Books: S

31 books starting with S.

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Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson · 1999

After calling police at a party, ninth grader Melinda stops speaking until art helps her tell.

2,073-word summary · 9 min read

Stardust

Neil Gaiman · 1999

Tristran Thorn climbs over the wall of Wall to fetch a fallen star and finds Yvaine, witches, and princes hunting her.

2,490-word summary · 11 min read

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel · 2014

After a flu empties the world, a traveling troupe plays Shakespeare for small towns linked by one dead actor.

2,480-word summary · 11 min read

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson · 2011

Walter Isaacson's authorized Steve Jobs: forty interviews covering the garage, the 1985 ouster, Pixar, and the return that made the iPhone.

2,415-word summary · 11 min read

Still Alice

Lisa Genova · 2007

Harvard professor Alice Howland faces early onset Alzheimer's and her family must adapt as memory fades.

2,477-word summary · 11 min read

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid · 2019

A late-night grocery store clash pulls sitter Emira Tucker and her employer Alix Chamberlain into a tense fight over race, money, and good intentions.

2,339-word summary · 10 min read