Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, the novel follows two couples from different social backgrounds. Mohsen comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers who the Taliban destroyed. His wife, Zunaira, was a teacher, but now she cannot leave her home without an escort or without covering her face. The other couple involved in the novel is Atiq and Musarrat. Atiq is a prison keeper who adopts the Taliban ideology and struggles to keep his faith. Musarrat rescues Atiq, who is dying of sickn...

Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman is the subject of this biography in graphic novel form. The book explores key events in Feynman's career, such as his work on the Manhattan Project and his role in uncovering the cause of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, but also describes his exploits as a musician, adventurer and safecracker.

The text focuses on the relationships between two women and the value placed on females in Afghanistan. Mariam's and Laila's lives intersect when Laila requires care after she is wounded when her home is bombed in Kabul. Mariam is physically abused by her husband, Rasheed, and is unable to carry a child to full term. Believing her lover Tariq is dead, Laila is alone and agrees to marry Rasheed. This arrangement is not welcomed by Mariam. After giving birth to two children, Laila is abused by...

This collection of short stories explores the impact of guns and gun violence on teens. Celebrated authors such as Chris Crutcher, Walter Dean Myers, Joyce Carol Oates and Tim Wynne-Jones contribute stories that represent the viewpoints of both the perpetrators and the victims, with insights designed to spark debate about the issues.

In 1898 China, Little Bao decides he can no longer stand by while foreign soldiers and missionaries harass and rob local peasants. Summoning the power of the ancient Chinese gods, Little Bao and his army train and fight back to free China from foreign oppression, thus beginning the Chinese Boxer Rebellion. Bao is faced with the harsh realities of war: who will live and die and at what cost?

In 1866, six men from Pulaski, Tennessee decide to "get up a club or society" and the Ku Klux Klan (K.K.K.) is formed. The men dress in white robes and cover their faces with pointed hats and masks. Initially, they ride about town pretending to be the ghosts of the Confederate dead and play pranks. But once the young men understand the power of anonymity to bring fear to former slaves, the K.K.K. becomes much more sinister. In the ensuing decades, the K.K.K. attempts to restore white suprema...

This anthology introduces students to great works of literature, while helping them to learn to read and to write analytically. Accompanied by online access to video interviews of dozens of living authors featured in the book, this text provides a focus on writing, featuring sections on poetry, fiction and drama, including 2 Shakespearean plays.

Trinity illustrates the race during World War II to build the atomic bomb, the decision to drop the weapon and the aftermath. The author focuses on the scientists who built the bomb and their eventual realization of the full implications of what they had created.

In 1981, Anwar al-Sadat is president and his open-door economic policy wreaks havoc on Egyptian lives. Elwan is engaged to Randa, however, her father will not permit the marriage. Elwan does not earn enough money to purchase and furnish an apartment. Their engagement is called off and Randa becomes engaged to her boss. On the same date that Sadat is assassinated, Elwan kills his boss. The text alternates between Elwan's voice and his grandfather, Muhtashimi Zayed. Grandfather reflects on the...

This anthology of classic and contemporary essays includes a variety of authors, disciplines, issues and themes. Each chapter highlights a particular rhetorical strategy, such as narration, analogy and persuasion, and ends with questions for discussion plus suggestions for writing and further reading.

In occupied France during World War II, Marie-Laure, a blind girl from Paris, and Werner, an orphan from Germany, take refuge in the walled citadel of Saint-Malo. Marie-Laure and her father are working for the French Resistance and hiding a valuable jewel from the Paris Museum of Natural History; Werner has been trained as a Hitler Youth and is an expert at building and fixing radios. As the young people's paths converge, Werner discovers the radio of Marie-Laure's Uncle Etienne and he is dra...

Briscoe guides the reader through one family's experience as Aborigines in Australia. He uses oral and documentary source materials to tell his story. Prior to 1972, Aborigine peoples were wards of the state or federal governments and subject to government race laws; therefore, records were kept of their movements. Briscoe interweaves what it is like to be a half-caste person who gains liberty from the race laws with a glimpse into Aboriginal political and social history. The text is availab...

In this tragedy, Othello is a highly respected general in Venice. Iago is ambitious and resentful when Othello promotes Cassio to the position of personal assistant. Iago starts a spiteful campaign against Othello. After Othello elopes with Desdemona, Iago plots against both. Othello, suspicious of Desdemona, suffocates her. Upon hearing the truth of Iago, Othello stabs himself with a concealed knife. The Cambridge School Shakespeare series continues to make Shakespeare's plays accessible to...

This graphic novel and fictionalized memoir tells the story of Gandhi's life, from his childhood in India through to his assassination in 1948. The biography includes historical background that highlights the political, cultural and personal events that helped shape Gandhi's beliefs and his commitment to peace and nonviolence.

50 Essays: A Portable Anthology is a collection of classic essays and contemporary readings relevant to students. The essays address topics such as diversity, identity and making ethical choices. Authors include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Sedaris, Plato and Virginia Woolf. At the beginning of each essay, a brief biography of the author is provided. The anthology includes a table of contents, an alternate table of contents, a glossary of writing terms and an index of authors and titles.