Marriage is a Private Affair
By: Chinua Achebe
3.24
Format: 6 pages, Unknown Binding
Should a grown man and woman decide if they will marry? Or should their parents decide for them?
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2. A Rose for Emily
By: William Faulkner
3.83
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Emily is a member of a family in the antebellum Southern aristocracy; after the Civil War, the fami… read more
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"So the next day we all said, “She will kill herself"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"She died in one of the downstairs rooms, in a heavy walnut bed with a curtain, her gray head propped on a pillow yellow and moldy with age and lack of sunlight."-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"When the Negro opened the blinds of one window, they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down, a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs, spinning with slow motes in the s…"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that whic…"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
3. A Retrieved Reformation (Tale Blazers)
By: O. Henry
4.02
Format: 54 pages, Paperback
Do you believe that people can change? Can a bank robber marry the banker's daughter without having… read more
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4. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.37
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happin… read more
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"Would you walk away from Omelas?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Of course I didn’t read James and sit down and say, Now I’ll write a story about that “lost soul."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
5. Because of Winn-Dixie
By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban
3.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more
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6. Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
By: Elie Wiesel , Marion Wiesel
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
An autobiographical narrative in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration c… read more
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7. Harrison Bergeron
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
3.93
Format: None pages, ebook
It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution, every American is… read more
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8. The Last Leaf
By: O. Henry , None , Walter Pauk , None
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sue and Johnsy are two girlfriends who live together in New York City. When Johnsy becomes sick one… read more
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9. The Tale of Despereaux
By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering
3.49
Format: 465 pages,
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more
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10. A Doll's House
By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer
3.76
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more
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"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
11. To Build a Fire
By: Jack London
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
To Build a Fire is one of Jack London's most beloved short stories. A heartbreaking tale set in the… read more
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12. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
By: Flannery O'Connor , Frederick Asals
3.96
Format: 433 pages, Paperback
A Good Man Is Hard to Findis Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor her… read more
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13. The Gift of the Magi
By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger
4.11
Format: 26 pages, Hardcover
O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more
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"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
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15. By the Waters of Babylon
By: Stephen Vincent Benét
3.00
Format: None pages,
Do your students enjoy a good laugh? Do they like to be scared? Or do they just like a book with a … read more
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16. A Sound of Thunder
By: Ray Bradbury
4.08
Format: 15 pages, ebook
Free online fiction. The short story, A Sound of Thunder, involves a Time Travel Safari where ri… read more
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17. These Violent Delights
By: Micah Nemerever
3.97
Format: 460 pages, Hardcover
When Paul and Julian meet as university freshmen in early 1970s Pittsburgh, they are immediately dr… read more
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"There’s this idea in psychoanalysis that I’ve always liked."-Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights
"I don’t think you’ve ever felt anything that didn’t hurt you,"-Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights
"In the end, there wasn’t any difference between trusting someone and underestimating them."-Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights
"All they were—all they had ever been—was a pair of sunflowers who each believed the other was the sun."-Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights
18. Pretty as a Picture
By: Elizabeth Little
3.49
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Marissa Dahl, a shy but successful film editor, travels to a small island off the coast of Delaware… read more
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"The best way I can think to describe it is that there's a beehive in my chest, and most people upset the bees"-Elizabeth Little, Pretty as a Picture
19. And of Clay Are We Created
By: Isabel Allende
4.15
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
This selection is fictional, but it is based on a real event. In 1985, a volcano erupted in Colombi… read more
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20. Marriage is a Private Affair
By: Chinua Achebe
3.24
Format: 6 pages, Unknown Binding
Should a grown man and woman decide if they will marry? Or should their parents decide for them? read more
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21. No Witchcraft for Sale
By: Doris Lessing
3.54
Format: None pages, None
Cartea "Batranul Sef Mshlanga. Vrajile nu-s de vanzare/The Old Chief Mshlanga. No Witchcraft for Sa… read more
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