Each volume of Novels for Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 15 to 20 works from various cultures and time periods. Each novel included in this new resource was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians -- experts who have helped us define the information needs of students and ensure the age-appropriateness of this reference\'s content.
Here are some of the novels they will find:
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell
"Annie John" by Jamaica Kincaid
"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyesvky
"Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton
And more
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Animal Farm - Eric (Arthur) Blair.
Annie John - Jamaica Kincaid.
The Awakening - Katherine Chopin.
Crime and Punishment - Feodor Dostoevsky.
Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan (Stewart) Paton.
Democracy - Joan Didion.
Ellen Foster - Kaye Gibbons.
The Giver - Lois Lowry.
Grendel - John Gardner.
Obasan - Joy Nozomi Kogawa.
A Passage to India - E.M. Forster.
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt, Jr. Vonnegut.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy.
Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston.
Wise Blood - Flannery O'Connor.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water - Michael (A.) Dorris.