The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers)

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Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.

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Inviting the Muses: Stories, Essays, Reviews

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Marguerite Young is best known as the author of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, a 1200-page novel published to great critical acclaim in 1965 and since then considered a landmark of contemporary American literature. But she is also an enchanting essayist and a perceptive critic, and Inviting the Muses gathers all her shorter prose writings, most of which are unknown even to her admirers. Three short stories (one previously unpublished) are followed by essays and reviews on a wide variety of topics: the Midwest in which Young grew up, writers she admires, the act of writing itself, dolls, horses, deaf-mutes, Mormons (Young is a descendant of Brigham Young), and always the primacy of the imagination in all human endeavors. Young celebrates "complex life and complex letters" (the title of one of the essays), avoiding the commonplace to seek out the mysterious unities that bind disparate activities. Her style mixes elegance with whimsy, wisdom with wit, and her attitude alternates between wonder for life in all its bizarre variety and impatience with those blind to that variety. Inviting the Muses reconfirms Young's eminence as a grande dame of American letters.

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Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (Volume 2)

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(volume two only) mammoth novel

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Copper-Toed Boots (Great Lakes Books)

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A classic story of Pioneer Michigan.

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Marguerite Young, Our Darling: Tributes and Essays

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With Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (1965) Marguerite Young established herself as one of the greatest writers of our time, and yet she has been slow to attract critical attention. Miriam Fuchs remedies that defect with the first book-length study of her work, a gathering of personal reminiscences and appreciative essays that explore the breadth of Young's achievement. Part 1 consists of tributes and recollections by such writers as Anne Tyler, Amy Clampitt, Stanley Kunitz, Anna Balakian, among other friends and students. Part 2 offers a dozen critical essays on her work, from Angel in the Forest to Young's forthcoming biography of Eugene Debs, with special attention to the wonders of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling. Part 3 consists of two interviews with Young. Also included are a dozen photos, most published here for the first time, and a chronology by Martha J. Sattler.

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Among Enemies: A Young Woman's Fight for Survival in Nazi Germany: Based on the Writings of Marguerite Kirchner

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The Waimea GatheringThey met in a beautiful Waimea HomeAfter forty five years from where they'd roam:Six girls who attended a special schoolAt Kamehameha where they learned the golden ruleTo do unto others and serve them well;Some would excel and others fell,But they each carried Pauahi's creed;Eventually they'd all succeedTo become the women they aspired to beAnd live their lives in harmony. Six lovely valleys were their homes in Hawai'iFrom O'ahu, Maui, the Big Island to Kaua'i:Puakea from Palolo, who used her fists,Kanoe, the serene from Kahana's mists, Kalihiwai's Nani, vivacious and fun,Lihau, homely in Ha'iku's sun,Kia, a thorn from Makaha ValleyKeala, with warmth from Waipi'o, she'd rally. And so, to a gathering in Waimea, they cameTo relate their stories of failure and fame.

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