The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Collections program is a Grades 6-12 literature textbook series that is a comprehensive resource for addressing all expectations of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Rich, engaging, and complex texts are the program's anchor -- challenging and supporting all students to become critical and close readers. The program fosters success in writing across varied genres through models of effective writing and provides ample opportunities for speaking and writing about texts. -- Publisher's description.