Great literature book for homecoming.
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Used this as a required textbook for homeschooling. Lots of good literature covered.
69615
Great book for those who love their birth place.
Plus it makes you feel back home as you turn the pages.
1711351
good book. I used it for my humanities class and got an a. loved the ideas in this book a lot.
1412456
I love using literature with my students to teach the Language Arts skills. The books are very interactive and keep the students attention.
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I give as high school graduation gift to family members a copy of "A Treasury of Great Poems" by Louis Untermeyer.  (On occasion I give&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Achieve-Lasting-Happiness-by-Robert-Canright/dp/1420838946/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">"Achieve Lasting Happiness" by Robert Canright</a>.) The Untermeyer book, at about 1300 pages, is too much for younger children.

Ths Giniger book is like an Untermeyer for younger children.  It has classics missing in newer books, like the "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Tennyson and "The Arrow and the Song" and "The Village Blacksmith" by Longfellow.  It also has some Shakespearean sonnets, the Battle Hymn of the Republic, the Beatitudes and the 23rd Psalm.  I bought a copy for my daughter when she was in elementary school and she still reads it in high school. I just bought a copy for my son as he enters 4th grade and I read parts to him.  Poetry is important for young people. This book is a treasure.
1990327
The layout is nice and it includes all of the important tales.  I would highly recommend it for school or pleasure.
2213856
The central theme of homecoming and finding out exactly who you are and where you want to be in life is one that will resonate with most readers. Author Sperrazza does a good job of getting us to care about college drop-out Laura, who finds herself backpedaling into a life at home with her relatives that no longer seems to fit her. Some surprising plot twists and turns along the way, as well as a satisfying decision by Laura that changes her life for the better.
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I liked this so much that I'm using it to anchor an early-American literature class (graduate) this summer. I'm fascinated by how literature both reflects and molds social mythology and expectations. Fun read.
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I wish that I'd read this book before I began college too many years ago.  How to Read Literature Like a Professor summarizes in accessible style and tone many of the points that it took years to learn on my own.  It would be a good gift for any junior or senior in high school who's headed for college.  It will ease the transition from reading at the literal level, to learn what happens in the plot, to reading at deeper levels, to learn what the author is saying "between the lines."  Inclusion of references to film, television, theatre, and music strengthens How to Read Literature Like a Professor by refering to genres with which students may be more familiar.  (The current universal reference for high school students is the film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings.)  The literary references form a wonderful reading list.  The humor helps to demonstrate that approaching literature does not have to be a solemn occasion.
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I have read and reread this book. Whenever I am feeling a little down I can pick up this book and it is like coming home. Growing up in the north and waiting for spring was the worst and this book brought back those memories and the hope that each spring would bring and the hope and the newness that would await a young boy who just wanted to play ball.
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I used this book (well, an earlier edition)back in college for an Intro. to Hispanic Lit. course.  It gave me a great intro. to all types of literature.  This book helped me appreciate poetry, which I had never been  able to "get" before.
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There's a section in the novel where an English teacher asks her student if the book "got inside her." Homecoming for inside me. I learned more than I'd ever known about the Ghanian slave trade. And it reminds me of how far we still have to go to heal the wounds America created with slavery and still creates with how we treat black people. Highly recommend this book.
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As great classics are for most of us, this was a required reading while in school. As I matured,it was forgotten. Reading it now refreshed my memory of a great book and history of the depression years. Society changed but the literature didn't so it was a terrific reading experience .Great book ,interesting author.  Dottiek
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One of my proudest moments regarding the release of my initial mystery novel occurred when I stepped into my neighborhood bookstore and found my book displayed on an endcap right inside the front door next to William Bennett's BOOK OF VIRTUES. I love Dr. Bennett's book, and I admire him for having the courage to pull this collection of stories from great literature, religious sources, and folklore together. The literary selections he has included in THE BOOK OF VIRTUES aim to provides examples of traditional values--values such as friendship, courage, and compassion. There is nothing wrong with those values in this cynical age, and I am most grateful William Bennett used his bully pulpit to draw attention to such important matters of human civilization.
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In my American Lit. class I had to choose a book to read.  It was either a "Growing Up" book or "Battle Cry".  I picked it because it has the U.S.M.C. in it.  I had alot of time to read and got into it very early on.  There are a few slow spots, but the battle scenes make up for that.  The book takes a good solid look at these young men's lives and shows their conflicts, inside and out.  Whenever my Lit. teacher would ask me for a quote I would have to edit some words out.
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This was a fine book about the literature that was written after Charles II was returned to the throne in England in 1660.  The length of the Restoration period lasts arguably, until 1700 with the death of John Dryden.  The Neoclassical period in literature begins in 1700 and proceeds until 1798 with the publication of "The Preface to the Lyrical Ballads" by Coleridge and Wordsworth (Romantic period begins).  The book is an excellent source of supplemental knowledge and critical analysis of the plays of Congreve, Wycherley, Vanbrugh, Dryden et al.  If you are interested in Restoration drama, great wit, and 17th and 18th-century bawdry; I highly recommend this book.
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New Student. Great book for a fresh start at school.