The Glencoe Literature Library

When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.

Gulliver's travels / Jonathan Swift The second voyage of Sindbad the Sailor / N.J. Dawood, translator A tourist's guide to the moon / Isaac Asimov Escapist - Never / Robert Frost To the not impossible him / Edna St. Vincent Millay The very short history of Nunavut / William T. Vollmann Sur / Ursula K. Le Guin

After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.

[A tale of two cities]( / Charles Dickens -- Outline of the Revolution (historical nonfiction) / John Elliot -- from A tale of two cities: Dickens's revolutionary novel (literary criticism) / Ruth Glancy -- The details of life (social history) / Olivier Bernier -- Letter to Madame Elizabeth of France (letter) / Marie-Antoinette -- The heirs of Madame Guillotine (magazine article) / David Lawday.

Contains: - [Things Fall Apart]( / Chinua Achebe and?

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.

A black family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

For use in teaching literature to high school students.