This beloved book by E.
B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a
classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."
Some
Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in
Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a
little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express
the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born
the runt of his litter.
E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender
novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be
enjoyed by generations to come. This edition contains color
illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E.B.
White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series,
among many other books.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley - a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of
immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its
publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of
Huck's and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that
can be enjoyed at many levels: as an incomparable adventure story and
as a classic of American humor.
The Death of the Heart
is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and
delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces
of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist
who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human
motivations.
In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in
the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and
politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.
There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia
is at once child and woman, and he fears her gushing love. To her,
Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a
sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema
illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the
most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.
