american literature

Presents a narrative history and development of African-American children's literature from its origin to the present.

Includes a brief biography of Toni Morrison, thematic and structural analysis of "The Bluest Eye", critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

"[A] collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature"--Provided by publisher.

Includes a brief biography of Ray Bradbury, thematic and structural analysis of "Fahrenheit 451", critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

Includes a brief biography of John Steinbeck, thematic and structural analysis of "The Grapes of Wrath", critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

A collection of eighteen essays, memoir pieces, and poems addressing race in the United States and written in response to James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew" in which the author lamented that 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it felt like African Americans were celebrating too soon.

Contains thirty-five passages about diving, written over the course of seven decades, including selections by Jacques Cousteau, Peter Benchley, Dave Barry, Michael Crichton, and others.

Learn about the literary influences in American life from the 1950s to the 2000s.