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Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
To say that Boxelder Bug Variations is an unusual book is indeed an understatement. It is unusual in its subject, in its range of forms, and most of all, in the incredible energy and whimsy of its imagination. We move from poems to meditations, from a conversation with an entomologist to an essay on clavichords and fugues, from musical scores to fables, haiku, and even a bit of family and local history. In short, if it's hard to pin down exactly what...
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more, by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
10) A classic Christmas: spiritual reflections, timeless literature, and treasured verse & scripture
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Gathers spiritual reflections on Christmas from great Christian thinkers, including C.S. Lewis and Pope John Paul II; literature by the likes of Louisa May Alcott and Charles Dickens ; poetry; musical lyrics; and Bible passages.
11) Works
Author
Series
Library of America volume 55-56
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
16) Fresh ink
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"An anthology featuring award-winning diverse authors about diverse characters. Short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play explore such topics as gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty, and range in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance"--
Publisher
E.P. Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
The wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard, illustrated by famous illustrators such as Paul Zelinsky, the Dillons, and Maurice Sendak.
Author
Series
(John Ronald Reuel),History of Middle-earth volume 1-2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.
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