My Antonia (Masterpiece Series - Access Edition for Independent Reading)
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From the night they first arrived in Nebraska, Jim and Ántonia seem destined to be friends. He is a ten-year-old orphan sent to live with his grandparents, and she is a fourteen-year-old just arrived from Europe. Alone in a strange new place, they find companionship in each other. Before long, however, a tragic event changes Ántonia's life forever and sets the two friends on different paths. Will they be able to maintain the friendship that has meant so much to them, or will social class, unequal opportunities, and geography pull them apart?
This complete study edition of Willa Cather's My Ántonia includes illustrations of nineteenth-century prairie life, historical information, questions, writing ideas, and projects to help you delve into this novel of friendship, memory, and change. Related readings by Willa Cather, Naomi Shihab Nye, Walt Whitman, and others illustrate and expand on themes from the novel. Reading Level: High School (moderate)
The Masterpiece Series Access Editions offer:
- Related readings, as well as historical and background information, build cross-curricular connections - Friendly reading support ensures understanding and enjoyment - Thought-provoking questions and activities invite students to connect their lives to those of the characters - Guided Reading Questions guide students through the work by raising important issues in key passages - Footnotes explain obscure references, unusual usages, and terms meant to enter students' passive vocabularies - Words for Everyday Use entries define and give pronunciations for difficult terms meant to enter students' active vocabularies
