18 books like Children's Literature Review

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Something About the Author Gale Group · 1996 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Volume 89. Shares Children's literature studies: general, Illustration, Reference works, Literature - Classics

Something About the Author Gale Group · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Something About the Author is a long series of biographical dictionaries of authors and illustrators of children's books. The reference volumes are routinely found in libraries and most articles are very good with photos of the subjects and their works, lists of titles, other sources, and more detailed information than many similar resources. Shares Illustration, Reference works, Literature - Classics, Children's literature

Kinderleben, oder, Das Märchen ohne Ende. Friedrich Wilhelm Carové · 1834 · 49p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Shares Children's literature studies: general, Literature - Classics, Children's literature, Literary Criticism with this book.

The Angel and the Author Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1908 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The adventures of an author as she confronts her guardian angel.Jerome does a wonderful job of sharing the thoughts and feelings of a young writer in London during the late 19th century. Shares Young Adult

L'Ecole Des Femmes Molière · 1950 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Chrysalde. Vous venez, dites-vous, pour lui donner la main ? Arnolphe. Oui, je veux terminer la chose dans demain. Chrysalde. Nous sommes ici seuls ; et l'on peut, ce me semble, sans craindre d'etre ouis, y discourir ensemble : voulez-vous qu'en ami je vous ouvre mon coeur ? Votre dessein pour vous me fait trembler de peur ; et de quelque facon que vous tourniez l'affaire, prendre femme est a… Shares Literary Criticism

History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck · 1911 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The wide use of the author's History of English Literature, the favor with which it has been received in all parts of the United States, and the number of earnest requests for a History of American Literature on the same plan, have led to the writing of this book. It has not appeared sooner because the author has followed his rule of making a careful first-hand study, not only of all the matter… Shares Literary Criticism

Up the Line Robert Silverberg · 1969 · ★ 3.7 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Being a Time Courier was one of the best jobs Judson Daniel Elliott III ever had. It was tricky, though, taking group after group of tourists back to the same historic event, without meeting yourself coming or going. Trickier still was avoiding the temptation to become intimately involved with the past and interfere with events to come. The deterrents for any such actions were frighteningly… Shares Young Adult

Stand by for Mars! Carey Rockwell · 1952 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Moderate STAND BY FOR MARS! finds the three young "rocketeers" at the Space Academy undergoing the arduous training of Space Cadets. When their tactical training cruise crash lands on Mars, their desperate adventures on the planet of burning deserts and endless canals will make them seasoned veteran spacemen -- if they live long enough for rescue!STAND BY FOR MARS is the first in the Tom Corbet, Space… Shares Young Adult

The dark pond Joseph Bruchac · 2004 · ★ 3.4 · 142p · ≈ 4h · Light The author of Skeleton Man returns with another chilling tale.What kind of sinister creature lurks in the dark pond in the forest? Armie can feel it calling to him . . . and he suspects the answer may lie in the legends of his Shawnee ancestors.Joseph Bruchac, the award-winning author of Skeleton Man, puts a contemporary spin on Native American lore to create a terrifying tale of monsters and… Shares Children's literature, Young Adult

The Flirt Booth Tarkington · 1913 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Valentine Corliss walked up Corliss Street the hottest afternoon of that hot August, a year ago, wearing a suit of white serge which attracted a little attention from those observers who were able to observe anything except the heat. The coat was shaped delicately; it outlined the wearer, and, fitting him as women's clothes fit women, suggested an effeminacy not an attribute of the tall Corliss.… Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism

The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson · 2024 · ★ 4.1 · 443p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears,… Shares Young Adult

Meditaciones del Quijote José Ortega y Gasset · 1914 · ★ 2.0 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Moderate 247 pages ; 18 cm Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism

Philaster, or, Love lies a bleeding Francis Beaumont · 1634 · 68p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.

Мы Евгений Иванович Замятин · 1924 · ★ 4.1 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Wikipedia We is set in the future. D-503, a spacecraft engineer, lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed almost entirely of glass, which assists mass surveillance. The structure of the state is Panopticon-like, and life is scientifically managed F. W. Taylor-style. People march in step with each other and are uniformed. There is no way of referring to people except by their given… Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism

Wilhelmine Moritz August von Thümmel · 1777 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.

The Assassin and the Pirate Lord

The Assassin and the Pirate Lord Sarah J. Maas · 2012 · ★ 4.3 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Light On a remote island in a tropical sea, Celaena Sardothien, feared assassin, has come for retribution. She's been sent by the Assassin's Guild to collect on a debt they are owed by the Lord of the Pirates. But when Celaena learns that the agreed payment is not in money, but in slaves, her mission suddenly changes - and she will risk everything to right the wrong she's been sent to bring about. Shares Young Adult

The Assassin and the Desert

The Assassin and the Desert Sarah J. Maas · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 103p · ≈ 3h · Light After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a… Shares Young Adult

Morgante Luigi Pulci · 1955 · 1179p · ≈ 39h · Challenging A classic picaresque epic detailing the thrilling exploits of Orlando, Morgante is a tale of war and of the calamities that befall the romantic hero, his fellow knights, and their sovereign, Charlemagne. After encountering the fierce Morgante, Orlando converts the giant, who then becomes his squire and trusted companion. This annotated English translation will lead to a new appreciation of Luigi… Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism

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