10,941
11K
1994
1994
by
Achebe, Chinua
texts
eye 10,941
favorite 54
comment 1
[This book is] a simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger ...Uniquely ...African, at the same time it reveals [the author's] ... awareness of the human qualities common to men of all times and places.-Back cover
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Igbo (African people), British, Men, Race relations
6,141
6.1K
1998
1998
by
Stein, Murray, 1943-
texts
eye 6,141
favorite 83
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and index
Topics: Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961, Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961, Jung, C. G. (Carl...
5,833
5.8K
1996
1996
by
Dahl, Roald; Blake, Quentin, ill
texts
eye 5,833
favorite 15
comment 0
Reprint: Originally published: New York, NY : Penguin Books, c1988
Topics: Schools, Humorous stories, Humorous stories, Schools
5,549
5.5K
2000
2000
by
DiCamillo, Kate
texts
eye 5,549
favorite 25
comment 0
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie
Topics: Dogs, City and town life, Friendship, Dogs, City and town life, Friendship
5,528
5.5K
2008
2008
by
Collins, Suzanne
texts
eye 5,528
favorite 22
comment 0
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11,...
5,388
5.4K
2012
2012
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 5,388
favorite 31
comment 1
Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy -- after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera -- it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon masthead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading...
5,300
5.3K
2006
2006
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 5,300
favorite 22
comment 0
Originally published: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2005
Topics: General, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Hades (Greek deity), Zeus (Greek deity), Mythology,...
5,162
5.2K
1986
1986
by
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
texts
eye 5,162
favorite 30
comment 0
"This visionary novel. in which God and Government are joined, and America is run as a Puritanical Theoracy, can be read as a companion volume to Orwell's 1984-its verso, in fact. It gives you the same degree of chill, even as it suggests the varieties of tyrannical experience; it evokes the same kind of horror even as its mordant wit makes you smile." E.L.Doctorow
Topics: Man-woman relationships, Misogyny, Women
5,047
5.0K
1988
1988
by
Fleischman, Sid, 1920-; Von Schmidt, Eric, ill
texts
eye 5,047
favorite 17
comment 1
"Republished in 1988."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Gold mines and mining, Orphans, Humorous stories
4,611
4.6K
2001
2001
by
King, Stephen, 1947-
texts
eye 4,611
favorite 45
comment 0
"Newly introduced by the author"--Cover
Topics: Horror & ghost stories, Horror - General, Fiction, Fiction - Horror, Horror, Fiction / Horror,...
4,562
4.6K
1984
1984
by
Schwartz, Alvin
texts
eye 4,562
favorite 30
comment 0
Topics: Ghost stories, American, Tales -- United States, Ghosts -- Folklore, Horror stories, Folklore --...
4,475
4.5K
2006
2006
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 4,475
favorite 34
comment 1
Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Mythology, Greek, Camps, Friendship, Fathers and sons, Poseidon (Greek deity), Hades (Greek deity),...
4,452
4.5K
1988
1988
by
Fleischman, Sid, 1920-; Von Schmidt, Eric, ill
texts
eye 4,452
favorite 25
comment 0
"Republished in 1988."
Topics: Gold mines and mining, Orphans, Humorous stories
4,279
4.3K
1993
1993
by
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-
texts
eye 4,279
favorite 28
comment 1
In his first novel in ten years, Ernest Gaines, the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, brings us a wrenching story of death and identity in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s. A young black named Jefferson is a reluctant party in a shoot-out in a liquor store in which the three other men involved are all killed, including the white store owner. Jefferson, the only survivor, is accused of murder. At the trial, the essence of the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: African American men, Death row inmates, Race relations, Friendship, Roman américain
4,152
4.2K
1987
1987
by
King, Stephen, 1947-
texts
eye 4,152
favorite 16
comment 0
In 1985, six men and one woman are called back together to search for a creature of unspeakable evil that had stalked them as children
Topic: Good and evil
4,035
4.0K
2012
2012
by
Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
texts
eye 4,035
favorite 23
comment 1
700
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Cerebral palsy, Children with disabilities, Communication, Interpersonal relations, Genius, People...
