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Albert Camus's The Stranger


Jean-Paul Sartre on Camus's portrayal of the absurd -- R.W.B. Lewis on Camus's style and critique of tragedy -- Alain Robbe-Grillet points to metaphors and anthropomorphism -- Patrick Henry compares work of Camus and Voltaire -- Brian T. Fitch on interpretation and misinterpretation -- Patrick McCarthy on the mother image -- John Fletcher explains Camus's manipulation of the reader -- Jack Murray on the novel's apparent coherence -- Avi Sagi on the novel's real concern: social alienation -- Robert C. Solomon on Meursault's lack of honesty. A study guide to Albert Camus's "The Stranger," featuring a list of characters, a summary and analysis, a selection of critical views, and a biographical sketch of the author.
Date Published:2008

Jean-Paul Sartre on Camus's portrayal of the absurd -- R.W.B. Lewis on Camus's style and critique of tragedy -- Alain Robbe-Grillet points to metaphors and anthropomorphism -- Patrick Henry compares work of Camus and Voltaire -- Brian T. Fitch on interpretation and misinterpretation -- Patrick McCarthy on the mother image -- John Fletcher explains Camus's manipulation of the reader -- Jack Murray on the novel's apparent coherence -- Avi Sagi on the novel's real concern: social alienation -- Robert C. Solomon on Meursault's lack of honesty. A study guide to Albert Camus's "The Stranger," featuring a list of characters, a summary and analysis, a selection of critical views, and a biographical sketch of the author.

Date Published:2008

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (2): Rodrick Rules

Kinney, Jeff,


Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Middle schooler Greg Heffley tells his diary how excited he is to start school this year because his summer vacation was so horrible. In fact, one incident was so terrible that if his older brother Rodrick ever tells anyone, Greg would be the laughing stock of the school. Despite catering to Rodrick's every demand, the embarrassing secret is revealed with surprising consequences.
Date Published:2008

Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Middle schooler Greg Heffley tells his diary how excited he is to start school this year because his summer vacation was so horrible. In fact, one incident was so terrible that if his older brother Rodrick ever tells anyone, Greg would be the laughing stock of the school. Despite catering to Rodrick's every demand, the embarrassing secret is revealed with surprising consequences.

Date Published:2008

Sapiens : a brief history of humankind /

Harari, Yuval N.,


Translation of: Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut, 2011. "First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Mora-Bitan, Dvir."--Title page verso. Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Explores how humans have evolved over the last 70,000 years from six different species into one, homo sapiens. Includes a look at the future of homo sapiens and what is currently being done in laboratories that could affect that future.
Date Published:2015

Translation of: Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut, 2011. "First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Mora-Bitan, Dvir."--Title page verso. Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Explores how humans have evolved over the last 70,000 years from six different species into one, homo sapiens. Includes a look at the future of homo sapiens and what is currently being done in laboratories that could affect that future.

Date Published:2015

The Maze Runner

Dashner, James, 1972-


Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape
Date Published:2009

Deep Woods : the story of Robert Frost

Caravantes, Peggy.


Includes index. Includes chronology. This book describes the life and achievements of Robert Frost, who left readers everywhere a legacy of poems about the struggling lives of stoic New Englanders.
Date Published:2006

Over The Mountains : an aerial view of geology

Collier, Michael, 1950-


Kliatt, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocate, Describes the geological and atmospheric forces that combine to form mountains. Includes a collection of aerial photographs of mountain ranges.
Date Published:2007

The Poet X

Acevedo, Elizabeth,


Junior Library Guild Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Date Published:2018

Shmoof

McKinnon, Heidi,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, A fluffy dog named Shmoof meets a floofy cat named Floof. Shmoof tries to be friends but Floof runs off and hides. Then they find they have something in common--their fear of the noisy, scary vacuum cleaner--and while trying to get rid of it, they also discover friendship.
Date Published:2025

Frankenstein : Junji Ito story collection /

Ito, Junji.


