6 Short Novels I Have Been Meaning To Read
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The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys"... [Read More]
Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and upGuided Reading Level: H-M | Lexile® Measure: 500L - 600LKid-Tested, Parent and Teacher Approved.2018 Mom's Choice Award Gold Recipient - Children's Anthologies2018 Royal Dragonfly Award Winner - Children's Chapter Book2018 Wishing Shelf Award Winner - Children's Chapter Book"Code 7 engages kids through en... [Read More]
A childhood tragedy cost her more than she could've imagined, but it also gave a gift far worth more than she could've hoped for... Theresa holds nothing back as she retraces her traumatic childhood in the countryside of North Carolina in one of the most inspirational books you’ve read yet. Between unstable, alcoholic parents and the ever-present... [Read More]
#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted."--The Wall Street JournalBased on "the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic."--TimeWinter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories.Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, ... [Read More]
A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this whip-smart and "divinely funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York Times). Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattl... [Read More]
Soon to be a major motion picture!Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan h... [Read More]
A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake... A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers!When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home,they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does... [Read More]
A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK“A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice.”—Reese WitherspoonAfter the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity—and unearths a family secret hidden ... [Read More]
"I shouldn't... but what if I did?" When Kevin pulled in front of the sprawling Hollywood mansion, the college freshman became nervous. He couldn't believe his actor-cousin was letting him stay the summer in the Los Angeles estate. Unfortunately, his cousin Paul hadn't mentioned that he leased the house to a special kind of film crew for the week. ... [Read More]
Age Level: 9 - 12 | Grade Level: 4th and upMy name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja. It's my first day at a different school and the only person I know is my cousin, Zoe (but she might be a little too cool for me). I was just another scrawny kid until a group of ninjas recruited me into their clan. It was a world of trouble I wasn't prepa... [Read More]
The go-to bestselling guide to help young people navigate from a middle school book report to English Comp 101In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers.With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains... [Read More]
This is one of a series of books for dementia patients (or those with Alzheimer's), disguised as a "real" book. What the Wind Showed to Me offers self-esteem and self-confidence to former bookworms who now struggle with "regular" books. You'll know that you're buying a book that is perfect for a dementia or Alzheimer's patient, but the reader will... [Read More]
"The Rise of the Monkey King" is the first book in the 6-volume "Journey to the West" series of stories by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. Other titles include "Trouble in Heaven", "The Immortal Peaches" and "The Young Monk". Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King, is one of most famous characters in Chinese literature and culture. His legendary brav... [Read More]
Travis and Greg grew up together, but once they turned eighteen they went their separate ways. Greg went to college and Travis joined the Navy. But before Travis left, he gave Greg a present he could never forget. For years, Greg hasn't been able to stop thinking about their last day together - even if he hates to admit it. After all, they're be... [Read More]
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book, National Book Award finalist, more than two and a half years on the New York Times bestseller listFrom the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths ... [Read More]
Thirty-four of America's most distinguished fiction writers--including Oscar Hijuelos, John Irving, and Joyce Carol Oates--introduce the short stories that inspired them most.
"We shouldn't be doing this; not here, not at all…I've always been a bit of a loner. And the moment I graduated, I couldn't wait to spend the summer hiking through the nearby woods, far from anybody else. When I found a secret spot near a river, I started coming back to it every night and swimming in it, "au natural," so to speak. I felt comforta... [Read More]
Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future.Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commoditi... [Read More]
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