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When a Hero Dies

Anne Schraff (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781623598600

A ghetto teenager struggles to find his mentor's killer and get his own life back on track. Passages Hi/Lo Novel.

Roy's Wound

James Baldwin (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781531126490

A classic title from the Tale Blazers collection. Titles in the Tale Blazers collection include unabridged short stories, essays, and poetry. Each title incorporates selection-specific activities in comprehension, vocabulary, and writing.

The Ransom of Red Chief

O.Henry (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781531101350

A classic title from the Tale Blazers collection. Titles in the Tale Blazers collection include unabridged short stories, essays, and poetry. Each title incorporates selection-specific activities in comprehension, vocabulary, and writing.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781690385325

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840 in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime.Though overshadowed by its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the book is by many considered a masterpiece of American literature, and was one of the first novels to be written on a typewriter.