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When Jack Was with Us
Urban realism in the tradition of E.L. Doctorow, William Kennedy, Philip Roth and Jimmy Breslin, "When Jack Was With Us" immerses the reader in neighborhood life in New York City from the late 1950's through the late 1960's. Unlike many other novels by Baby Boomers, this novel makes no attempt to sugarcoat or nostaligize; it presents life as the author saw it while growing up, in all its beauty and all its brutality. There is no single protagonist; a number of characters whose lives intertwine each seek to make the best out of their lives amid the rich and often volatile ethnic tapestry of New York, against the backdrop of social change as the novel moves from the somnolent 1950's through the turbulent 1960's. Each character struggles and finds his/her damnation or redemption amid a city that personifies a nation in flux. It is a "coming of age" not only for the characters but for the greater American collective psyche.
A Thousand Lives
When Patience St. Clare falls in love, everyone seems out to destroy her happiness. When her social-climbing mother plots to marry her off to another man, Patience devises a plan of her own. Determined to escape the confines of Victorian society, Patience sets her plan in motion. When things go tragically and horribly wrong, scandal ensues and Patience must learn to live in world where forgiveness is just out of reach, and redemption seems an impossible dream... When Helena Currin suffers a devastating loss, she gains a heightened sense of her own existence. Suddenly, there are no coincidences. Her chronic headaches, her troubled marriage, and her complicated friendships all seem part of a larger cosmic scheme. Then, a blue-eyed stranger comes into Helena's life, and she makes a startling connection to the past - a connection that holds the key to her own happiness. Spanning three continents and over a hundred years, A Thousand Lives, is a novel that explores the human capacity to forgive, the universal need for redemption, and the lessons we endure on the quest for inner peace.
Inventing the Savage
“Her book offers many insights into the criminality of Native people, as well as that of women or anyone else who is poor and oppressed.” —Canadian Woman Studies Luana Ross writes, “Native Americans disappear into Euro-American institutions of confinement at alarming rates. People from my reservation appeared to simply vanish and magically return. [As a child] I did not realize what a ‘real’ prison was and did not give it any thought. I imagined this as normal; that all families had relatives who went away and then returned.” In this pathfinding study, Ross draws upon the life histories of imprisoned Native American women to demonstrate how race/ethnicity, gender, and class con...
Writing, Grades 7 - 8
Write on! Write with students in grades 7–8 using Skill Builders: Writing. The exercises in this 80-page book ensure that students master skills before progressing. Entertaining and interactive activities with eye-catching graphics make learning and reviewing fun and effective. The book is a great tool for keeping students current during the school year or preparing them during the summer for the grade ahead. The book supports NCTE standards and aligns with national standards.
Captain Watson's Travels in America
An engaging overview of the young American republic. It offers a new look at old Philadelphia, fresh and informative insights for scholars in American history and culture, and a delightful collection for connoisseurs of early nineteenth-century art.
The Endless Playground
This lavishly illustrated book takes a broad sweep through the history of Australian childhood, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on material from the Library's Pictorial, Manuscript, Ephemera and Newspaper Collections, and using excerpts from the Oral History Collection, in addition to specially commissioned feature articles from Robert Holden, and children's writers Steven Herrick, Ursula Dubosarsky and Jack Bedson, the book surveys and celebrates two centuries of growing up in Australia.
