boys in literature

A guide to reading and understanding "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, examining the author's life, the book's historical background, its plot, characters, and theme, and including a literary analysis of the novel.

A companion guide to the young adult novel "The Outsiders, " providing biographical information about author S. E. Hinton, and discussing the story's plot, characters, and themes.

Collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary about the 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including study questions, topics for research papers and class discussions, and lists of further reading.

A guide to reading and understanding "Lord of the Flies," proving information about author William Golding, an introduction to the novel, critical commentaries on each chapter, chapter analyses, critical essays, reviews, and resources for further study.

Discusses "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," offering biographical information on the author, text analysis, character summaries, and excerpts from literary criticism.

A seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of Winnie-the-Pooh, tracing the history of the beloved bear, inspired by a stuffed toy bought for creator A. A. Milne's son's first birthday, from 1926 through the early twenty-first century. Includes color artwork, original sketches, photographs, newspaper reports, and reproductions of manuscript pages.

Discusses the novel, "The Yearling, " including the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Baskin, the book's history and impact, its plot, characters, and literary criticism.

Covers the biography of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, historical background, the plot and characters of Huckleberry Finn, and includes a literary analysis of the book.