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By Bates, Gerri2005., Greenwood Press Call No: 813.54 WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,Summary Note: Provides a biographical profile of author Alice Walker, looks at her work within a larger literary context, and features critical analyses of eight novels published by Walker between 1970 and 2004.
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2015., Touchstone Call No: GN B LEE Edition: First Touchstone hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Comic-book legend Stan Lee shares stories of his life, Marvel career, and the creation of some of the world's most beloved superheroes, including Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.
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By Faber, Doris1995., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 810.9 FAB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great livesSummary Note: The biographies of thirty American novelists, poets and playwrights.
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2000., Greenhaven Press Call No: 813 BAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Literary movements and genresSummary Note: Contains twenty essays in which various authors explore the nature and history of American Modernism.
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c1999., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Call No: 920 DATNOW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles the lives and careers of ten influential science fiction and fantasy writers.
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2002., Chelsea House Call No: 812.54 WILSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Bloom's major dramatistsSummary Note: A guide to reading and understanding four plays by August Wilson that includes a brief introduction to Wilson's life, plot summaries, extracts of major critical essays, an extensive bibliography, and an index of themes and ideas.
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c2003, Pre-adolescent, Raintree Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: African American biographies (Chicago, Ill.)Summary Note: Recounts the life of the famous blues singer who flourished during the 1920s.
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-- New essays for a new era2003., Scarecrow Press Call No: 810.9 ARO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Scarecrow studies in young adult literature Volume: v. 9Summary Note: A collection of essays by Marc Aronson which explore a variety of issues related to art, culture, history, faith, understanding, and the future of young people.
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1995., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 818.52 BLO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Writers of English: lives and worksSummary Note: Provides information on the ten most significant black American poets and dramatists of the Harlem Renaissance, including Arna Bontemps, Sterling A. Brown, Countee Cullen, Randolph Edmonds, Abram Hill, Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and Frank Wilson.
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c1995., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Writers of English
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c2003, University Press of America Call No: 811 .52099287 0896073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a critical assessment of the creative achievements of five African-American women poets of the Harlem Renaissance, including Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, Helen Johnson, Gwen Bennett, and Angelina Grimke, and includes discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
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c2016., Primary, AV2 by Weigl Call No: ENF 781.64309 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Let’s read! in Spanish and English.Summary Note: Young readers will learn that blues songs are often about hard times and hope for a better life.
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c2005., AltaMira Press ; Oyate Call No: 970.004 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Contemporary Native American communities Volume: 14
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c2005., AltaMira Press ; Oyate Call No: 970 BRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Contemporary Native American communities Volume: bk. 14Summary Note: Evaluates hundreds of books for children and teens that explore the Native American traditions and culture that were published from the early 1900s through 2004.
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2001., Greenhaven Press Call No: 813 MAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Greenhaven Press companion to literary movements and genresSummary Note: Seventeen essays examine the genre of children's literature, covering the genre's definition, its growth, its common themes, and controversy in the genre; also includes a chronology and a bibliography.
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2007., Greenhaven Press Call No: 813 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social issues in literatureSummary Note: Provides background on the life of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and the influences that shaped his life, features fourteen articles that explore class conflict as portrayed in his novel "The Great Gatsby," and examines issues of social class in the twenty-first century.
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[2016]., Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Call No: 809.39353 Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access Summary Note: This title examines the role and theme of the coming of age archetype in A Separate Peace, The Catcher in the Rye, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Giver, and The Fault in Our Stars. It features four analysis papers that consider the coming of age theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme.
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1995., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 818.54 BLO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Writers of English: lives and worksSummary Note: Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on significant Black American poets and dramatists, including Ed Bullins, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Michael S. Harper, June Jordan, Etheridge Knight, Audre Lorde, Haki R. Madhubuti, Clarence Major, Thylias Moss, Ishmael Reed, Carolyn M. Rodgers, Sonia Sanchez and Ntozake Shange.
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-- Slam poetryc2009., University of Michigan Press Call No: Poetry Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the cultural aspects of the poetry slam, including the relationships slam poets develop with their audiences through race and identity performance, focusing particularly on African American poets.
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c1992., Abdo & Daughters ; Library bound edition distributed by Rockbottom Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Tribute to the young at heartSummary Note: Discusses the life and works of Theodor Geisel.