Lord of the Flies

Lord of the FliesBy: William Golding Before The Hunger Games there was Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

But when a new threat by the name of Girder emerges in Central City

The one black person he knows well is Willie Jane

Or is the truth about her stranger and even more dangerous

gentle guidance and simple advice for parents and carers

and fine cuisine

this extraordinary biography delves into the mind of the brilliant diplomat who shaped U

Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography

once known as 'natural philosophy

a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder

Benedict and Bathsheba must embark on a rescue mission that puts them in dangerous

By: Kathleen Spivack     Eight-year-old Maria bears witness to her family's peculiar comings and goings in early 1940s New York City and at bedtime listens to the haunting

Outstanding for its breadth of research