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Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 · ★ 4.2 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and… Shares: Community pick

Among the enemy Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2005 · ★ 4.2 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Moderate this book is part of the shadow children sequel. a few shadow children decide to work for the population police and save all the shadow children they can. Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick · 1920 · ★ 4.2 · 534p · ≈ 17h · Challenging ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a… Shares: Historia, History, Children's fiction

The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson · 2024 · ★ 4.1 · 443p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and… Shares: Young Adult, Children's fiction

Midnight over Sanctaphrax Paul Stewart · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Twig has the caterbird tethered to his ship, the edgedancer, and is being led into a storm never seen before, on his way to find his father. Twig soon learns that this storm is the mother storm, and that the mythical place, called riverisse is real. And is torn between a simple yet complicated choice. Cut the anchor chain of sanctaphrax, and all of the edges knowledge, to save riverisse, or have… Shares: Young Adult, Children's fiction

Catalyst S. J. Kincaid · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Tom Raines and his friends return to the Spire for their third year as superhuman government weapons, but the rules have been changed and Tom's training is put to the test"-- Tom Raines and his friends return to the Spire for their third year as superhuman government weapons, but the rules have been changed and Tom's training is put to the test. Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Challenging A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the… Shares: Historia, History, Children's fiction

Sam Samurai Jon Scieszka · 2001 · ★ 3.7 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor. Shares: Historia, History, Children's fiction

Rubinrot Kerstin Gier · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with… Shares: Historia, History, Children's fiction

An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott · 1869 · ★ 4.1 Polly visits her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw in the city and is overwhelmed by the fashionable and urban life they live--but also left out because of her "countrified" manners and outdated clothes. Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, History, Children's fiction

Killer Sara Shepard · 2007 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Day of the Dragon King Mary Pope Osborne · 1998 · ★ 4.5 · 79p · ≈ 2h · Moderate The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King. Shares: Historia, History, Children's fiction

The rest of us just live here Patrick Ness · 2001 · ★ 3.7 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are… Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Perfect Sara Shepard · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In a town where gossip thrives like the ivy that clings to its mansions, where mysteries lie behind manicured hedges and skeletons hide in every walk-in closet, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem. Three years ago, Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and their best friend Alison were the girls at Rosewood Day School. They clicked through the halls in their Miu Miu flats,… Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Long Way Down Jason Reynolds · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s “tour de force” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel in verse takes place in sixty potent seconds: the time it takes a kid to go down an elevator—and decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother.Will’s… Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Unbelievable Sara Shepard · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Four pretty little liars' charmed lives have turned into living nightmares. Emily's been shipped off to Iowa to live with her überconservative cousins. Aria's boyfriend is behind bars—because of her. Spencer's afraid she was involved in Ali's murder. But Hanna's fate is far worse: She's clinging to life in the hospital because she knew too much. If these girls don't start listening to me,… Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

The Shapeshifters Amelia Atwater-Rhodes · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 972p · ≈ 32h · Moderate Five shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read!HawksongDanica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond. But will Zane strike as swiftly and lethally as the cobra that is his… Shares: Young Adult, Children's fiction

Among the Free Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 201p · ≈ 6h · Moderate When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom. Shares: Conduct of life, Young Adult, Children's fiction

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