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Presents the text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " in which two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and become caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about Shakespeare.

Anita, a typically self-absorbed twelve-year-old living in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s, is surprised to discover her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.

Provides information for students who may be struggling to decide what to do with their lives after high school, and shares the stories of some young people who have chosen a non-traditional path rather than going straight to college.

Florentino Ariza engages in hundreds of liasons over the course of fifty-three years, seven months, and eleven days, while waiting to finally possess Fermina Daza, a woman who once promised Florentino her love, but then jilted him in favor of another.

Presents the text of the Arthur Miller play about the hysteria that gripped Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 after a vengeful teenager leveled an accusation of witchcraft against her employer.

A satire of the Soviet Union in which the animals take over running a farm, but find their utopain state turning into a dictatorship.

Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God.

"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature.

A collection of related short fiction stories with recurring characters and an interwoven plot and theme, which recreate the Vietnam War experiences of an American foot soldier.

"An aspiring writer falls under the spell of an aloof millionaire with designs for the young scribe's unhappily married cousin in director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F.

Explains the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner in which he maps a broad range of human abilities by grouping them into seven categories; and discusses how the theory can be applied to issues of classroom teaching, especially with students who have been classified as learning disabled.

Helps teens address their concerns over college and career training, emphasizing the importance of both and helping them decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives.

Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

Examine the world of the criminal investigator and other professions who are on the frontline of solving the murder of Emmett Till.

A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.