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The development of American literature coincided with the nation's development, especially of its identity. [1] Calls for an "autonomous national literature" first appeared during the American Revolution, [2] and, by the mid-19th century, the possibility of American literature exceeding its European counterparts began to take shape, as did that of the Great American Novel, this time being the ...
Baby (MacLachlan novel) Baby Island; The Baby-Sitters Club; Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job; Bad Magic (Pseudonymous Bosch) Bailey School Kids; Bannertail; Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip; Baron Trump novels; A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears; Baseball Card Adventures; Basil of Baker Street; The Beaded Moccasins ...
Inside picture books. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300084764. Thwaite, Mary F. (1972). From primer to pleasure in reading : an introduction to the history of children's books in England from the invention of printing to 1914 with an outline of some developments in other countries (1st American ed.). Boston: The Horn book.
Fire and Ice (Hunter novel) Firebird (Copeland novel) Firestar's Quest; Flush! The Food Group; Food Rules! The Fools of Chelm and Their History; For Boys Only; Forest of Secrets; The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song; Franny K. Stein; Freckle Juice; Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del Otro Lado; The Frog Prince, Continued
The Great Illustrated Classics book series offers easy-to-read adaptations of well known literary classics, featuring large print and illustrations on every other page. The series is targeted at children. There are currently 66 titles. [1] [2] The series is owned, published, and sold by Waldman Publishing Corporation under the Baronet Books ...
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a picaresque novel by American author Mark Twain that was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels , the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English ...
Daniel Okrent once wrote that if "40 percent of The Great American Novel is out-of-control, the remainder is unmitigated triumph. Roth turned the screw of fantasy and myth one notch higher than others and ended up with a work far truer to the sport: He knew his target, loved it dearly, and knew as well what exaggerations it could withstand."
Little Big Man is a 1964 novel by American author Thomas Berger. Often described as a satire or parody of the western genre, the book is a modern example of picaresque fiction. Berger made use of a large volume of overlooked first-person primary materials, such as diaries, letters, and memoirs, to fashion a wide-ranging and entertaining tale ...