Booth Tarkington
87) Seventeen
Author
Pub. Date
1970.
Language
English
Description
William Slyvanus Baxter, a high school boy, is undergoing the pangs of First Romance. The object of his affections is flirtatious Lola Pratt, an "older woman"-at least a whole year older! Losing his head completely, William spends all of his hard-earned money on the fickle Lola, only to learn a valuable (and very expensive) lesson about loving neither wisely nor too well.
90) Alice Adams
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
The narrative centers around the character of a young woman, Alice Adams, who aspires to climb the social ladder and win the affections of a wealthy young man named Arthur Russell. The story is set in a lower-middle-class household in an unnamed town in the Midwest shortly after World War I.
Author
Language
English
Description
"This book is Mrs. Sewall's graphic and vivid recital of her psychic experiences covering a period of many years and extending across the continent and into England and France. It is the story of her conversion from belief in negation after death, to profound conviction in a continuing existence; to calm certainty of communication between the spirit and the flesh. Amazing in its revelations, tolerant in its attitude, comforting in its conclusions...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A beautiful hardcover repackaging of this timeless classic from the publishers of the Autobiography of Mark Twain and in partnership with the Mark Twain Project. This definitive edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was the only version of Mark Twain's masterpiece based on his complete manuscript, including the 663 pages found in a Los Angeles attic in 1990. Prepared by the Mark Twain Papers, the official archive of Sam Clemens's papers at the...