american literature

When Pura Belpre came to America in 1921, she carried with her a passion for her homeland's folktales. She became a New York City librarian renowned for her story hours---and continued to share Puerto Rican folktales across the United States by turning them into books.

Presents a selection of writings by nineteenth-century American transcendentalist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, including journal entries, descriptions of daily life, meditations on human purpose and destiny, philosophical musings, and biographical studies.

Contains sixteen short stories, one novel, and fifteen poems.

Presents a comprehensive teacher's manual to use with six novels in the Bluford Series and includes reading, writing, and thinking activities, summaries of each novel, character analysis, discussion questions and vocabulary exercises, and short writing assignments.

"A celebrity glares. A community burns. A child's heart breaks. A recipe summons a ghost. A dying woman makes her peace. An art form sustains the spirit. A decade of ... short works. Autobiography, fiction, essay comics, collaborations, and more fill these ... pitch-black pages, comprising rare and previously unreleased material from 2004-2013"--Black cover.

Presents adaptations of a selection of stories and poems by nineteenth-century American author Edgar Allan Poe, grouped under the categories of mystery, horror and fear, psychological, and humorous.

A collection of essays, memoirs, letters, and fiction that present opposing viewpoints on the nature of war by such contributors as Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, and Ernie Pyle.

Presents stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Masque of the Red Death," and "The Raven;" and includes biographical information about the author.

"Goodbye to All That is a collection of essays about loving and leaving the magical city of New York. Inspired by Joan Didion's well-loved essay by the same name, this anthology features the experiences of 28 women for whom the magic of the city has worn off-whether because of loneliness after many friends marry, have kids, and head to the suburbs; jadedness about their careers; or difficulty finding true love in a place where everyone is always looking to trade up to a better mate, a better job, a better apartment. With contributions from authors such as Cheryl Strayed, Ann Hood, Dani Shapiro, and Emma Straub, this collection is relatable to anyone who arrived with stars in their eyes, hoping to make it. Each essay reveals the author's own unique relationship with New York City, and together they encompass the complicated emotions all New Yorkers have about leaving"--.