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This book extends the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder beyond the pages of the "Little house" books by using seldom-seen family photographs, maps, original manuscript pages, quotes and artifacts as the basis for hands-on classroom activities.

Presents an historical novel starring Harriet Beecher Stowe, imagining her life in the first years of her marriage to Calvin Stowe. Harriet thought she could be both a wife and a writer and imagined her marriage to Calvin as one filled with romance and, in due time, a family. Two months after their wedding, Harriet finds she is pregnant, and Calvin is about to leave for a business trip in Europe. Nothing turns out as she had expected.

The author presents a relatable, darkly comic memoir about her lifelong struggles with anxiety, tracing her upbringing by a bohemian mother and sanitized, affluent father in a transforming New York City.

The author explores the life of Barbara Newhall Follett as she evaluates her own in this biography and memoir.

Contains ten personal essays by author John McPhee on a variety of themes and topics, including lacrosse, the U.S. Open golf championship, and outings with his mother.

Cheryl Strayed recounts the impact of her mother's death on her life at age twenty-two and chronicles her experiences after she made the impulsive decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert all the way into Washington State.

A biography of the author, Ernest Hemingway, that focuses on his late teenage years.

Discusses the life of Ernest Hemingway, beginning with early influences in Oak Park, Illinois, then his first job in Kansas City, and on to adventures in Italy, France, Spain, Key West, and Cuba, and reflects on those individuals and locations that inspired him, as well as the influence his critics had on his writing.

Cara Brookins discusses her experiences building a house with her family.

Explores Alice Walker's life experiences and her lifework in context of her philosophical thought, and celebrates the author's creative genius and heroism which is exhibited in her literary works.