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Standards Committee Chairperson for Maine School Library (MASL) Programs. Board member, Julia Adams Morse Memorial Library, Greene, Maine. Advisor to Lewiston Public Library Planning Process.  \nJennifer Hood: Young Adult/Reference Librarian, Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland, Rhode Island. Certified teacher, Rhode Island. Member of the New England Library Association, Rhode Island Library Association, and the Rhode Island Educational Media Association.  \nAnn Kearney: Head Librarian and Media Specialist, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida, 1982–2002 . Thirty-two years as Librarian in various educational institutions ranging from grade schools through graduate programs. Library positions at Miami-Dade Community College, the University of Miami’s Medical School Library, and Carrollton School in Coconut Grove,  \nFlorida. B.A. from University of Detroit, 1967 (magna cum laude); M.L.S., University of Missouri–Columbia, l974 . Volunteer Project Leader for a school in rural Jamaica; volunteer with Adult Literacy programs.  \nLaurie St. Laurent: Head of Adult and Children’s Services, East Lansing Public Library, East Lansing, Michigan, 1994–. M.L. S. from Western Michigan University. Chair of Michigan Library Association’s 1998 Michigan Summer Reading Program; Chair of the Children’s Services Division in 2000–2001; and Vice-President of the Association in 2002–2003. Board member of several regional early childhood literacy organizations and member of the Library of Michigan Youth Services Advisory Committee.  \nHeidi Stohs: Instructor in Language Arts, grades 10–12, Solomon High School, Solomon, Kansas. Received B. S. from Kansas State University; M.A. from Fort Hays  \nState University.  \nTable of Contents  \nADVISORS . . . . . . . . . . . . ii  \nWHY STUDY LITERATURE AT ALL? .... ix  \n(by Thomas E. Barden) INTRODUCTION .......... xi  \nLITERARY CHRONOLOGY ....... xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....... xvi CONTRIBUTORS ......... xviii  \nBROWNIES  \n(by ZZ Packer) . . . . . . . . . . . 1  \nAuthor Biography . . . . . . . . 1  \nPlot Summary . . . . . . . . . . 2  \nCharacters . . . . . . . . . . . 4  \nThemes . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  \nStyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  \nHistorical Context . . . . . . . . 7  \nCritical Overview . . . . . . . . . 9  \nCriticism. . . . . . . . . . . . 10  \nSources . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  \nFurther Reading . . . . . . . . . 16  \nCAROLINE’S WEDDING  \n(by Edwidge Danticat) . . . . . . . . . 17  \nAuthor Biography . . . . . . . . 17  \nPlot Summary . . . . . . . . . . 18  \nCharacters . . . . . . . . . . . 20  \nThemes . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  \nStyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  \nHistorical Context . . . . . . . . 26  \nCritical Overview . . . . . . . . . 27  \nCriticism. . . . . . . . . . . . 29  \nSources . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  \nFurther Reading . . . . . . . . . 41  \nTHE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ  \n(by F. 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