How To Read Literature Like A Professor : For Kids

What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character -- and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this pr…

Before Dawn

Sapardi Djoko Damono, one of Indonesia's most productive and popular poets first began writing poetry as a high school student in the mid- 1950s. Before Dawn includes poems written by the author over a forty year time span, from 1961 to 2001. Arranged as they are in chronological order, the poems in Before Dawn together form a kind of poetic autobiography. In "One Night," written in 1964, the a…

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later was involved in negotiating the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War. He also invented bifocals, a stove that is still manufactured, a water-harmonica, and the lightning rod.…

I'm Nobody Who Are You?

In her room in Amherst, Emily Dickinson wrote some of the most remarkable poetry ever composed. Only a few of her verses were published in her lifetime, but now all her poems are read worldwide.

The Power of Six

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9780062070623

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406P; BW; PBK

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Messenger

For the past siz years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. Once, Village was a place that welcomed newcomers and offered hope and homes to people fleeing poverty and cruelty. But something sinister has seeped into village, and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. All along, Matty has been invaluable as a mess…

Heat And Dust

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978-0-349-00013-8

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181p; bw; pbk

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823 JHA H

My Friend Mr Campion and Other Mysteries

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9781848580251

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823 ALL M

Cerpen Pilihan Kompas 2013 : Klub Solidaritas Suami Hilang

Dalam cerpen itu, Intan bertutur tentang perkumpulan istri yang kehilangan suaminya dengan berbagai alasan. Lewat cara yang penuh kejutan, dia menyajikan kegetiran yang pelik sekaligus licin.

The Guardian's Path : Prince of Persia the Sands Of Time

Can Princess Tamina stop a nefarious villain from destroying the world? Read along as YOU become the Princess and decide the fate of her world