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The Merchant Of Venice

author: Shakespeare, William, Hutchinson, Emily
The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's comedies. Bassanio, a penniless Venetian noble asks his friend to borrow money to impress a heiress named Portia.
822.3
year: 2012
copies: 117
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 1380

The Tempest

author: Shakespeare, William, Wright, Susan
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples.
822.3
year: 2020
copies: 125
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 1290

Othello

author: Shakespeare, William, Bloom, Harold (ed.), Mckellen, Ian, Fishburne, Larry, Kani, John, Olivier, Laurence
Presents William Shakespeare's play in which a man, swayed by his jealous friend's deceptions, tragically doubts his wife's faithfulness; and includes an introduction, text glosses, the "Willow" song, background on Shakespeare and his world, a list of further resources, and tools and suggestions for exploring the play in the classroom.
822.3
year: 2014
copies: 191
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 770

Boy Meets Boy

author: Levithan, David
Paul's simple high-school life is confused by his desire for another boy who seems unattainable, until Paul's friends help him find the courage to pursue the object of his affections.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 49
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730

Cry, The Beloved Country

author: Paton, Alan, Roodt, Darrell
This "is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860

The Kite Runner

author: Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 107
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840

The Grapes Of Wrath

author: Steinbeck, John, Steinbeck, John Ford, Zanuck, Darryl Francis
Set during the Great Depression, the powerful story tells of the Joad family's trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the promise of a new life in California.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 115
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680

A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life

author: Reinhardt, Dana
Sixteen-year-old atheist Simone Turner-Bloom's life changes in unexpected ways when her parents convince her to make contact with her biological mother, an agnostic from a Jewish family who is losing her battle with cancer.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910

The Misfits

author: Howe, James
Four middle schoolers band together against those who ridicule them for being different and decide to run in the upcoming student council elections to represent everyone who has been called names.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 78
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 960
subjects: elections, friendship, teasing, schools, audiobooks [X], school stories, compact discs [X]

A Farewell To Arms

author: Hemingway, Ernest, Garrett, Oliver H. P., Hemingway
An American ambulance driver serving on the Austro-Italian front in World War I becomes entangled with an English nurse and deserts to join her after the retreat of Caparetto.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 101
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730

The Pigman

author: Zindel, Paul
Two high school sophomores from unhappy homes form a close friendship with a lonely old man who has a terrible secret.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: friendship, high school students, audiobooks [X], compact discs [X]

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

author: Mccullers, Carson, Mccullers
A deaf-mute who has lost his only friend to a hospital for the insane becomes the recipient of the confidences of several other town residents.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760

Rebecca

author: Du Maurier, Daphne
A film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel in which the second Mrs.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880

Crime And Punishment

author: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, Hoffman, Andrew Jay, Dostoevsky, Fyodor, Dostoevskii, Fedor Mikhailovich, 1821-1881, Dostoevsky, Dostoevsky, Mikhailovich Fyodor, Hurt, John
Raskolnikov, an impoverished Russian student, murders a despicable old pawnbroker, reasoning that his evil act is outweighed by humanitarian good, but he discovers the fault in his theory when he is plagued by horror and guilt over his actions.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 990

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