american prose literature

Explores the use of voice, form, and setting in the works of twelve women authors who used their writings to construct a testament of their own identity, including Mary McCarthy, Anais Nin, and Virginia Woolf.

"[This book theorizes] children's nonfiction as nonfictionfrom a literary perspective. [It also] explains how the genre speaks in unique ways to its young readers and how it invites them to the project of understanding. At the same time, it . . . lays out a series of techniques for analysis, which it then applies and nuances through extensive close readings and case studies of books published"--Provided by publisher.

Contains personal essays and short stories in which twenty authors write about the joys and terrors of summer camp.

"The Best American Magazine Writing 2011" now features interviews with several authors selected for this anthology, speaking on their craft, the use of sources, courting controversy, and the challenges of journalistic writing in an age of extreme partisanship and Internet news.

"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.Supports the Common Core State Standards"-- provided by publisher.

Guys Read, the hottest anthology series for tween boys, continues with ten new nonfiction stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features stories that are 100 percent amazing, 100 percent adventurous, 100 percent unbelievable--and 100 percent true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.

Presents true stories that include essays, biographies, and travelogues.

A collection of prose pieces by Adrienne Rich that examines the connections between history of the imagination.