selections is a bit overwhelming, with Frost's "Stopping by Woods" immediately preceding two student narratives dealing with emigrating

tenuous at best, and the language problems are significantly different. A more fundamental problem is exemplified by the use of Jamaica Kincaid's "A Walk to the Jetty," the last chapter of her lovely novel Annie John. The beginning of the chapter, dealing with Annie's cool, awkward breakfast with her parents before embarking for England, has been omitted. This type of anthologizing is considered acceptable by many. But it raises the question of why students shouldn't read the entire chapter. Finally, the Kincaid selection also evidences the text's lack of attention to vocabulary. One postreading activity asks the student to deal with simile and metaphor, concepts introduced only in footnotes. Such sophisticated concepts need greater attention than provided here. The short, abbreviated readings evidence that Changes is not so much a reading and writing text as a writing text with readings. It is deficient in attention to vocabulary and so culturally eclectic that it is sometimes confusing. It is also apparatus heavy, with somewhat redundant pre- and postreading activities presented in great detail throughout. Perhaps its greatest advantage is its teacher friendliness. For this reason, Changes is probably a good text to hand an instructor on Monday when class begins on Tuesday. It is theoretically sound, flexible, and readable, and would serve well in a variety of classroom settings.