Advertisements Tuck Everlasting is a children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt, first published in 1975. The book tells the story of a young girl named Winnie Foster, who discovers the secret of the Tuck family, who have been granted eternal life after drinking from a magical spring. As Winnie becomes involved…
Advertisements The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by American playwright Tennessee Williams, first performed in 1944. The play is set in St. Louis during the Great Depression and follows the story of the Wingfield family: Amanda, a faded Southern belle clinging to memories of her past; Tom, an aspiring…
The Hate U Give is a critically acclaimed young adult novel by Angie Thomas, published in 2017. The book tells the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old African American girl who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a white police officer. The novel explores themes…
The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. The story is widely regarded as a classic of 20th-century literature and a seminal work of absurdist fiction. It tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find that he has…
The Monkey’s Paw is a classic horror short story by W.W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. The story centers around the White family, who come into possession of a mummified monkey’s paw that has the power to grant three wishes. Despite being warned of the paw’s dangerous consequences, the family…
The Pearl is a novella by John Steinbeck, first published in 1947. The story is set in a small fishing village in Mexico and follows the journey of a poor pearl diver named Kino, who finds a valuable pearl that he hopes will transform his life. As Kino becomes increasingly…
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a young adult novel by Jenny Han, first published in 2009. The book tells the story of a girl named Belly who spends every summer at a beach house with her mother and her mother’s best friend and her two sons, Conrad and Jeremiah.…
Nick and Charlie is a novella by Alice Oseman, published in 2016 as a companion to her debut novel, Solitaire. The book follows the lives of two British teenagers, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, as they navigate the complexities of love, friendship, and coming of age. Told from the alternating…
Out of the Dust is a historical fiction novel written by Karen Hesse, published in 1997. The story is set in the Oklahoma Panhandle during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl era. The novel is written in free verse and tells the story of a young girl named Billie…
The Bluest Eye is a novel written by Toni Morrison, published in 1970. Set in the early 1940s in Lorain, Ohio, the story follows the life of Pecola Breedlove, a young African American girl who struggles with her self-worth in a society that idolizes white beauty standards. The novel explores…
