The Merchant Of Venice
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
subjects: shylock (fictitious character), jews, moneylenders, shylock (fictional character), venice (italy), shakespeare, william, greed, man-woman relationships, english literature, drama, comedies, english drama, plays, marriage, merchants, shakespeare, plays, cartoons and comics, children's plays, borrowing and lending, historical drama, loans, humorous plays, audiobooks [X], compact discs [X], young adult drama, english, comedies, electronic books
Romeo And Juliet
Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years.
822.3
year: 2019
copies: 226
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 380
subjects: romeo (fictitious character), juliet (fictitious character), vendetta, youth, romeo (fictional character), verona (italy), tragedy, tragedies, love stories, shakespeare, william, conflict of generations, young adult drama, english, man-woman relationships, english drama, plays, english literature, drama, children's plays, english, love, cartoons and comics, audiobooks [X], man-woman relationship, english drama (tragedy), italy, shakespeare, william, criticism and interpretation, graphic novels, juliet (fictional character), compact discs [X], romeo, juliet, tragedies (drama), audiobooks, drama
The Tempest
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
subjects: shakespeare, william, survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc, fathers and daughters, magicians, duchies, islands, political refugees, shipwreck victims, english drama, nobility, plays, english literature, one act plays, drama, children's plays, english, life on other planets, science fiction, castaways, spirits, father-daughter relationship, survival, audiobooks [X], tragicomedy, compact discs [X], shipwrecks, tragicomedy, father-child relationship, electronic books, wizards, father-daughter relationships, english drama, tragicomedies, drama
Othello
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
subjects: shakespeare, william, othello (fictitious character), jealousy, muslims, english literature, venice (italy), english drama, tragedies, interracial marriage, othello (fictional character), audiobooks [X], comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, drama, tragedies, videodiscs, man-woman relationships, video recordings for the hearing impaired, man-woman relationship, closed caption video recordings, deception, films for the hearing impaired, revenge, adultery, compact discs [X], cyprus
Boy Meets Boy
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
subjects: teenage boys, gay teenagers, male friendship, boys, teenagers, friendship, gay men, audiobooks [X], compact discs [X]
Cry, The Beloved Country
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
subjects: trials (murder), racism, trials (homicide), south africa, race relations, paton, alan, apartheid, south africa, audiobooks [X], political fiction, compact discs [X], large type books, large print books, political fiction
The Kite Runner
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
subjects: male friendship, social classes, betrayal, boys, friendship, k?bol (afghanistan), afghanistan, friendship fiction, social classes fiction, boys fiction, afghanistan fiction, kabul (afghanistan), ka?bol (afghanistan), bildungsromans, audiobooks [X], compact discs [X]
The Grapes Of Wrath
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
subjects: migrant agricultural laborers, rural families, depressions, labor camps, migrant labor, california, oklahoma, great depression, migrant labor fiction, family, agricultural laborers, steinbeck, john, migrant agricultural laborers in literature, labor camps in literature, historical fiction, farm family, poor, audiobooks [X], california, farm families, great depression 1929 - 1939, migration, internal, great depression, 1929-1939, family life, working class, young adult fiction, compact discs [X]
A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life
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
subjects: family life, birthmothers, high schools, jews, adoption, massachusetts, families, terminally ill, birthparents, domestic fiction, audiobooks [X], compact discs [X], family
The Misfits
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
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
subjects: world war, 1914-1918, war stories, world war, 1914-1918 fiction, man-woman relationships, man-woman relationship, war, compact discs [X], audiobooks [X], war stories, military deserters
The Pigman
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
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
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
subjects: teenage girls, deaf, teenagers, southern states, suicide victims, friendship, racism, compact discs [X], audiobooks [X], love stories, allegories, girls, suicide, psychological fiction, bildungsromans, psychological fiction, bildungsromane, reading counts!
Rebecca
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
subjects: man-woman relationships, country homes, man-woman relationship, love stories, romantic suspense novels, cornwall (england : county), remarried people, country houses, closed caption video recordings, closed captioning, dvds, compact discs [X], audiobooks [X], de winter, maximilian (fictitious character), men-women relationship, wives, remarriage, great britain
Crime And Punishment
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
subjects: murder, homicide, russia, mystery fiction, psychological fiction, saint petersburg (russia), dostoyevsky, fyodor, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc, soviet union, literature, audiobooks [X], compact discs [X], crime, psychological fiction