stories, plots, etc

Offers descriptions of approximately 1,300 realistic fiction books for young adult readers, arranged into categories that reflect the situations teens face; and provides advice for readers' advisory and collection development.

Examines the history and common themes of Hispanic American literature and provides brief biographies of significant authors, such as Rudolfo Anaya, Oscar Hijuelos, and Cristina Garc?a, as well as analyses of their works.

Includes more than 360 interpretative essays on works of twentieth-century fiction published in the United States and Latin America.

Guide to 200 years of African-American literature featuring critical summaries and descriptions of major works, facts, and dates of authorship.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine over fifty works of literature from developing nations, each with an introduction to the work and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, a critical overview, and other information.

Presents more than one thousand writing prompts designed to help writers spark their imaginations and create new fiction.

Gives an analysis of eleven key operas.

Contains a collection of famous European tales beginning with Beowulf and concluding with El Cid.

A guide for understanding popular reading tastes, organized to define each genre and its subgenres.