A simplified, abridged version of a young Union soldier's experiences as he faces battle in the Civil War for the first time, accompanied by a short biography of Stephen Crane and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of self-esteem.
A simplified, abridged version of the adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century, accompanied by a short biography of Mark Twain and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of imagination.
A simplified, abridged version of the classic, set in medieval Paris, about the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral who struggles to save a gypsy dancer from being unjustly executed. Accompanied by a short biography of Victor Hugo and an essay focusing on the story's lesson on compassion.
A simplified, abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England, accompanied by a short biography of Anna Sewell and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of kindness.
A simplified, abridged version of classic about the scientist who drinks a potion that he has created and becomes a murderous monster, accompanied by an essay focusing on the story's lesson on moderation.
A simplified, abridged version of the story of a dog that eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack, accompanied by a short biography of Jack London and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of determination.