Taking up residence with other sex offenders, the Kid, on probation after doing time for an affair with an underage girl, forms a partnership with the Professor, a sociologist who finds him the perfect subject for his research.
Billy's aggressive attempt to become a starter for the football team goes too far during a hazing ritual when he accidentally injures another player, which gets him kicked off the team and forces him to reexamine his life.
In a novel that spans time and space, a middle-aged woman on vacation in Florida is linked to an elusive Sixties-era fugitive, as well as dozens of other characters whose lives seem mysteriously intertwined.
Jules, barely a century old in a future where death and scarcity have been eliminated, realizes a long-held dream of living at Disney World where he works to preserve the Haunted Mansion and Hall of Presidents, but he discovers all is not well when he wakes in a cloned body to find he has been murdered by a group that wants to turn his beloved attractions into virtual reality experiences.
a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Lester, Neal A
1999
Provides a literary analysis of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God, " and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.
Journalist Russ Rymer uses three personal stories to study the meaning of race relations in the United States and discuss how the African-American experience can help people deal with the struggles they face in modern America.
An illustrated introduction to Florida that covers the geography, climate, weather, plants, animals, history, people, cities, transportation, natural resources, industry, sports, and entertainment of the state.
