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What do readers say about Siddhartha?
an allegorical novel the search for enlightenment simple, lyrical style simplicity of the proseThis allegorical novel, set in sixth-century India around the time of the Buddha, follows a young man on his search for enlightenment.... More details on Siddhartha
SIDDHARTHA, the handsome son of the Brahmin, the young falcon, grew up together with his friend Govinda, the Brahmin’s son, in the shadow of the house, in the sun of the riverbank near the boats, in t...
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What do readers say about My Brilliant Friend?
repetitive and conventional beautifully written and evocative a fictional memoir nearly excruciatingly detailedThe Neapolitan Quartet Book One
Now an HBO series: the first volume in the New York Times-bestselling "enduring masterpiece" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples (The Atlantic).
Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neig... More details on My Brilliant Friend
Lila appeared in my life in first grade and immediately impressed me because she was very bad. In that class we were all a little bad, but only when the teacher, Maestra Oliviero, couldn’t see us. Lil...
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What do readers say about Wonder?
simplicity of the language unpredictable and suspenseful first point of view friendship and acceptance#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face-who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose... More details on Wonder
I KNOW I’M not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean, sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an XBox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess. And I feel or...
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What do readers say about Weetzie Bat?
punk rock magical realism coming of age issues sparse and poetic quirky and bizarreALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults
ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
Parents' Choice Gold Award ... More details on Weetzie Bat
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What do readers say about Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage?
clear & crisp intense and dream-like straight-forward sort of storytelling repetitive and simplisticA mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84
Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, me... More details on Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
From July of his sophomore year in college until the following January, all Tsukuru Tazaki could think about was dying. He turned twenty during this time, but this special watershed—becoming an adult—...
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What do readers say about If You Give a Mouse a Cookie?
very entertaining and organized mouse cookies book a classic book how simple it wasWhen a generous boy shares a cookie with a hungry mouse, it is the beginning of a chain of events that keeps the boy busy all day long, and might keep him busy for days to come. If you give a mouse a cookie, after all, he's bound to ask for a glass o... More details on If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
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What do readers say about Matched?
clear and precise designated a partner a three-way dramatic romance ya dystopian novelCassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate...... More details on Matched
ow that I’ve found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night? My wings aren’t white or feathered; they’re green, made of green silk, which shudders in the wind and bends when I move—...
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What do readers say about Heat and Dust?
simple, spare style short and intense novel a short legacy the power of indiaThe Booker Prize-winning novel-intertwining the narratives of two women, past and present, and their relationships to India-from the novelist, short story writer, and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Partly set in colo... More details on Heat and Dust
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What do readers say about The Old Man and the Sea?
simple yet gripping thin and lean direct and clean clear, concise proseErnest Hemingway's most beloved and popular novel ever, with millions of copies sold-now featuring early drafts and supplementary material as well as a personal foreword by the only living son of the author, Patrick Hemingway, and an introduction by ... More details on The Old Man and the Sea
H e was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days with...
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What do readers say about The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?
light and airy mystery light and enchating lightness and humanity simple on its surfaceFans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-naviga... More details on The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
MMA RAMOTSWE had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. Then there was a teapot, i...
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