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Presents William Shakespeare's play about two young lovers whose families oppose their union, with tragic results; and includes information on Shakespeare's life and theater and seven commentaries by such figures as Samuel Johnson and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Marlow comes face to face with the corruption and despair that lies at the heart of human existence when he undertakes a journey on behalf of a Belgian trading company up the Congo River in search of the tormented white ivory trader, Kurtz.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God", as well as discussion of the characters, themes, and includes study questions.

In a world where the pale-skinned Naughts are discriminated against by the politically and socially powerful dark-skinned Crosses, teenagers Callum--a Naught--and Sephy--a Cross--test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society's racism.

In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love, and in the process, learn many things about "the real ties that bind" people to one another.

The spirit of Ben's girlfriend Marly returns with three other ghosts to haunt him with a painful journey though Valentine's Days past, present, and future.

In a story based on the Shakespeare play, sixteen-year-old Rosaline, who is studying to be a healer, becomes romantically entangled with the Montague family even as her beloved young cousin, Juliet Capulet, defies the family feud to secretly marry Romeo.

A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.

Sixteen-year-old Nick, still trying to come to terms with his parents' divorce, experiences exhilaration and despair in his relationship with his girlfriend Sasha especially when, after instigating a trial separation, she announces that she is pregnant.

Mariposa and Ezekiel form a fast friendship and spend the summer tossing lyrics and rhymes, but as the summer draws to a close, Mariposa realizes that she wants more than friendship from Ezekiel.

Tale of the manners and morals of New York society in the later 1800s.

A collection of four stories by women authors that explore the joys and sorrows of falling in and out of love.

Fifteen-year-old Indigo Summer turns to her neighbor Marcus Carter for advice after she is dumped by her football hero boyfriend, and it is not long before she realizes what a great guy Marcus really is.

Eron, a supernatural being known as a Sandman whose purpose is to help humans fall asleep, falls in love with a sad teenaged girl who is mourning her boyfriend's death.

Presents three tale of love, passion, and heartbreak featuring various Blue Blood vampires and the Red Blood humans who keep them alive, including Oliver, Allegra, and Schuyler.