White Oleander
Astrid cycles foster homes after mother Ingrid murders boyfriend.
2,569-word summary · 11 min read
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.
2,230-word summary · 10 min read
The Virgin Suicides
Five Lisbon sisters die in 1970s Grosse Pointe as boys watch.
2,559-word summary · 11 min read
She's Come Undone
Abused as a girl, divorced and struggling with weight, Dolores Price slowly finds healing after years of trauma.
2,550-word summary · 11 min read
Running with Scissors
A boy sent to live with his mother's psychiatrist grows up in a chaotic house with no rules.
2,036-word summary · 9 min read
My Dark Vanessa
Vanessa recalls teacher Strane abuse as adult reckoning looms.
2,600-word summary · 12 min read
Assassin's Apprentice
Bastard Fitz trains Skill Wit as assassin for Buckkeep.
2,518-word summary · 11 min read
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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
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Two Chicago teens with one name collide, with Tiny Cooper's musical stealing every scene.
2,742-word summary · 12 min read
Hatchet
A plane crash leaves thirteen-year-old Brian alone in the Canadian wild with only a hatchet.
2,770-word summary · 12 min read
Credence
An orphaned teen spends a mountain winter with her guardian and his two sons, and lines blur.
2,723-word summary · 12 min read
Where the Red Fern Grows
Billy earns two hounds and hunts raccoons in the Ozarks with love and loss.
2,990-word summary · 13 min read