“After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of the old K.C. […]
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The Trumpet of the Swan
“The world is full of talkers, but it is rare to find anyone who listens.” Chapter 1: The Pond The story begins at a serene pond in Canada, […]
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That Was Then, This Is Now
“That was then, this is now.” Chapter 1 Bryon Douglas, the protagonist, introduces his life in a rough neighborhood where he and his best friend, Mark, navigate adolescence. […]
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The Outsiders
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” Chapter 1 Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old Greaser, introduces his life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where social divisions between the working-class Greasers and the wealthy […]
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The Giver
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” Chapter 1 Jonas, an Eleven in his […]
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could […]
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Fangirl
“In new situations, all the trickiest rules are the ones nobody bothers to explain to you.” Part One: Freshman Year Cath Avery, a shy and introverted college freshman, […]
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Eleanor & Park
“He’d stopped trying to bring her back.” Chapter 1 Eleanor Douglas, a red-haired, plus-size teenager with a quirky fashion sense, starts at a new high school in Omaha, […]
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Paper Towns
“It is easy to forget how full the world is of people, full to bursting, and each of them imaginable and consistently misimagined.” Part One: The Strings The […]
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Looking for Alaska
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” — John Green, Looking for Alaska Before Miles “Pudge” Halter leaves his Florida home to attend […]