Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 57 : Kristen A. Dorsch, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan. - 1 online resource (xix, 356 pages) : illustrations (some color) - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN: 1094-3552."



The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation, volume 1 : the Pox Party / by M.T. Anderson -- The book thief -- The curious incident of the dog in the night-time / by Mark Haddon -- Does my head look big in this? / by Randa Abdel-Fattah -- Fledgling / by Octavia E. Butler -- The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy -- I am David / by Anne Holm -- Not without laughter / by Langston Hughes -- Refugee boy / by Benjamin Zephaniah -- Silver sparrow / by Tayari Jones -- A step from heaven / by An Na -- Walden / by Henry David Thoreau -- Water for elephants / by Sara Gruen -- World's fair / by E.L. Doctorow.

Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.



9781410328458


Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Fiction--Stories, plots, etc.
Fiction--History and criticism.
Literature--History and criticism.

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