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A Clockwork Orange (Norton Paperback Fiction) by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange (Norton Paperback Fiction) by Anthony Burgess

"Anthony Burgess reads chapters of his novel more...1 point

Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley

The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally more...1 point

The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally published in 1932, presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future -- of a world utterly transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece.

Following Brave New World is the...

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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her sma more...0 points

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

This groundbreaking book, first published in 1982, more...0 points

Blubber by Judy Blume

Blubber by Judy Blume

Blubber is a good name for her, the note from Wend more...0 points

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 is like no other novel. It is one of the more...0 points

At the heart of Catch-22 resides the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero endlessly inventive in his schemes to save his skin from the horrible chances of war. His efforts are perfectly understandable because as he furiously scrambles, thousands of people he hasn't even met are trying to kill him. His problem is Colo...

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition i more...1 point

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, became an instant success in the year of its publication, 1884, but was seen by some as unfit for children to read because of its language, grammar, and "uncivilized hero." The book has sparked...

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on th more...1 point

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem more...1 point

Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare

Freshly edited text based on the best early printe more...1 point

Cujo (Signet) by Stephen King

Cujo (Signet) by Stephen King

The #1 bestseller-for King's rabid fans.

A family more...0 points

Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays) by Arthur Miller

Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays) by Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller seemed to capture the sometimes trag more...0 points

The title, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Arthur Miller's Dea...

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How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable po more...0 points

Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition (Thrift Edition) by Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition (Thrift Edition) by Walt Whitman

"The most extraordinary piece of wit and wisd more...0 points

Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by William Golding

Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by William Golding

These deluxe editions are packaged with French fla more...0 points

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five is one of  the world's great more...0 points

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret



No one ever t more...0 points

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