Cherry Orchard, The

In this Russian drama, an impoverished landowning family is unable to face the fact that their estate is about to be auctioned off. Lopakhin, a local merchant, presents numerous options to save it, including cutting down their prized cherry orchard. But the family is stricken with denial. The Cherry Orchard charts the precipitous descent of a wealthy family and in the process creates a bold meditation on social change and bourgeois materialism.

• Lucerna Academy families: Use this book for 1 week in World Literature and in Year 4 Honors Rhetoric Literature.
• Tapestry of Grace families: Read for 1 week.