Michele Jarrett's Library
Kenwood High
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Way To Rainy Mountain | ||||
| The Yellow Birds | ||||
| 9780061120060 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston, Ruby Dee | One Of The Most Important Works Of Twentieth-century American Literature, Zora Neale Hurston's Beloved 1937 Classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Is An Enduring Southern Love Story Sparkling With Wit, Beauty, And Heartfelt Wisdom. Told In The Captivating Voice Of A Woman Who Refuses To Live In Sorrow, Bitterness, Fear, Or Foolish Romantic Dreams, It Is The Story Of Fair-skinned, Fiercely Independent Janie Crawford, And Her Evolving Selfhood Through Three Marriages And A Life Marked By Poverty, Trials, And Purpose. A True Literary Wonder, Hurston's Masterwork Remains As Relevant And Affecting Today As When It Was First Published -- Perhaps The Most Widely Read And Highly Regarded Novel In The Entire Canon Of African American Literature. | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| 9780385474542 | Things Fall Apart | Achebe, Chinua | things Fall Apart Tells Two Intertwining Stories, Both Centering On Okonkwo, A “strong Man” Of An Ibo Village In Nigeria. The First, A Powerful Fable Of The Immemorial Conflict Between The Individual And Society, Traces Okonkwo’s Fall From Grace With The Tribal World. The Second, As Modern As The First Is Ancient, Concerns The Clash Of Cultures And The Destruction Of Okonkwo's World With The Arrival Of Aggressive European Missionaries. These Perfectly Harmonized Twin Dramas Are Informed By An Awareness Capable Of Encompassing At Once The Life Of Nature, Human History, And The Mysterious Compulsions Of The Soul. a Classic Of Modern African Writing, This Is The Tale Of What Happens To Tribal Customs And Old Ways When White Man Comes. | Penguin Books |
| This Side Of Paradise | ||||
| 9780060935467 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | the Unforgettable Novel Of A Childhood In A Sleepy Southern Town And The Crisis Of Conscience That Rocked It, to Kill A Mockingbird Became Both An Instant Bestseller And A Critical Success When It Was First Published In 1960. It Went On To Win The Pulitzer Prize In 1961 And Was Later Made Into An Academy Award-winning Film, Also A Classic. Compassionate, Dramatic, And Deeply Moving, to Kill A Mockingbird Takes Readers To The Roots Of Human Behavior - To Innocence And Experience, Kindness And Cruelty, Love And Hatred, Humor And Pathos. Now With Over 18 Million Copies In Print And Translated Into Forty Languages, This Regional Story By A Young Alabama Woman Claims Universal Appeal. Harper Lee Always Considered Her Book To Be A Simple Love Story. Today It Is Regarded As A Masterpiece Of American Literature.the New Yorkerskilled, Unpretentious And Tototally Ingenuous . . . Tough, Melodramatic, Acute, Funny. | Harper Perennial |
| Troy | ||||
| We The Living | ||||
| Weep Not, Child | ||||
| Wuthering Heights |