Chapters in this volume consist of six-page summaries of well-known contemporary novels illustrated with four-color infographics and organized in thematic groupings: "If This Goes On" (e.g., Fahrenheit 451, The Handmaid's Tale), "Made in America" (e.g., The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men), "Race and Identity" (e.g., Their Eyes Were Watching God, Things Fall Apart), and "Boys Will Be Boys" (Lord of the Flies, The Catcher in the Rye).