A Light in the Attic
Silverstein's attic poems and line drawings turn chores, monsters, and homework into jokes and small rebellions.
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A Little Life
Four friends in New York orbit Jude, whose hidden past of abuse shapes every page of this 720-page epic.
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A Man Called Ove
A grumpy widower plans to end his life after losing his wife, but new neighbors keep interrupting him. Backman blends grief, humor, and community in this…
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Four lovers flee to a forest where fairies mix them up, while workmen rehearse a play for a duke's wedding.
2,597-word summary · 12 min read
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bryson asks how we know what we know, from atoms to continents, with humor and awe.
2,134-word summary · 9 min read
A Storm of Swords
Kings bleed, weddings turn red, and bastards rise as war splits Westeros.
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A Study in Scarlet
Watson meets Holmes in Baker Street, a Brixton body bears the word Rache, and a Utah revenge tale explains it.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Lucie Manette frees her father from the Bastille while Sydney Carton loves her from afar through London and Paris revolt.
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A Thousand Boy Kisses
Poppy and Rune bind promise jar kisses before illness parts them.
2,585-word summary · 11 min read
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Splendid Suns retold: Mariam and Laila share Kabul house, war, Rasheed, escape and return.
1,957-word summary · 9 min read
A Time to Kill
Lawyer Jake Brigance defends a father who killed his daughter's attackers.
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A Touch of Darkness
Persephone bargains with Hades in New Athens nightclub deal.
2,545-word summary · 11 min read