middle west

The story of a young couple from Brooklyn who marry young, have little money, and face bitter parental opposition, but are determined to make something of their life together.

A series of dramatic monologues, in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives.

Tells the story of the 1888 blizzard that spread across the Great Plains killing hundreds of children as they walked home from school, and is written in graphic novel format.

A collection of humorous and nostalgic writings of life in the American midwest, based on the author's adolescent experiences in Holden, Indiana.

A series of dramatic monologues, in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives.

A biographical history of influential African American pioneers and freedom fighters in the Midwest, including Sara Jane Woodson, Peter Clark, and Dred Scott.

Josepha, an immigrant boy, leaves school to begin working and says good-bye to his best friend.

Surveys the lives and writings of nearly four hundred authors from the Midwest and identifies some of the most important criticism of their writings.

A series of character sketches which reveal the life of a village community in the Middle West. They are in the form of epitaphs in a kind of 'free verse'.