I'm interested that you would consider assigning _Mark TWain A-Z_ if you have a limit to the amount of money students can spend and if you wish the students really to read Mark Twain. Rasmussen's book is great, but since it includes plot summaries, chapter by chapter, many students, pressed for time as they always are, would be encouraged to take shortcuts. As for the texts you should assign, are there any real possiblities besides the Mark Twain Library editions? We need to support the Mark Twain Project, and what better way than to have our students buy the Project's beautiful, affordable, accurate, and illustrated editions. Gregg Camfield