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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)
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)
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)
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens
A grim tale of a Victorian industrial city, highlighting its struggles of poverty, injustice and strife.
"My satire is against those who see figures and averages, and nothing else," proclaimed Charles Dickens in explaining the theme of this classic novel. Published in 1854, the story concerns one Thomas ... (Goodreads)
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
A vampire and preteen boy form an unlikely bond while struggling against loneliness and persecution.
It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. ... (Goodreads)
The Vast Fields of Ordinary
by Nick Burd
A coming-of-age story about a gay teenager in Iowa who falls in love with a boy from the city, while dealing with family issues and his own identity.
It's Dade's last summer at home. He has a crappy job at Food World, a "boyfriend" who won't publicly acknowledge his existence (maybe because Pablo also has a girlfriend), and parents on the verge of ... (Goodreads)
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
A time-spanning saga of a war between two powerful supernatural forces.
Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old life. But Holly is no typical teenage runaway: a sensitive child once contacted by voices she knew ... (Goodreads)
The Haunted
by Jessica Verday
A girl's best friend dies mysteriously, and she discovers secrets about him and his family that lead her to a haunted graveyard.
An impossible truth. An impossible love. , After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with–the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows ... (Goodreads)
The New Avengers, Volume 1: Breakout
by Brian Michael Bendis
A group of superheroes, including Spider-Man and Wolverine, must come together to stop a prison break and save the world.
In the wake of the systematic destruction of the original Avengers, just what sort of threat to the world could persuade Captain America to assemble an all-new team? And following the events of ... (Goodreads)
The Awakened Mage
by Karen Miller
Young mage fights to save his kingdom from a powerful enemy, while struggling with his own inner demons and the consequences of his actions.
The Doranen have ruled Lur with magic after fleeing the evil Morg who took over their homeland. For an Olken (Lur's original inhabitants) it is unlawful to use magic. Any Olken who breaks the law ... (Wikipedia)
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie
by Maggie Stiefvater
A group of faeries must navigate the dangerous world of humans to retrieve a magical instrument.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER Remember us, so sing the dead, lest we remember you James Morgan has an almost unearthly gift for music. And it has attracted Nuala, a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Afterwards
by Rosamund Lupton
A mother investigates her daughter's death from beyond the grave, uncovering secrets and protecting her family.
There is a fire and they are in there. They are in there... Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and rush. She knows her teenage daughter ... (Goodreads)
The Summoner
by Gail Z. Martin
A skilled assassin and sorcerer is hired to protect a kingdom from dark forces, but must confront his own troubled past.
The comfortable world of Martris Drayke, second son of King Bricen of Margolan, is shattered when his older half-brother, Jared, and Jared's dark mage, Foor Arontala, kill the king and seize the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
A woman lives multiple lives, reflecting on choices and consequences and the power of love.
The novel has an unusual structure, repeatedly looping back in time to describe alternative possible lives for its central character, Ursula Todd, who is born on 11 February 1910 to an ... (Wikipedia)
The Innocent Mage
by Karen Miller
Asher, a commoner, discovers he has magical powers and is taken to the royal court to train as a mage. But the kingdom is in danger and Asher must use his powers to save it.
The Doranen have ruled Lur with magic after fleeing the evil Morg who took over their homeland. For an Olken (Lur's original inhabitants) it is unlawful to use magic. Any Olken who breaks the law ... (Wikipedia)
The Year I Met You
by Cecelia Ahern
Two unlikely neighbors, Jasmine and Matt, find solace in each other's company as they navigate their personal struggles and form an unexpected bond.
A thoughtful, captivating and ultimately uplifting novel from this uniquely talented author Jasmine know two things: one, she loves her vulnerable sister unconditionally, and will fight to the death ... (Goodreads)
The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
A conniving crocodile concocts a scheme to eat unsuspecting children.
The story begins in Africa in a large, deep, muddy river, where the enormous crocodile (the titular character) is telling a smaller crocodile, known as the "Not-So-Big One", that he wants to eat ... (Wikipedia)
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
An intertwined story of mistaken identity, love, and hilarity in a world of deception.
Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays with love and power. The Countess Olivia, a woman with her own household, attracts Duke (or Count) ... (Goodreads)
Iron Man: Extremis
by Warren Ellis
Tony Stark undergoes a radical transformation after being injected with a nanotech virus. He must use his new abilities to stop a dangerous terrorist threat.
It's the beginning of a new era for Iron Man, and he must face up to a new era of terrifying technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! He must find out what Extremis is - and, more ... (Goodreads)
Shadow of a Dark Queen
by Raymond E. Feist
A young magician and his companions embark on a perilous journey to stop a powerful sorceress from conquering their world.
The prologue introduces the Saaur, warm-blooded humanoid reptiles, whose world is being overrun by demons from the Fifth Circle of Hell. The survivors allied themselves reluctantly with their ... (Wikipedia)
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
by Judy Blume
An 8-year old's imaginative journey to Florida in the aftermath of World War II.
Sally J. Freedman moves from New Jersey to Miami , Florida with her brother and their mother and grandmother at the end of World War II. This is because of her brother Douglas's health, for he caught ... (Wikipedia)
Rage of a Demon King
by Raymond E. Feist
The war between Midkemia and the Emerald Queen continues as the demon king wreaks havoc. A tale of magic, war, and heroism.
Set right after, Rise of a Merchant Prince, , the story opens with Rupert Avery and Erik Von Darkmoor returning from their second voyage in the southern continent Novindus. Erik goes off to undertake ... (Wikipedia)
Dark Visions
by L.J. Smith
A supernatural thriller of three teenagers with special powers, battling evil forces.
Kaitlyn Fairchild is a psychic teenager who is believed to be a witch. Her power is seeing the future. She is able to visualize her premonitions through drawings, but she often cannot interpret them ... (Wikipedia)
For the Sake of Elena
by Elizabeth George
A young woman is found murdered in a Cambridge college, and Inspector Lynley must navigate the complex web of relationships to find the killer.
Elena Weaver was a surprise to anyone meeting her for the first time. In her clingy dresses and dangling earrings she exuded a sexuality at odds with the innocence projected by the unicorn posters on ... (Goodreads)
Thank You for Smoking
by Christopher Buckley
A satire of the tobacco industry, exploring the power of corporate lobbying.
Nick Naylor is the chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, a tobacco industry lobbying firm that promotes the benefits of cigarettes. He utilizes high-profile media events and ... (Wikipedia)
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
An aging king's descent into madness reveals the consequences of pride and vanity.
Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the ... (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)
Hero
by Perry Moore
A young superhero struggles with his sexuality and the expectations of his superhero father.
Thom Creed is a 16-year-old high school basketball star, who has a tendency to get into trouble. His mother abandoned the family several years ago, and his father Hal, a publicly disgraced ... (Wikipedia)
Effi Briest
by Theodor Fontane
A young woman marries an older man, but falls in love with another, leading to societal scandal and tragic consequences.
Effi Briest, who is attracted by social status, moves to the fictional Pomeranian port of Kessin (loosely modeled on Swinemünde ). Her husband Instetten is away for weeks at a time, and Effi, who is ... (Wikipedia)
Bite Me
by Christopher Moore
A humorous and satirical take on the vampire genre, following a young woman's transformation into a vampire and her adventures with her undead friends.
“Christopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of the word.” —Carl Hiaasen The undead rise again in Bite Me, the third book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore’s ... (Goodreads)
