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#14. Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian (Apr. 2024)
Introduction: Goodnight Mister Tom is a historical fiction novel by Michelle Magorian and it was published in 1981. The book is set in England at the time of World War II. The main character, Willie, is abused by his mentally ill mother and is sent to the countryside because of war. He meets Mister Tom…
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#13. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Apr.2024)
Introduction: Love in the Time of Cholera is a romance novel written by Colombian author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the Nobel Prize. Love in the Time of Cholera was published in 1985. It was translated all over the world. Plot: The main characters in the story are Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza. When they…
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#12. Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes (Mar.2024)
Introduction:Ordinary Hazards is a memoir novel by Nikki Grimes. It was published in 2020. It tells us the story of the author, Nikki Grimes, life from her childhood to her teenage years. Ever since she found that writing gives her power, she used the power of words to help her process the pain of being…
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#11. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (Mar.2024)
Introduction:The Call of the Wild is a dog novel by Jack London, published in 1903. The novel follows a domesticated dog, Buck, who sets on a journey from California and gets kidnapped and sold to be an Alaskan sled dog. His life gets instantly brutal and fatal to his life and he tries to get…
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#10. Dubliners by James Joyce (Mar.2024)
Introduction:Dubliners is a novel by James Joyce that contains fifteen short stories. The stories have different points of view and the characters are connected to his other novel, Ulysses. The background or setting is in Dublin, Ireland, in the early 20th century. It was published in 1914. Plot:The Sisters: A young boy deals with the…
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#9. Animal Farm by George Orwell (Mar.2024)
Introduction:Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell. It is a book about farm animals rebelling against the farm owner. It is an animal fable published in 1945. George Orwell is the author of 1984, a dystopian novel. It is considered one of the best English novels of all time. Plot:On Manor Farm, the…
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#8. Siddharta by Herman Hesse (Mar.2024)
Introduction: Siddharta is a classic novel by Hermann Hesse. The setting of the story takes place in ancient India and Nepal. The novel is about Siddharta Gautama, a son of a Brahmin on a spiritual journey to understanding and enlightenment of the world. Plot: The story is set in ancient India and Nepal. Siddhartha decides…
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#7. Holes by Louis Sachar (Feb.2024)
Holes Feb.25, 2024 Introduction:Holes is a young adult novel written by Louis Sachar. It was published in 1998. It is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats who gets falsely accused and sent to Camp Green Lake. The book also has a Walt Disney film that came out in 2003. Plot:There are three stories in this…
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#6. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Feb.2024)
Great Expectations Feb. 18, 2024 Introduction:Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1860. In 1861, it was released in three volumes. It is about an orphan in the 19th century named Pip. He wrote and released each chapter every month. It is a famously known novel as it has good literary critic…
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#5. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Feb.2024)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Feb. 10, 2024 Introduction:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a novel written by Mark Twain, (real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens) and was published in 1876. The book has a sequel called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which was published eight years after. The novel is one of the most classic…
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