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One Day
by David Nicholls
A story of friendship and love, exploring the complexities of life and relationships.
Dexter and Emma spend the night together following their graduation from the University of Edinburgh , in 1988. They talk about how they will be once they are 40. While they do not become ... (Wikipedia)
A View from the Bridge: A Play in Two Acts
by Arthur Miller
A Brooklyn longshoreman's obsession with his niece leads to tragic consequences. A powerful portrayal of human emotions and societal expectations.
Arthur Miller számos olyan kritikus hangvételű vagy mély gondolatokat tartalmazó esszét, cikket és tanulmányt írt, amelyekkel ugyanolyan mély hatást gyakorol olvasóira, mint darabjaival a színházak ... (Goodreads)
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
by Sue Townsend
A humorous coming-of-age story of a teenage boy navigating the difficulties of adolescence.
Adrian Mole is an outsider who feels the reason he can't quite fit in with "regular" society is that he is an intellectual. Evidence from his diary entries include a precocious interest in ... (Wikipedia)
Eve of Man
by Giovanna Fletcher
Eve is the first girl born in 50 years, and the only hope for humanity's survival. But is she really free to choose her own destiny?
The Handmaid's Tale, meets, Scythe, in this gripping new dystopian trilogy written by UK-bestselling authors Giovanna and Tom Fletcher.,She survived against all odds. The first girl born in fifty ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams
A woman's struggle to come to terms with her past and present in a post-war New Orleans.
After the loss of her family home to creditors, Blanche DuBois travels from the small town of Laurel, Mississippi , to the New Orleans French Quarter to live with her younger married sister, Stella , ... (Wikipedia)
Ordeal by Innocence
by Agatha Christie
A man is accused of murdering his mother, but a stranger comes forward with an alibi. The family must confront their secrets to find the truth.
Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial. It ended in the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko's own ... (Goodreads)
A Place Called Here
by Cecelia Ahern
A teenage girl's magical journey to a mysterious place, on a mission to find her missing family.
Sandy Shortt has been obsessed with finding things which have been lost, since her childhood rival Jenny-May Butler went missing . Having worked for the Garda , the police force of Ireland , she left ... (Wikipedia)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
by E.M. Forster
A young widow travels to Italy and falls in love with a local man, causing a clash between English and Italian cultures.
On a journey to Tuscany with her young friend and travelling companion Caroline Abbott, widowed Lilia Herriton falls in love with Gino, a handsome Italian man much younger than herself, and decides ... (Wikipedia)
Flawed
by Cecelia Ahern
A young woman's journey of self-acceptance, challenging societies expectations of perfection.
You will be punished… Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan. ... (Goodreads)
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A woman's descent into madness due to oppressive social expectations.
A woman and her husband rent a summer house, but what should be a restful getaway turns into a suffocating psychological battle. This chilling account of postpartum depression and a husband's ... (Goodreads)
Every Day
by David Levithan
A story of love, identity and acceptance, as a person wakes up in a different body each day.
Every Day is about the story of A, a person who wakes up occupying a different body each day. As described by Frank Bruni of The New York Times , "A. doesn't have a real name, presumably because they ... (Wikipedia)
The Assassin and the Desert
by Sarah J. Maas
A heroic journey of a young assassin, facing dangerous forces in a deadly desert.
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren’t much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s not there to chatter, she’s there to hone her craft as the world’s ... (Goodreads)
The Assassin and the Empire
by Sarah J. Maas
Celaena Sardothien seeks revenge against those who wronged her and her loved ones. The final novella in the Throne of Glass series.
Celaena Sardothien is the assassin with everything: a place to call her own, the love of handsome Sam, and, best of all, freedom. Yet, she won’t be truly free until she is far away from her old ... (Goodreads)
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
An ordinary teen is thrust into an extraordinary mission to save the world.
The book begins with Alex Rider learning that his uncle and legal guardian, Ian Rider, has been killed in a car crash. Unbeknownst to Alex and his housekeeper Jack Starbright, Ian's job as a banker ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
by Sue Townsend
A witty and humorous coming-of-age novel, following the daily life of a teenage boy as he navigates school, family, and first love.
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog ... (Goodreads)
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy
A pastoral romance of love and redemption, set against the backdrop of 19th century rural England.
An ACE can be found here . Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three ... (Goodreads)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
Wild and wily fox outwits three mean farmers in an epic battle of wit and courage.
Mr. Fox is an anthropomorphic, tricky, and clever fox who lives underground beside a tree with his wife and four children. In order to feed his family, he makes nightly visits to farms owned by three ... (Wikipedia)
The Vanished Man
by Jeffery Deaver
A magician disappears during a performance, and a serial killer is on the loose. Can Lincoln Rhyme solve the case before it's too late?
The plot starts off with an introduction by Malerick, the antagonist in the story. Speaking in patter to his imaginary 'Revered Audience', he introduces the first trick he shall perform, The Lazy ... (Wikipedia)
Pure
by Julianna Baggott
In a post-apocalyptic world, survivors live in a dome while those outside suffer mutations. Pressia and Partridge must uncover the truth about their pasts.
We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . . Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop ... (Goodreads)
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
A family's terrifying journey of life and death, as the line between the living and the dead blurs.
Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago , is appointed director of the University of Maine 's campus health service. He moves to a large house near the small town of Ludlow with his wife Rachel, their two ... (Wikipedia)
Destination Moon
by Hergé
Exploration of the moon with a group of scientists, engineers, and adventurers.
The classic graphic novel. Professor Calculus is building a rocket, but Tintin quickly realizes that there are spies around every corner trying to steal the professor's design! When Professor ... (Goodreads)
Kisscut
by Karin Slaughter
A gripping crime novel about a small town rocked by a series of murders.
Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly ... (Goodreads)
Noughts & Crosses
by Malorie Blackman
Exploring racism and prejudice in a world where the races are divided between Noughts and Crosses.
Two young people are forced to make a stand in this thought-provoking look at racism and prejudice in an alternate society. Sephy is a Cross – a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a ... (Goodreads)
Blindsighted
by Karin Slaughter
A small Georgia town is rocked by a series of gruesome murders, and it's up to a female detective to solve the case.
A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it’s only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Transfer
by Veronica Roth
A teenage girl's journey to save her world from destruction, unlocking the secrets of her mysterious origin.
Complete your Divergent library with the Four stories! Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be captivated by "Four: The Transfer," the first of four ... (Goodreads)
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
An exploration of memory and its impact on the present, looking at the choices we make in life.
By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur & George and continued with Nothing to Be ... (Goodreads)
Crooked Kingdom
by Leigh Bardugo
A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.
In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)
Strangers on a Train
by Patricia Highsmith
Suspenseful tale of a young man's dangerous encounter with a mysterious stranger.
Architect Guy Haines wants to divorce his unfaithful wife, Miriam, in order to marry the woman he loves, Anne Faulkner. While on a train to see his wife, he meets Charles Anthony Bruno, a ... (Wikipedia)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
by George Orwell
A struggling poet's quest to remain independent and stay true to himself in a society obsessed with money.
Gordon Comstock has 'declared war' on what he sees as an 'overarching dependence' on money by leaving a promising job as a copywriter for an advertising company called 'New Albion '—at which he shows ... (Wikipedia)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
Two teenage boys with the same name discover each other and form an unlikely friendship.
Will Grayson meets Will Grayson. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers are about to cross paths. From that moment on, their world will collide and lives intertwine. It's ... (Goodreads)
