1984
In a grim city and a terrifying country, where Big Brother is always Watching You and the Thought Police can practically read your mind, Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 249
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1090
subjects: crime and fantasy, orwell, george, fiction, english literature, science fiction, totalitarianism, culture conflict, london (england), dystopias, spanish language, audiobooks, audiobooks, science fiction, dystopian fiction, compact discs [X], electronic books, electronic books [X], political fiction [X], ukrainian language
The Jungle
Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 173
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1170
subjects: lithuanian americans, working class, stockyards, immigrants, chicago (ill.), meat industry and trade, meat industry, polish americans, meat industry and trade fiction, food and drug laws, meat packing industry, sinclair, upton, american literature, meatpacking industry, working conditions, pure food and drug act, political fiction, political fiction [X], audiobooks, audiobooks, compact discs [X], illinois, didactic fiction, politics, electronic books [X]