Alcott, Louisa May
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
Applegate, Katherine
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Christie, Agatha
Death on the Nile (Movie Release Date 2021)
A honeymoon cruise down the Nile spells danger for young, beautiful, and wealthy Linnet Doyle and her new husband, and it is up to the inimitable Hercule Poirot to uncover a killer.
Cline, Ernest
Immersing himself in a mid-twenty-first-century technological virtual utopia to escape an ugly real world of famine, poverty, and disease, Wade Watts joins an increasingly violent effort to solve a series of puzzles by the virtual world’s creator.
Crichton, Michael
An American bioengineering research firm erects a theme park on a Caribbean island, complete with living dinosaurs, and invites a group of scientists to be its first terrified guests.
Dahl, Roald
Turned into a mouse by the Grand High Witch when he discovers her plot to destroy every child in England, a little boy–aided by his intrepid grandmother–takes on the witch and her coven.
Du Maurier, Daphne
A classic novel of romantic suspense finds the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter entering the home of her mysterious and enigmatic new husband and learning the story of the house’s first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally devoted.
Finn, A.J.
After the Russells move in next door, Anna Fox, a recluse, finds her world crumbling when she witnesses something she shouldn’t.
Jiles, Paulette
Kwan, Kevin
London, Jack
Follows the adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepard, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Stevenson, Bryan
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Tartt, Donna
Taken in by a wealthy family friend after surviving an accident that killed his mother, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker tries to adjust to life on Park Avenue.
Vance, J.D.
Shares the story of the author’s family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past.