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  • Normal People: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1984822179
    • ISBN: 1984822179
    • Manufacturer: Hogarth

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from Sally Rooney, the author of Conversations with Friends and “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).   COMING TO HULU IN 2020 • “Fresh and accessible . . . There is... [Read More]

  • How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines, Revised Edition

    • ASIN: 0062301675
    • ISBN: 9780062301673
    • Brand: Harper Perennial
    • Manufacturer: Perennial

    A thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster’s classic guide—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are... [Read More]

  • No Exit: A Novel

    • ASIN: B07B7MCM7G
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow

    A determined young woman must unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath in this tense and clever tale of suspense.On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college student Darby Thorne gets caught in a fierce blizzard in the Colorado Rockies. With the roads impassable, she’s forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop with no cell p... [Read More]

  • These Truths: A History of the United States

    • ASIN: 0393635244
    • ISBN: 0393635244
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

  • Animal Farm and 1984

    • ASIN: B003ZX868W
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • Lord of the Flies

    • ASIN: 0399501487
    • ISBN: 0399501487
    • Brand: Golding, William/ Epstein, E. L. (CON)
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.   This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stran... [Read More]

  • The Outsiders

    • ASIN: 014240733X
    • ISBN: 014240733X
    • Brand: Speak
    • Manufacturer: Speak

    50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging. No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—... [Read More]

  • Small Great Things: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0345544978
    • ISBN: 0345544978
    • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, Small Great Things is the stunning new page-turner from Jodi Picoult.SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE “[Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism i... [Read More]

  • The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    • UPC: 884832131572
    • ASIN: 0143125478
    • ISBN: 9780143125471
    • Brand: Brown, Daniel James
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36'.”For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimat... [Read More]

  • Truman

    • ASIN: B000FC0VVQ
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

  • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

    • ASIN: 1501111116
    • ISBN: 1501111116
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    In her instant, multi-month New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” “Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere” (People).The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of �... [Read More]

  • Bunny: A Novel

    • ASIN: B07K5Z6TPF
    • Manufacturer: Viking

    "A wild, audacious and ultimately unforgettable novel." —Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times "Every time I open it up, I stumble upon a crackling sentence." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times"Awad is a stone-cold genius." —Ann Bauer, The Washington PostThe Vegetarian meets Heathers in this darkly funny, seductively strange novel from the acc... [Read More]

  • The Secret Life of Bees

    • ASIN: 0142001740
    • ISBN: 0142001740
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • The River: A novel

    • ASIN: B07DMZT6SQ
    • Manufacturer: Knopf

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    • ASIN: 0061120065
    • ISBN: 0061120065
    • Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

    A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie SmithOne of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Wa... [Read More]

  • The Rooster Bar

    • ASIN: B01N6YQAPS
    • Manufacturer: Dell

    #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham’s newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that’s on shaky ground.“[A] buoyant, mischievous thriller . . . Grisham writes in such an inventive spirit. . . . A treat.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times   Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a b... [Read More]

  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    • ASIN: 1400052181
    • ISBN: 9781400052189
    • Brand: Skloot, Rebecca
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

    Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, ... [Read More]

  • Small Admissions: A Novel

    • ASIN: B01CO34E8Y
    • Manufacturer: Atria/Emily Bestler Books

    People’s Book of the Week “Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep.”—Booklist Top 6 Books You Need to Read—BuzzFeed Best Books to Give Every Book Lover on Your List—Town & Country In this witty, hilarious, and entertaining novel that’s “The Devil Wears Prada meets Primates of Park Avenue” (The New York Times), a young wom... [Read More]

  • Conversations with Friends: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0451499069
    • ISBN: 0451499069
    • Manufacturer: Hogarth

    “[A] cult-hit . . . [a] sharply realistic comedy of adultery and friendship.”—Entertainment Weekly WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES (UK) YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE AND SLATE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND ELLEFrances is a coolheaded and darkly observant yo... [Read More]

  • Night (Night)

    • ASIN: 0374500010
    • ISBN: 9780374500016
    • Brand: Wiesel, Elie/ Wiesel, Marion (TRN)
    • Manufacturer: Hill and Wang

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