One of the most prolific and popular contemporary novelists, Stephen King has a devoted following of captivated readers. This is the first critical work on King to examine his most recent novels, Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia, and Rose Madder, and to analyze the many threads of his fiction in a way that is accessible to young adults and general readers. It is designed to help the reader understand the carefully organized narrative structure of his novels, the relation of his fiction to the horror and science fiction genres and to each other, character development, and stylistic and thematic concerns that recur and evolve throughout his work.
Accessing the Classics: Great Reads for Adults, Teens, and English Language Learners (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
Help readers improve reading skills while stimulating their appreciation and increasing their understanding of great literature. Using a scaffolding approach, this guide leads readers from simple and engaging reads to more challenging texts, and simultaneously cultivates their interest and skills. An invaluable resource for middle and high school, ABE and ESL educators, as well as for readers' advisors.
Leveled Readers provide the right level of reading support in any classroom. Leveled 'above-level' for fourth-grade students, these fiction and nonfiction books help all learners build fluency, independence, and motivation for lifelong reading success.
Leveled Readers provide the right level of reading support in any classroom. These fiction and nonfiction books help struggling, ie, below-level readers in fifth grade build fluency, independence, and motivation for lifelong reading success.
Leveled Readers provide the right level of reading support in any classroom. Leveled 'above-level' for fifth-grade students, these fiction and nonfiction books help all learners build fluency, independence, and motivation for lifelong reading success.