Based on Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, published in 1831. Originally published in Japan in 2013 by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Tokyo, through Tohan Corporation, Tokyo. Parental advisory: "Recommended for ages 16 and up. Contains graphic violence and mature themes"--Colophon. Reads from right to left. Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Ito Junji Kessakushu 10: Frankenstein. Frankenstein --Neck Specter --Bog of living spirits --Pen pal --Intruder --The strange tale of Oshikiri --The strange tale of Oshikiri: the walls --The hell of the doll funeral --Face firmly in place --Boss non-non --Hide-and-seek with Boss non-non. Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster and the fouler beast who created him with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are is the Oshikiri story cycle--a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world.
Date Published:2018

Based on Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, published in 1831. Originally published in Japan in 2013 by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Tokyo, through Tohan Corporation, Tokyo. Parental advisory: "Recommended for ages 16 and up. Contains graphic violence and mature themes"--Colophon. Reads from right to left. Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Ito Junji Kessakushu 10: Frankenstein. Frankenstein --Neck Specter --Bog of living spirits --Pen pal --Intruder --The strange tale of Oshikiri --The strange tale of Oshikiri: the walls --The hell of the doll funeral --Face firmly in place --Boss non-non --Hide-and-seek with Boss non-non. Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster and the fouler beast who created him with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are is the Oshikiri story cycle--a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world.

Date Published:2018

Colonialism In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart


Background on Chinua Achebe: The life of Chinua Achebe / G.D. Killam ; Chinua Achebe's philosophy of fiction / Jerome Brooks, interviewing Chinua Achebe ; Achebe feels a special commitment as an African writer / Romanus Okey Muoneke -- Things Fall Apart and Colonialism: Okonkwo's actions foreshadow colonialism's impact on traditional values / Christopher Heywood ; Okonkwo's loss of identity parallels the experience of colonized Africans / Ifeoma Onyemelukwe ; Language conveys male Africans' and Colonists' power / Ada Uzoamaka Azodo ; Women play a key role in the community depicted in Things Fall Apart / Linda Strong-Leek ; Achebe does not idealize precolonial and postcolonial igbo society / G.D. Killam Igbo and European cultures clash / Willene P. Taylor ; Okonkwo's tragedy is not due to colonialism / Umelo Ojinmah ; The white man redeemed igbo society / Romanus Okey Muoneke ; Three distinct endings present a layered approach to the colonized experience / Richard Begam -- Contemporary perspectives on colonialism: Foreign aid is a twenty-first-century form of colonialism / John A. Burton ; The one laptop per child project is a form of colonialism / Stanley Douglas Stych ; Norfolk Islanders resist colonization by Australia / Kathy Marks ; French revisionists attempted to defend colonialism in Africa / Julio Godoy ; The first woman elected president in Africa is called Neocolonialist / Kuumba Chi Nia ; The United Nations wants to force liberation on unwilling colonies / Ian Mather Explores Colonialism in Chinua Achebe's, Things fall apart, as a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.
Date Published:2010

Background on Chinua Achebe: The life of Chinua Achebe / G.D. Killam ; Chinua Achebe's philosophy of fiction / Jerome Brooks, interviewing Chinua Achebe ; Achebe feels a special commitment as an African writer / Romanus Okey Muoneke -- Things Fall Apart and Colonialism: Okonkwo's actions foreshadow colonialism's impact on traditional values / Christopher Heywood ; Okonkwo's loss of identity parallels the experience of colonized Africans / Ifeoma Onyemelukwe ; Language conveys male Africans' and Colonists' power / Ada Uzoamaka Azodo ; Women play a key role in the community depicted in Things Fall Apart / Linda Strong-Leek ; Achebe does not idealize precolonial and postcolonial igbo society / G.D. Killam Igbo and European cultures clash / Willene P. Taylor ; Okonkwo's tragedy is not due to colonialism / Umelo Ojinmah ; The white man redeemed igbo society / Romanus Okey Muoneke ; Three distinct endings present a layered approach to the colonized experience / Richard Begam -- Contemporary perspectives on colonialism: Foreign aid is a twenty-first-century form of colonialism / John A. Burton ; The one laptop per child project is a form of colonialism / Stanley Douglas Stych ; Norfolk Islanders resist colonization by Australia / Kathy Marks ; French revisionists attempted to defend colonialism in Africa / Julio Godoy ; The first woman elected president in Africa is called Neocolonialist / Kuumba Chi Nia ; The United Nations wants to force liberation on unwilling colonies / Ian Mather Explores Colonialism in Chinua Achebe's, Things fall apart, as a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

Date Published:2010

Steal Like An Artist : 10 things nobody told you about being creative /

Kleon, Austin,


Steal like an artist -- Don't wait until you know who you are to get started -- Write the book you want to read -- Use your hands -- Side projects and hobbies are important --The secret : do good work and share it with people -- Geography is no longer our master -- Be nice (the world is a small town) -- Be boring (it's the only way to get work done) -- Creativity is subtraction -- Afterword. Presents an illustrated and practical guide to creativity that offers ten steps to finding one's creative side. Includes an update for the tenth anniversary edition.
Date Published:2022

Steal like an artist -- Don't wait until you know who you are to get started -- Write the book you want to read -- Use your hands -- Side projects and hobbies are important --The secret : do good work and share it with people -- Geography is no longer our master -- Be nice (the world is a small town) -- Be boring (it's the only way to get work done) -- Creativity is subtraction -- Afterword. Presents an illustrated and practical guide to creativity that offers ten steps to finding one's creative side. Includes an update for the tenth anniversary edition.

