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The Famous Five is a series of children's adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and their dog Timmy.

The title character of The Little Prince is a pure and innocent traveler from outer space whom the narrator encounters in the Sahara desert. Before the little prince lands on Earth, Saint-Exupéry contrasts the prince’s childlike character with different adult characters by having the prince hop from one neighboring planet to another. On each planet, the prince meets a different type of adult and r...

Anandi Mehrotra of just 17 years, is a remarkable individual who has already achieved great milestones. With a passion for literature, she is an avid reader, often immersing herself in the captivating worlds found within the pages of books. In 2021, Anandi accomplished a significant feat by publishing her book, "Her Closest Strangers.". Alongside her love for literature, Anandi also possesses a pr...

Daughter of the Deep, is a break of tradition, the master of mythologyRick Riordan here instead delves into the mythology of literature, into two of the holy scriptures so as to speak, 10,000 leagues under the sea, and The Mysterious Island. Riordan displays a character different from his regular protagonists, in the form of Anna Dakkar, who does not have any superhuman abilities, but instead has...

The book touches upon the narrative of Ramayana focusing more upon the choices made by Sita and how they shape the story- Pattnaik's little anecdotes and elaborate illustrations make an interesting read. The most important lesson of life in simple form, that rules and choices are important in our life - we have to follow the rules and we have to choose, these two things change our life's direction...

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl is a delightful children's book that combines adventure, humor, and a clever fox who outsmarts three greedy farmers. This timeless classic continues to captivate readers of all ages with its charm and wit.

In Boy, Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's, Roald Dahl's boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected as are his world-famous, best-selling books. Packed with anecdotes—some funny, some painful, all interesting—this is a book that's sure to please.

This is Dahl’s spin off for Jack and the magic bean stalk, a stranger gives some magic beans to James witnesses a peach growing gigantic. He discovers a number of other creatures that have reacted with the beans, including a grasshopper, an earthworm, and a ladybug. An adventure begins –Sail away on a giant peach in this delightful story of a boy finding friends in unusual ways and in astonishing...

This book is about the grossest couple: Mr. and Mrs. Twit. They are smelly and ugly. They hate everything! They especially hate each other and they keep playing hilarious pranks on each other. They catch innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies and make their monkeys stand on their heads all day. Here comes your dose of animal neglect and cruelty. Until the final straw lands on the camel's back, i...

Ivan’s story is a heartbreaking reminder of how humans can be so cruel to animals, even when they don’t deliberately intend to. Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal.  Ivan is  the heart of the story. He is our one and only narrator. Ivan is as articulate a narrator as they come! He recounts his life with honesty, humility, and amazingly smart...

Truly Devious is another mystery novel, with a superb juggling of past and present. Two murder mysteries, perhaps the same killer. It possesses an interesting new lead for a mystery novel, and its romance is a welcome lighter addition to the darker atmosphere of death. The book is well paced, and has a superb mix of complexity and suspense to provide a well written murder mystery, which is more en...

We gift ourselves for this wonderful first year Lois Lowry, double winner of the Newbury Medal, author of 53 books, and a real person. We went on a journey again with her only to pick her brains, Lois with her wealth of 86 years of experience, 86 years of it, took us on a journey, through her own head. The imaginary discourse with the author in our cranium took flesh and blood form. It makes us ha...

We gift ourselves for this wonderful first year Lois Lowry, double winner of the Newbury Medal, author of 53 books, and a real person. We went on a journey again with her only to pick her brains, Lois with her wealth of 86 years of experience, 86 years of it, took us on a journey, through her own head. The imaginary discourse with the author in our cranium took flesh and blood form. It makes us ha...

We gift ourselves for this wonderful first year Lois Lowry, double winner of the Newbury Medal, author of 53 books, and a real person. We went on a journey again with her only to pick her brains, Lois with her wealth of 86 years of experience, 86 years of it, took us on a journey, through her own head. The imaginary discourse with the author in our cranium took flesh and blood form. It makes us ha...

We gift ourselves for this wonderful first year Lois Lowry, double winner of the Newbury Medal, author of 53 books, and a real person. We went on a journey again with her only to pick her brains, Lois with her wealth of 86 years of experience, 86 years of it, took us on a journey, through her own head. The imaginary discourse with the author in our cranium took flesh and blood form. It makes us ha...

We gift ourselves for this wonderful first year Lois Lowry, double winner of the Newbury Medal, author of 53 books, and a real person. We went on a journey again with her only to pick her brains, Lois with her wealth of 86 years of experience, 86 years of it, took us on a journey, through her own head. The imaginary discourse with the author in our cranium took flesh and blood form. It makes us ha...

The Giver is about a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. There is no prejudice and no competition, only Sameness. Everyone is unfailingly polite. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned children, exactly two. The Giver is written from the point of view of Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society

Set in a German-occupied Denmark in WWII, 'Number the Stars' tells the story of a teenaged Annemarie Johansen. When the German occupation becomes increasingly hostile, the writing is on the wall for the Jews. The Johansen's are ordinary people that took extraordinary risks to stand against injustice in the only way they knew how. They become active in the resistance movement, helping to smuggle ta...

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Wishing Spell has been written as a straight up parody of faerie tales, it was a clever way to portray how modern children would react to villains from old stories they knew well.

Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo. Werner Pfennig, an orphan, becomes an expert at building and fixing crucial new instruments to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the way...

A newly minted 'brilliant' book, the book has just started to lose its lustre in the puzzle enthusiast section of the reading community. The book is an elating mixture of puzzling and daring brilliance, alongside pure refreshing human characters, and love interests.

It Ends with Us is the most daring and painful book Colleen Hoover has ever written. Abuse and domestic violence is a delicate subject And to entwine it with romance - a tear jerker for sure! The story is an emotional roller coaster from start to finish. Of course there are clichés and usual stuff but certain portions are about of the world. There is no black and white characterization - it's much...

Separated by history and geography, the story of three children and their families who had to escape their violent homelands, to survive. Only if they survive the escape. Unaccepted and unwelcome by the world, they have to be lucky!  1939, 1994, 2015; Germany, Cuba, Syria. Has the world changed? We are responsible for the Lost Generations. That is the premise of Alan Gratz’s Refugee.

Ken Kesey's extraordinary first novel is an exuberant, ribald and devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness. Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by t...

The orphaned Dorothy lives on the Kansas prairie with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry and her little black dog, Toto. When a cyclone hits, Dorothy is looking for Toto, so she doesn’t get to the cyclone cellar in time. Suddenly, the cyclone lifts the house with Dorothy and Toto inside high in the air. Dorothy wakes up in the Land of Oz.