame. The novel is heavily influenced by London's socialist...
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Language
English
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Description
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966, Hell's Angels is Thompson's up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared.
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 sound discs (2 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man can't scrap his bloodline, can't snip the thread of immortality. Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that he feels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His beautiful, young, devoted wife loves him so much that she secretly conceives the child of another man. But when Joe discovers her deception, his anguish is greater than ever before.
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Emily Inglethorp, the wealthy owner of Styles Court, falls victim to strychnine poisoning, suspicion lands on her caddish new husband. Captain Hastings, who is convalescing at Styles, calls on his friend Hercule Poirot to investigate, and the Belgian sleuth is soon on hands to help Inspector Japp solve the case. Published in 1920, Agatha Christie's sparkling debut novel set her on the path to becoming the undisputed Queen of Crime" -- Page [4]...
19) Outer dark
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Language
English
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Description
Outer Dark is a novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son. Both brother and sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying and elusive strangers,...
20) To a God unknown
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2013
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (8 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Soon after Joseph Wayne follows his dead father's dream of starting a farm, he begins to believe his father's spirit occupies a massive tree on the property. But when the tree is destroyed and drought descends on the land, Joseph finds himself spiritually adrift.
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