The Name of the Rose

BtN marks the 150th anniversary of author Charles Dickens' death. One of the most famous authors ever, Dickens was responsible for stories such as A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations as well as bringing attention to the unfair conditions put upon factory workers during the Industrial Revolution.

Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy. Based on the Doris Lessing novella, The Grandmothers. Alternative title: Two Mothers.