3,986
4.0K
texts
eye 3,986
favorite 19
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Pigeons -- Juvenile fiction, Bus drivers -- Juvenile fiction
3,933
3.9K
2007
2007
by
Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-
texts
eye 3,933
favorite 47
comment 0
Description based on first paperback printing, 2008
Topics: Fantasy - General, Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fiction, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction,...
3,897
3.9K
2012
2012
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,897
favorite 10
comment 2
A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Middle schools, Schools, Valentine's Day, Dance parties, Best friends, Friendship, Family life,...
3,872
3.9K
2000
2000
by
Sachar, Louis, 1954-
texts
eye 3,872
favorite 5
comment 0
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself
Topics: Newbery Medal, Juvenile delinquency, Homeless persons, Friendship, Treasure-trove
3,848
3.8K
2011
2011
by
Rick Riordan
texts
eye 3,848
favorite 15
comment 0
Topics: Hera (Greek deity), Gaia (Greek deity), Greek Mythology, Juvenile fiction, Roman Mythology,...
3,735
3.7K
2009
2009
by
Collins, Suzanne
texts
eye 3,735
favorite 17
comment 1
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Insurgency, Survival, Television programs, Interpersonal relations, Contests, Science fiction,...
3,725
3.7K
2006
2006
by
Yang, Gene Luen; Pien, Lark, ill
texts
eye 3,725
favorite 29
comment 0
Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format
Topics: Graphic novels, Chinese Americans, Identity, Schools, Cartoons and comics
3,631
3.6K
1987
1987
by
King, Stephen, 1947-
texts
eye 3,631
favorite 20
comment 1
In 1985, six men and one woman are called back together to search for a creature of unspeakable evil that had stalked them as children
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
3,600
3.6K
2009
2009
by
Collins, Suzanne
texts
eye 3,600
favorite 44
comment 0
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games....
Topics: Survival, Television programs, Interpersonal relations, Contests, Survival, Television programs,...
3,536
3.5K
1986
1986
by
Stephen King
texts
eye 3,536
favorite 15
comment 0
3,530
3.5K
2009
2009
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,530
favorite 5
comment 0
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school
Topics: Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Diaries, Humorous stories, Middle schools, Schools, Families,...
3,443
3.4K
2012
2012
by
Roth, Veronica
texts
eye 3,443
favorite 46
comment 3
700
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10,...
3,431
3.4K
texts
eye 3,431
favorite 27
comment 0
Topics: Schwartz, Morris S, Brandeis University -- Faculty -- Biography, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis --...
3,409
3.4K
texts
eye 3,409
favorite 20
comment 0
3,340
3.3K
2008
2008
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,340
favorite 39
comment 15
A Junior Library Guild selection
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 15 reviews )
Topics: Middle schools, Schools, Families, Diaries, Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Diaries, Humorous...
3,328
3.3K
1999
1999
by
Stephen Chbosky
texts
eye 3,328
favorite 40
comment 0
Topics: High school students -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction, Epistolary fiction, Diary fiction,...
3,320
3.3K
1998
1998
by
Margaret Atwood
texts
eye 3,320
favorite 49
comment 0
Topics: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction, Misogyny -- Fiction, Women -- Fiction
3,319
3.3K
2004
2004
by
Hosseini, Khaled
texts
eye 3,319
favorite 44
comment 2
An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Male friendship, Social classes, Betrayal, Boys
3,253
3.3K
2007
2007
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,253
favorite 10
comment 1
Book 1 in series
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Middle schools, Friendship, Schools, Diaries, Middle schools, Friendship, Schools, Diaries,...
3,243
3.2K
1990
1990
by
Jordan, Robert, 1948-2007
texts
eye 3,243
favorite 34
comment 1
In the Third Age, an age of prophecy when the world and time themselves hang in the balance, the Dark One, imprisoned by the Creator, is stirring in Shayol Ghul
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Rand al'Thor (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy - General, Fiction /...
