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Elizabeth Rex
By Timothy Findley. 2000
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This drama brings together William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, as they and the members of Shakespeare's acting troupe discuss…
what makes a man a man and a woman a woman. Much of the dialogue is between Elizabeth, who has reigned in essence as a man, and Ned, one of the actors who throughout his career has played women. On the eve of the execution of the Queen's former lover, the characters come to unexpected conclusions about identity, sex, humanity and love. Some strong language. Winner of the 2000 Governor General's Award for Drama. 2000.A streetcar named Desire
By Tennessee Williams. 2008
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In this play, a recently widowed, faded southern belle visits her bohemian sister and lusty brother-in-law in the French Quarter…
of New Orleans. Seeking the lost gentility of her early life, she instead faces a mental breakdown because of the insensitivity of those around her. First published in 1947, c2008.Driving Miss Daisy
By Alfred Uhry. 1986
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Boolie, a Jewish businessman, hires a chauffeur for his elderly mother, Daisy. She is not happy about relying on a…
black man, but over the years, Hoke becomes her devoted friend. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. 1986.
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The winning stories and poems from the CNIB Library's 2002 "Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition." Includes some Grade 1 Braille. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2002.
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The winning stories and poems from the CNIB Library's 2001 "Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition." Includes some Grade 1 Braille. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2001.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
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The winning stories and poems from the CNIB Library's 2000 "Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition." Includes some Grade 1 Braille. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2000.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Award winning fictionLiterature
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The winning stories and poems from the CNIB Library's 2001 "Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition." Includes some Grade 1 Braille. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2001.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Award winning fictionLiterature
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The winning stories and poems from the CNIB Library's 2000 "Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition." Includes some Grade 1 Braille. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2000.
Five finger exercise: a play
By Peter Shaffer. 1958
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A German orphan who comes to England as tutor to a rich family triggers selfish passions within the family. Winner of the 1958 New York critics' circle award. 1958.
Anna Christie
By Eugene O'Neill. 1922
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A symbolic play about the daughter of a Swedish boat captain, a cynical young woman who falls in love with…
a brawny Irish seaman. When she confesses that she worked as a prostitute in Minnesota for a time, both her father and her lover repudiate her. The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1922.