Lois Lowry

Few works in literature have received as much popular and critical attention as Nobel Laureate William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Since its publication in 1954, it has amassed a cult following, and has significantly contributed to our dystopian vision of the post-war era. When responding to the novel's dazzling power of intellectual insight, scholars and critics often invoke the works of Shakespeare, Freud, Rousseau, Sartre, Orwell, and Conrad....

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Gooney Bird Greene: There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. She is the star of story time with her "absolutely true" stories. But do her classmates have stories good enough to share? Gooney Bird and the room mother: Gooney Bird wants to have the lead role in her class Thanksgiving pageant. But that role will go to whoever finds someone to be the room mother. Gooney Bird finds a room mother, but promises not...

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness. Pollyanna knows the secret to finding a smile -- even when really bad things happen. From the moment she arrives in Beldingsville, she shares her Glad Game with everyone around her. But the person who needs Pollyanna's help...

When young Elana unexpectedly joins the team leaving the spaceship to study the planet Andrecia, she becomes an integral part of an adventure involving three very different civilizations, each one centered on the third planet from the star in its own solar system.

A collection of essays by well-known authors for young people, reflecting on various aspects of life in twentieth-century America, including politics, the environment, sports, fashion, and civil rights.

This volume introduces literary contexts as they apply to novels written since 1960 by American and Canadian authors, offering students a working foundation of literary context. Essays on 37 notable post-modernist novels include detailed plot synopsis and main characters, along with symbols and motifs, historical, societal, religious, scientific and technological, and biographical context, and end with discussion questions and essay ideas.

The Bastable children are up to yet more adventures in this sequel to The Story of the Treasure Seekers-a delightful classic that will charm children and adults alike The Bastable children have been banished to the country in disgrace-following a particularly damaging reenaction of a jungle scene featuring expensive stuffed animals and a garden hose. The gang of six, Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H.O.), decides to turn over...