3,241
3.2K
2008
2008
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 3,241
favorite 14
comment 1
When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Mythology, Greek, Labyrinths, Camps, Monsters, Animals, Mythical, Titans (Mythology), Mythology,...
3,211
3.2K
2007
2007
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 3,211
favorite 12
comment 0
When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans
Topics: Mythology, Greek, Artemis (Greek deity), Animals, Mythical, Monsters, Titans (Mythology),...
3,203
3.2K
1989
1989
by
Hinton, S. E
texts
eye 3,203
favorite 12
comment 1
"Laurel-leaf books."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Family life, Gangs, Family, Brothers, Gangs, Family life
3,197
3.2K
2009
2009
by
Kinney, Jeff; Kinney, Jeff, book designer, cover designer; Beckerman, Chad, cover designer; Amulet Books, publisher
texts
eye 3,197
favorite 10
comment 1
"Book design by Jeff Kinney ; Cover design by Chad W. Beckerman and Jeff Kinney."--T.p. verso
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Wit and humor, Juvenile, Humorous stories, Summer, Diaries, Vacations, Video games, Mothers and...
3,177
3.2K
2007
2007
by
Dahl, Roald; Blake, Quentin, illustrator
texts
eye 3,177
favorite 17
comment 1
720
favorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children's Books/All Ages, Children: Grades...
3,171
3.2K
2010
2010
by
Cowell, Cressida
texts
eye 3,171
favorite 28
comment 1
Book number taken from cover
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Vikings, Dragons, Humorous fiction, Humorous fiction, Dragons, Dragons, Vikings
3,124
3.1K
texts
eye 3,124
favorite 32
comment 1
Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by the Community to be trained by The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of true pain and pleasure. Now it's time for Jonas to receiver the truth
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Science fiction
3,117
3.1K
2006
2006
by
Walls, Jeannette
texts
eye 3,117
favorite 23
comment 0
In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
3,108
3.1K
2009
2009
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,108
favorite 12
comment 1
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school
favorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Diaries, Humorous stories, Middle schools, Schools, Families,...
3,045
3.0K
1987
1987
by
Schwartz, David Joseph
texts
eye 3,045
favorite 71
comment 0
"A Fireside book."
Topic: Success
3,032
3.0K
2010
2010
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,032
favorite 7
comment 2
Gift of William A. Gosling
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Maturation (Psychology), Families, Friendship, Diaries, Humorous stories, Maturation (Psychology),...
3,019
3.0K
2010
2010
by
Hinds, Gareth, 1971-; Homer. Odyssey
texts
eye 3,019
favorite 17
comment 0
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War
Topics: Children's Books -- Literature -- Classics by Age, Children's Books -- Literature -- Science...
2,977
3.0K
2009
2009
by
Geronimo Stilton
texts
eye 2,977
favorite 19
comment 0
Translation of: Nel regno della fantasia
Topics: Stilton, Geronimo, Stilton, Geronimo, Fairies, Stilton, Geronimo (Fictitious character), Fantasy...
2,972
3.0K
2008
2008
by
Sanderson, Brandon
texts
eye 2,972
favorite 21
comment 2
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topic: Fantasy
2,927
2.9K
1999
1999
by
Osho, 1931-1990
texts
eye 2,927
favorite 40
comment 0
Topics: Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques, Physiological & neuro-psychology, Alternate...
2,906
2.9K
1998
1998
by
Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-
texts
eye 2,906
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: United States. Central Intelligence Agency, Intelligence officers, Assassins, World politics
2,895
2.9K
texts
eye 2,895
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction., Schools -- Juvenile fiction., Families -- Juvenile fiction.,...
2,824
2.8K
1991
1991
by
Card, Orson Scott
texts
eye 2,824
favorite 31
comment 0
Sequel: Ender's Shadow
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10,...
2,798
2.8K
2004
2004
by
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
texts
eye 2,798
favorite 26
comment 0
Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained a number of errors resulting from Fitzgerald's...
