Napierkowski, Marie Rose

Profiles approximately twenty poems by such writers as Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, and William Shakespeare, providing poem texts and summaries, author biographies, criticism excerpts, and discussion of theme, style, and historical context.

Contains entries that provide information about fifteen novels, each with an introduction to the novel and its author; a plot summary; descriptions of characters; analysis of themes; an explanation of literary techniques and movements; a historical context essay; a look at media adaptations; and reading suggestions.

Contains profiles of sixteen novels, each including an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style, discussion of historical context, a critical overview, and other related information.