Browsing: Fiction

For teachersWe know that the Common Core State Standards are encouraging you to reevaluate the books that you assign to…

When Ellie and six of her friends return home from a camping trip deep in the bush, they find things…

Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit…

An “impeccable” novel about race relations and responsibility set in the civil-rights-era South, by the author of The Heart Is…

American Pastoral is the story of a fortunate American’s rise and fall – of a strong, confident master of social…

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. -from the Song of…

A Newbery Medal winner and “one of the most popular children’s books of all time” (The New York Times): Stranded on a remote island, young Karana must learn to survive on her own. A poignant, adventure-filled classic with over 77,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

With over 170,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: In Nazi-occupied Denmark, the Johansens take in 10-year-old Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen, as they help transport Danish Jews to safety in Sweden. A “deftly told” Newbery Medal winner (Kirkus Reviews) based on a remarkable true story of resistance.

Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married,…

“Mystery of the highest order” (The New Yorker): A wayward husband’s disappearance sets Chief Inspector Wexford on the trail of multiple murderers. An Edgar Award finalist from “a literary phenomenon” (The Guardian).