Topics: Traffic accidents, First loves, Rich people, Mistresses, Revenge
2,768
2.8K
texts
eye 2,768
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Summer -- Fiction, Diaries -- Fiction, Humorous stories
2,745
2.7K
1994
1994
by
Oliver, Mary, 1935-
texts
eye 2,745
favorite 46
comment 0
"A Harvest original."
Topics: English language, American poetry, English poetry, Poetry
2,722
2.7K
1999
1999
by
Donaldson, Julia; Scheffler, Axel, illustrator
texts
eye 2,722
favorite 29
comment 0
200
Topics: Interactive Adventure, Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General, Juvenile Fiction, Children's 4-8 -...
2,710
2.7K
2010
2010
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 2,710
favorite 8
comment 0
Gift of William A. Gosling
Topics: Maturation (Psychology), Families, Friendship, Diaries, Humorous stories, Maturation (Psychology),...
2,707
2.7K
2002
2002
by
Dunn, Mark, 1956-
texts
eye 2,707
favorite 26
comment 0
Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal pangram, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island?s Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the...
Topics: Communal living, Islands, Fables
2,671
2.7K
2012
2012
by
Jamie McGuire
texts
eye 2,671
favorite 25
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Man-woman relationships, Fiction
2,656
2.7K
texts
eye 2,656
favorite 11
comment 0
Topics: Schools -- Juvenile fiction, Humorous stories -- Juvenile fiction
2,653
2.7K
2010
2010
by
Byrne, Rhonda
texts
eye 2,653
favorite 17
comment 1
What is the power? -- The power of feelings -- Feeling frequencies -- The power and creation -- Feeling is creation -- Your life ? : your choice -- Keys to power -- The power to money -- The power to relationships -- The power to health -- The power and you -- The power to life
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Control (Psychology)
2,564
2.6K
1993
1993
by
Morrison, Toni
texts
eye 2,564
favorite 25
comment 0
Topics: African Americans, Crimes of passion, Middle-aged persons, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Triangles...
2,509
2.5K
2008
2008
by
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-
texts
eye 2,509
favorite 15
comment 0
"Megan Tingley books."
Topics: Vampires, High schools, Schools, Vampires, High schools
2,490
2.5K
1996
1996
by
Martin, Bill, 1916-2004; Carle, Eric
texts
eye 2,490
favorite 11
comment 0
Originally published: New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1967
Topics: Color, Animals, Rhyme, Color, Animals, Stories in rhyme
2,485
2.5K
1995
1995
by
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki; Houston, James D
texts
eye 2,485
favorite 5
comment 0
"This edition contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition. Not one word has been omitted"--T.p. verso
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
Source: inlibrary
2,474
2.5K
1971
1971
by
Hinton, S. E
texts
eye 2,474
favorite 10
comment 1
Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Friendship, Social problems, Drug abuse, Drug abuse, Friendship, Social problems, Friendship
2,431
2.4K
1972
1972
by
De Reyna, Rudy, 1914-
texts
eye 2,431
favorite 40
comment 0
Includes index
Topics: Drawing, Drawing
2,345
2.3K
1996
1996
by
Nicholas Sparks
texts
eye 2,345
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: Oral reading -- Fiction, Older people -- Fiction, North Carolina -- Fiction
2,342
2.3K
2009
2009
by
James L. Swanson
texts
eye 2,342
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
2,339
2.3K
2005
2005
by
Vizzini, Ned, 1981-
texts
eye 2,339
favorite 37
comment 2
"Miramax Books."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Self-perception, Interpersonal relations, Self-confidence, High schools, Schools
2,332
2.3K
1982
1982
by
Italo Calvino
texts
eye 2,332
favorite 30
comment 0
2,308
2.3K
2008
2008
by
Harville Hendrix
texts
eye 2,308
favorite 28
comment 0
2,259
2.3K
2011
2011
by
Deborah E. Harkness
texts
eye 2,259
favorite 28
comment 0
