Charles J. Shields
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Written when she was just twenty-eight, Lorraine Hansberry's landmark A Raisin in the Sun is listed by the National Theatre as one of the hundred most significant works of the twentieth century. Hansberry was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway, and the first Black and youngest American playwright to win a New York Critics' Circle Award. Charles J. Shields's authoritative biography of one of the twentieth century's most admired...
12) Roald Dahl
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A description of the personal life and career of the twentieth-century English writer of such successful books as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, " "James and the Giant Peach, " and "Matilda."
14) Saddam Hussein
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the leader of Iraq, from his childhood, through his rise to power, the Iran-Iraq War, the Persian Gulf War, to his ongoing presidency.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Interviews, commentaries, and excerpts from Amy Tan's first novel, The Joy Luck Club. Accompanying teacher's guide includes ten lesson plans, each with focus topic, discussion activities, writing exercises, and homework assignments Also includes capstone projects, suggested essay topics, handouts with more background information about the novel, and bibliographical references. Lessons dovetail with state language arts standards required for fiction....
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