Date Published:2022

Dear Ijeawele, Or, A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi.


A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a childhood friend, a new mother who wanted to know how to raise her baby girl to be a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie s letter of response: fifteen invaluable suggestions for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman.
Date Published:2017

Super Freakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance

Levitt, Steven D.


Library Journal, October 2009 Kirkus Review, October 2009 The authors explore the economics of real-world issues often viewed as insignificant, such as the odds of someone with both a Muslim first and last name being a terrorist, if eating kangaroo can save the planet, and if it is safer to drive or walk drunk.
Date Published:2009

The Traitor's Game

Nielsen, Jennifer A.,


After three years in exile, Kestra Dallisor has been summoned back to Antora by her father, right-hand man of the seemingly immortal king, Lord Endrick. But Kestra is intercepted and kidnapped by the Coracks who want to use her to get the Olden Blade, which they believe can be used to kill the despot. Simon, one of the rebels with his own grudge against the Dallisors, is assigned to accompany her, but Kestra has her own plans and she does not intend to let anyone get in her way
Date Published:2018

After three years in exile, Kestra Dallisor has been summoned back to Antora by her father, right-hand man of the seemingly immortal king, Lord Endrick. But Kestra is intercepted and kidnapped by the Coracks who want to use her to get the Olden Blade, which they believe can be used to kill the despot. Simon, one of the rebels with his own grudge against the Dallisors, is assigned to accompany her, but Kestra has her own plans and she does not intend to let anyone get in her way

Date Published:2018

Ernest Hemingway

Bloom, Harold


Includes index. Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Hemingway and his critics / Lionel Trilling -- Hemingway gauge of morale / Edmund Wilson -- Ernest Hemingway / Robert Penn Warren -- Observations on the style of \Ernest Hemingway / Harry Levin -- The way it was / Carlos Baker -- The death of love in a sun also rises / Mark Spilka -- An interview with Ernest Hemingway / George Plimpton -- For Ernest Hemingway / Reynolds Price -- Mr. papa and the parricides / Malcolm Cowley -- Nada and the clean, well-lighted place the unity of Hemingway's short fiction / Steven K. Hoffman -- Hemingway the painter / Alfred Kazin -- Hemingway's extraordinary actuality / John Hollander. Modern Critical Reviews
Date Published:1985

Includes index. Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Hemingway and his critics / Lionel Trilling -- Hemingway gauge of morale / Edmund Wilson -- Ernest Hemingway / Robert Penn Warren -- Observations on the style of \Ernest Hemingway / Harry Levin -- The way it was / Carlos Baker -- The death of love in a sun also rises / Mark Spilka -- An interview with Ernest Hemingway / George Plimpton -- For Ernest Hemingway / Reynolds Price -- Mr. papa and the parricides / Malcolm Cowley -- Nada and the clean, well-lighted place the unity of Hemingway's short fiction / Steven K. Hoffman -- Hemingway the painter / Alfred Kazin -- Hemingway's extraordinary actuality / John Hollander. Modern Critical Reviews

Date Published:1985

The Tiger's Nest

Trueit, Trudi Strain,


"Under the stars." Includes excerpts from The dragon's blood (book 6). As the explorers search for the last piece of the cipher, clues lead them to a tomb perched on the side of a hill. There they encounter a battle for the artifact and a secret message for Cruz.
Date Published:2021

In Cold Blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences /

Capote, Truman.


Originally published: New York : Random House, 1966, C1965. An account of the senseless murder of a Kansas farm family and the search for the killers.
Date Published:1992

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow : America's beloved poet

Lukes, Bonnie L.


A AR KB K A biography of one of the major American poets of the nineteenth century, whose works include "The Song of Hiawatha" and "The Village Blacksmith."
Date Published:2003

The City We Became

Jemisin, N. K.


In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power.
Date Published:2020

The Venom Spreads

Hunter, Erin,


As a mysterious poison begins to affect more and more animals, Bramble wonders if his new home is safe, Chase struggles to figure out where her loyalties lie, and Prance prays for the Great Spirit to send wisdom to Thorn.
Date Published:2022