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5 days ago WEB Jul 13, 2018 · The City and the Pillar. By Gore Vidal. If you haven't read this modern classic, definitely put it on your TBR list. Brimming with Gore Vidal's trademark style and wit, this landmark novel in gay literature begins in the late 1930s and is told from the …
› Author: Jessica Ferri
5 days ago WEB Oct 7, 2020 · by Toni Morrison. BELOVED was written by Toni Morrison, a recipient for the Nobel Prize for literature. This story tells a dark tale of a woman who, after escaping …
› Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins
2 days ago WEB Feb 8, 2017 · Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953): “The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave …
› Author: Rebecca Hussey
› Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins
1 week ago This is a Romeo and Julietstory for the modern age. In this world, there are two distinct groups of people who do not mix—the privileged Crosses (who are dark-skinned) and the downtrodden Noughts (who are light-skinned). Sephy is a Cross, and Callum is a Nought. In spite of the odds and clashing family values, the two teenagers fall in love. This 2...
› Author: Katie Dancey-Downs
3 days ago WEB Fahrenheit 451 is a modern classic and serves as a warning against the dangers of censorship and the consequences of an addiction to television. Good dystopian books …
4 days ago WEB Mar 20, 2024 · The turn of 2000 saw an explosion of narrative invention, genre-blending masterpieces, and culturally significant works that have swiftly become modern …
1 week ago WEB Jan 7, 2023 · Modern classic novels are the crème de la crème of fiction, featuring captivating stories, relatable characters, and thought-provoking themes that resonate w...
2 days ago WEB Jun 8, 2021 · It’s the early 1900s and something is haunting Princeton, New Jersey. Joyce Carol Oates spins a marvelously gothic web with The Accursed, a novel populated by …
3 days ago WEB Apr 20, 2023 · The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Navigating the decadence and despair of the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald’s Gatsby is a tale of ambition, love, and the elusive …
2 days ago WEB May 26, 2022 · If you are looking for some classic books to read before you die, you might want to check out this list of 100 must-read classics, as chosen by Penguin readers. …
2 days ago WEB Nov 13, 2022 · 100 Books Every Man Should Read. With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to help our newer …
4 days ago WEB 29. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Shelley’s hugely influential classic recounts the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein: a scientist who mistakenly engineers a …
1 day ago WEB Jan 20, 2017 · Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. by John Berendt – A past editor at The New Yorker and columnist for Esquire, Berendt’s voice reads like that of a clever …
4 days ago WEB Apr 20, 2024 · Notable classics often included are: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. “1984” by George Orwell. “The Odyssey” by Homer. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott …
1 week ago WEB 1. The Little Red Hen. Title: The Little Red Hen. Author: Paul Galdone. This timeless story of having your cake (and eating it, too!) comes to life with Paul Galdone’s dynamic, …
1 week ago WEB Apr 26, 2024 · Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- 1877. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas- 1844. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky- 1866. Dracula …
1 week ago WEB The same is true in “building” a better reader. Without the right foundational skills, learning to read can be very difficult.; For some children reading comes easily because …
3 days ago WEB Oct 14, 2016 · Start here, with a collection of 18 books -- novels, poetry, folklore, memoirs, natural history, sociology -- culled from our bookshelves and recommendations from …
4 days ago WEB Nov 14, 2023 · A graduate of Smith College, she also holds an MA in Education from NYU. She is the bestselling author of more than 250 children’s books and has developed …
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› Author: Harriet Ziefert
4 days ago WEB Dec 5, 2011 · The Snowy Day 50th Anniversary Edition. Snow is pretty classic by itself, but The Snowy Day 50th Anniversary Edition by Ezra Jack Keats (Penguin Young Readers …