1922-1969

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work On The Road, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Jack Kerouac.

". . . illustrations follow the events of the Betty and Barney Hill alien abduction . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"Sent to Jesus Camp by his nonreligious parents, Nick gains a new perspective on his sister's suicide and the secret he has been keeping about it, with the help of new friends and the ghost of Jack Kerouac"--OCLC.

Sent to Jesus Camp by his nonreligious parents, Nick gains a new perspective on his sister's suicide and the secret he has been keeping about it, with the help of new friends and the ghost of Jack Kerouac.

Presents several years of twentieth-century American author Jack Kerouac's dreams as he wrote of them in his "little dream notebook" immediately upon awakening.

Presents a Jack Kerouac-inspired picture book with rhyming text describing a bebopping, scat-singing jackrabbit who travels from New York City to San Francisco celebrating the landscape of America.