Bernstein, Joanne.
Loss and How to Cope with It
. New York: Seabury Press, 1977.
This is an excellent and rare book on child bereavement. This is a juvenile book found in the New Haven Public Library.
Hinton, S.E.
The Outsiders
. New York: Dell Pub. Co. Inc, 1967.
This is a heroic story of youth and belonging written when the author was a girl of sixteen. It is about a gang of teenagers from the wrong side of the tracks, trying to find their place in a world they never made, and having to face the harsh loss by death of a favorite gang member.
Hinton, S.E.
Rumble Fish
. New York: Dell Pub. Co., 1983.
This is a portrayal of a tough guy rusty James who relies on his older brother, the Motorcycle Boy, to bail him out. But his blind drive to be like his brother explodes—and this time the Motorcycle Boy is not around to pick up the pieces.
Hinton, S.E.
Tex
. New York: Dell Pub. Co. Inc., 1983.
Fifteen-year-old Tex likes everyone and everything—until he learns the secret about his birth that ends his easygoing days forever.
Hinton, S.E.
That Was Then, This is Now
. New York: Dell Pub. Co. Ind., 1971.
Mark and Bryon were like brothers, involved in their slum neighborhood’s gang warfare. But when they were 16, Bryon discovered things about Mark that forced him to confront a present so different from the past.
Houghton, Norris.
Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story
. New York: Dell Pub. Co., 1965.
The introduction was helpful in doing this paper.
Parry, Judge.
Don Quixote of the Mancha
. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1963.
This juvenile book found in the New Haven Public Library is an excellent retelling of
Don Quixote
.
Shulman, Irving.
West
Side Story; a Novelization of the Broadway Musical “West Side Story.” New York: Pocket Books, 1961.
West Side Story
began on the Broadway stage and was immediately recognized as a success. Here the classical story is retold in a modern setting. This is easier to read than the play.
Wasserman, Dale.
Man of La Mancha
. New York: Random House, 1965.
This most recent paperback edition can be ordered through the Yale Co-op. Allow 4 weeks for delivery. This is the musical adaptation of
Don Quixote
, a triumph of creative imagination and stagecraft.
