1952-

Comedy writer Tom Davis reflects on his experiences working for "Saturday Night Live," discussing the early years of the program, friendships with stars, how the show influenced his personal life, and other related topics.

The author tells of her love and appreciation of animals and her work as an assistant to her veterinarian husband and their treatment of large animals such as horses, elephants, and tigers at circuses and game preserves around Pennsylvania.

Chronicles the journey of author Vikram Seth from China, through Tibet and Nepal, to his home in New Delhi, India and his encounter with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, and Buddhists.

Journalist Jill Nelson's memoir of her four turbulent years at the Washington Post.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Clive Barker's story about Harvey Swick, a bored boy who learns that fun can carry a high price after being welcomed into Mr. Hood's Holiday House.

Contains twenty-three essays in which the author shares personal insights on what it means to be African-American and female, discussing intimate violence, radical feminists, the writing of autobiography, politics at Yale, and other topics.

Stanley Steward recounts the experiences he had while traveling across China, visiting the cities and towns along the path of the Great Wall of China.

Presents reproducible pages for use in teaching Ben Mikaelsen's "Touching Spirit Bear" to middle school students, including prereading, vocabulary, literary analysis, and writing activities, a study guide, quizzes, a novel test, and a detailed answer key and scoring rubric.

Presents resources for teaching Ben Mikaelsen's "Touching Spirit Bear" to middle school students, including a summary, author profile,character list, pre-reading and culminating activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions, and activities for each section.

A collection of writings by the poet, novelist, and essayist recalling her childhood spent shuttling between the land of her birth and the family's home in New Jersey.