Amy Ritchart's Library
Northeast High
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0553274295 | Where the Red Fern Grows | Wilson Rawls | ||
| 9780385486804 | Wild A Journey From Lost To Found, Into The Wild, Into Thin Air 3 Books Collection Set | Cheryl Strayed, Jon Krakauer | in April 1992 A Young Man From A Well-to-do Family Hitchhiked To Alaska And Walked Alone Into The Wilderness North Of Mt. Mckinley. His Name Was Christopher Johnson Mccandless. He Had Given $25,000 In Savings To Charity, Abandoned His Car And Most Of His Possessions, Burned All The Cash In His Wallet, And Invented A New Life For Himself. Four Months Later, His Decomposed Body Was Found By A Moose Hunter. how Mccandless Came To Die Is The Unforgettable Story Of into The Wild.immediately After Graduating From College In 1991, Mccandless Had Roamed Through The West And Southwest On A Vision Quest Like Those Made By His Heroes Jack London And John Muir. in The Mojave Desert He Abandoned His Car, Stripped It Of Its License Plates, And Burned All Of His cash. he Would Give Himself A New Name, Alexander Supertramp, And , Unencumbered By Money And Belongings, He Would Be Free To Wallow In The Raw, Unfiltered Experiences That Nature Presented. craving A Blank Spot On The Map, Mccandless Simply Threw The Maps Away. leaving Behind His Desperate Parents And Sister, He Vanished Into The Wild.jon Krakauer Constructs A Clarifying Prism Through Which He Reassembles The Disquieting Facts Of Mccandless's Short Life. admitting An Interst That Borders On Obsession, He Searches For The Clues To The Dries And Desires That Propelled Mccandless. digging Deeply, He Takes An Inherently Compelling Mystery And Unravels The Larger Riddles It Holds: The Profound Pull Of The American Wilderness On Our Imagination; The Allure Of High-risk Activities To Young Men Of A Certain Cast Of Mind; The Complex, Charged Bond Between Fathers And Sons.when Mccandless's Innocent Mistakes Turn Out To Be Irreversible And Fatal, He Becomes The Stuff Of Tabloid Headlines And Is Dismissed For His Naiveté, Pretensions, And Hubris. he Is Said to Have Had A Death Wish But Wanting To Die Is A Very Different Thing From Being Compelled To Look Over The Edge. Krakauer Brings Mccandless's Uncompromising Pilgrimage Out Of The Shadows, And The Peril, Adversity , And Renunciation Sought By This Enigmatic Young Man Are Illuminated With A Rare Understanding—and Not An Ounce Of Sentimentality. Mesmerizing, Heartbreaking, into The Wild Is A tour De Force. The Power And Luminosity Of Jon Krakauer's Stoytelling Blaze Through Every Page. | Atlantic Books/Pan |
| 9781524720193 | Wonder Movie Tie-In Edition | R. J. Palacio | A special movie tie-in edition of R.J. Palacio's #1 New York Times bestseller.Over 8 million people have fallen in love with Wonder and Auggie Pullman, the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face, who inspired a movement to Choose Kind and an upcoming graphic novel White Bird - on sale 10/1/2019!This special movie tie-in edition features an eight-page full-color insert with photos from the film, a foreword by the director Stephen Chbosky, an afterword by R.J. Palacio, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie with anecdotes from the cast and crew, and a family discussion guide.August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance."Wonder is the best kids' book of the year," said Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness” —indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.Join the conversation: #thewonderofwonder, #choosekind | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| 9780141439556 | Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) | Emily Brontë, Pauline Nestor | One of English literature's classic masterpieces—a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadEmily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor.Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë's influences and background. | Penguin Classics |
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