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1) 1984

Author

Orwell, George

Series

Thorndike Press large print mini-collections
Everyman's library
Signet classic volume CE 1626

Language

English

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Cult Classic Novels
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Science Fiction
Freedom to Read: Books Unite Us
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"Written in 1948, [this book] was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while [the year] 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes...

2) The great Gatsby

Author

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Series

Everyman's library volume 19
Classics on CD with book
Unabridged classics
Scribner classics
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English

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All About That Jazz
Book Versus Movie (SHPL)
Books to Screen
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"F. Scott Fitzgerald's captivating classic is available now in a striking, new edition with illustrations of iconic scenes from the novel. Hailed as one of the Great American Novels, The Great Gatsby delves into the dark corners of the Jazz Age to tell a tragic tale of obsession, love, and the gritty underbelly of the American Dream. Through the eyes of unassuming narrator Nick Carraway, the story follows the enigmatic Jay Gatsby as he chases the...

3) My brilliant friend

Author

Ferrante, Elena

Series

Neapolitan novels volume 1

Language

English

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2023 Summer Reading - Read Around the Globe
Coming-of-age
Discover A New Series
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The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else. As they grow, as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge, Elena and Lila remain best friends whose respective destinies are reflected and refracted in the other. They are likewise the embodiments of a nation undergoing momentous change. Through...

4) The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Author

Reid, Taylor Jenkins

Series

Centerpoint large print

Language

English

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From Taylor Jenkins Reid, "a genius when it comes to stories about life and love" (Redbook), comes an unforgettable and sweeping novel about one classic film actress's relentless rise to the top, the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown...

5) The terrible two

Author

Barnett, Mac

Series

Terrible two volume 1

Language

English

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2022-2023 4th/5th Grade Battle of Books
Books to Read Aloud Grades 3-5
Reading Olympics Spring 2023

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When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks, but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.

6) A walk to remember

Author

Sparks, Nicholas

Language

English

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"There was a time when the world was sweeter... when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats. Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister......

7) Twilight

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Twilight saga volume 1
Thorndike Press large print literacy bridge

Language

English

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Banned Books Week - AMPL
Book Versus Movie (SHPL)
Classic YA Series
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When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmorizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.

8) Little women

Author

Alcott, Louisa May

Language

English

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Book Versus Movie (SHPL)
Books to Screen
Classics
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"For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...

9) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Greenwich House classics library
Rainbow classics
Chartwell classics
Clydesdale classics
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Language

English

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Audiobooks "Find Your Voice" 2023
Banned Books Week - AMPL
BPL Find Your Voice 2023
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Huckleberry Finn, the best friend of Tom Sawyer, is a young boy in the 1840s, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective). It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi...

10) Everything I never told you

Author

Ng, Celeste

Series

Thorndike Press large print reviewers' choice

Language

English

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Asian American & Pacific Islander Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Asian American Authors
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"Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue-in Marilyn's case that her daughter become...

11) The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Greenwich House classics library
Acclaim Books study guide
Manga classics
Classics illustrated
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Language

English

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Classics
Explore the Classics - YOUTH
Kindness Week 2022

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The classic story of a boy who makes his own rules and the small Missouri town where he and his friends experience the adventures of a lifetime. Filled with schoolyard pranks, buried treasures, spooky caves, secret gangs, and grave robbers, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is entertainment of the highest order. The clever schemes of its eponymous hero--from tricking his friends into completing his chores to sneaking into his own funeral--are the stuff...

12) Red queen

Author

Aveyard, Victoria

Series

Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 1

Language

English

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Bloomingdale Library Teen Audiobooks
BookTok
OBD YA Dystopian - YOUTH
Teen Blood Donor Month

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Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess...

13) The brutal telling

Author

Penny, Louise

Series

Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries volume 5
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Three Pines mystery volume 5
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Language

English

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"Three Pines is a village just above the U.S. border where everybody knows everything about each other--until now. Everybody in Three Pines is shocked when their favorite local bistro becomes the scene of a devastating crime. A stranger's corpse has turned up there, and Chief Inspector Gamache is called to investigate. But no one can believe it when Olivier, the owner of the bistro, becomes a suspect: Why does every lead in the investigation find...

14) H is for hawk

Author

Macdonald, Helen

Series

Thorndike Press large print peer picks volume 0

Language

English

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When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer, Helen had never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshawk, but in her grief, she saw that the goshawk's fierce and feral temperament mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel, and turned to the guidance of The Once and Future...

15) A rule against murder

Author

Penny, Louise

Series

Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries volume 4
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Three Pines mystery
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
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English

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In this classic drawing room mystery, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is looking forward to celebrating his wedding anniversary at the remote, luxurious Manoir Bellechasse. As Gamache's holiday becomes a busman's anniversary, he learns that the seemingly peaceful lodge is a place where visitors come to escape their past, until that past catches up with them.