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This is the section: I can tackle almost any book, nothing is too hard for me!
You can find some good reads here.
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You can find some good reads here.
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The Kite Runner
by: Khaled Hosseini
Moving story about two young boys in Afghanistan.
Read how religion, politics and war influence their young lives and friendship.
Find out how even an innocent game like kite running takes on a whole different meaning.
by: Khaled Hosseini
Moving story about two young boys in Afghanistan.
Read how religion, politics and war influence their young lives and friendship.
Find out how even an innocent game like kite running takes on a whole different meaning.
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The Last Town on Earth
by: Thomas Mullen
The setting: World War I, USA, a little town fighting the flu.
An influenza epidemic is ravaging the country and thousands have died. One town decides to close itself off from the world in an attempt to survive. But what do you do when two hungry soldiers arrive and beg to be let in?
by: Thomas Mullen
The setting: World War I, USA, a little town fighting the flu.
An influenza epidemic is ravaging the country and thousands have died. One town decides to close itself off from the world in an attempt to survive. But what do you do when two hungry soldiers arrive and beg to be let in?
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In cold blood
by: Truman Capote
Account of a true story.
A family is murdered in cold blood. Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation into this murder.
A truly gripping story.
by: Truman Capote
Account of a true story.
A family is murdered in cold blood. Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation into this murder.
A truly gripping story.
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Notes on a scandal
by: Zoë Heller
A story about relationships.
One is between two women.
The other between a grown up woman and a student.
by: Zoë Heller
A story about relationships.
One is between two women.
The other between a grown up woman and a student.
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The Color Purple
by: Alice Walker
One of the most moving stories I have ever read.
Young Celie has a very hard life. She is abused and kept down by almost everybody she knows and loses the ones she loves. She finds relief in writing letters to God and her far away sister Nettie. Her life starts to change when she meets Shug, a modern self conscious woman. Slowly Celie learns to see her own worth and to stand up for herself.
by: Alice Walker
One of the most moving stories I have ever read.
Young Celie has a very hard life. She is abused and kept down by almost everybody she knows and loses the ones she loves. She finds relief in writing letters to God and her far away sister Nettie. Her life starts to change when she meets Shug, a modern self conscious woman. Slowly Celie learns to see her own worth and to stand up for herself.
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A Civil Action
by: Jonathan Harr
Awadwinning account of courtroom drama. Parents against two large companies. The companies are accused of causing the deaths of children, causing cancer by letting lethal waste drain into the drinking water.
This is an account of a true story and a bitter fight in the courtroom. Also available as a film.
by: Jonathan Harr
Awadwinning account of courtroom drama. Parents against two large companies. The companies are accused of causing the deaths of children, causing cancer by letting lethal waste drain into the drinking water.
This is an account of a true story and a bitter fight in the courtroom. Also available as a film.
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Brave New World
by: Aldous Huxley
You can also find this title in the section "Dystopia". This classic tells the story of a world where no children are born in a natural way and everyone belongs to everyone else, where consumerism is declared the ultimate goal, nature is a strange and ugly thing and pills to keep you in a daze are prescribed to everyone. Dark tale, written in the 1930's. Read it and find out how much has turned out to be true.
by: Aldous Huxley
You can also find this title in the section "Dystopia". This classic tells the story of a world where no children are born in a natural way and everyone belongs to everyone else, where consumerism is declared the ultimate goal, nature is a strange and ugly thing and pills to keep you in a daze are prescribed to everyone. Dark tale, written in the 1930's. Read it and find out how much has turned out to be true.
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Oranges are not the only fruit
by: Jeanette Winterson
Moving story about a girl growing up in Britain in the sixties. Jessica is the adopted daughter of a fanatically religious woman. She finds it hard to fit in and adapt, even though she loves her mother very much and tries very hard. When she discovers that she doens't fall for men, but for women, life becomes even harder.
Nice to read along Winterson's semi-autobiographical book: "Why be Happy when you can be normal?"
by: Jeanette Winterson
Moving story about a girl growing up in Britain in the sixties. Jessica is the adopted daughter of a fanatically religious woman. She finds it hard to fit in and adapt, even though she loves her mother very much and tries very hard. When she discovers that she doens't fall for men, but for women, life becomes even harder.
Nice to read along Winterson's semi-autobiographical book: "Why be Happy when you can be normal?"