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2) The Bertrams

Author

Trollope, Anthony

Series

Selections

Publisher

Project Gutenberg

Language

English

Description

George Bertram's uncle, a wealthy City merchant, had sent him to Oxford where he made a brilliant record. Inclined toward the church and unwilling to follow his uncle's advice to adopt commerce as a career, he postponed his decision until after a visit to the Holy Land. In Jerusalem he met his father Sir Lionel Bertram, whom he had not seen since his boyhood and who had shown no interest in his upbringing. Sir Lionel held a minor military diplomatic...

3) Measure for measure

Author

Shakespeare, William

Series

Oxford world's classics
Dover thrift editions
The Pelican Shakespeare volume AB3
Selections
More Series...

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

Book, Audio Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Bibliography: p. 131.

4) Bleak House

Author

Dickens, Charles

Series

Penguin English library
Everyman's library volume 8
Penguin classics
Selections

Language

English

Formats

Description

Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections - between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's later novels is his attack on an uncaring society more imaginatively embodied, but nowhere either is the mixture of comedy and angry satire more deftly managed. Bleak House defies a single description. It...

5) The Prince of Egypt

Series

Signature selection

Publisher

DreamWorks Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

1999, 1998

Edition

Widescreen format.

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (ca. 1 hr., 39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

Description

Lannan translation series selection

An animated retelling of Moses' life in which he and future Egyptian king Ramses, raised as brothers, are torn apart by their destinies, leading to one final standoff when Moses demands his true people's freedom.

6) Out stealing horses

Author

Petterson, Per

Series

Publisher

Harvill Secker

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

264 p. ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Appears on list

Book Chat: March 1, 2023: Pig & Horse Welfare Day

Description

An early morning adventure out stealing horses leads to the tragic death of one boy and a resulting lifetime of guilt and isolation for his friend, in this moving tale about the painful loss of innocence and of traditional ways of life that are gone forever.

7) The Selection

Author

Series

Selection series volume 1
Selection novel volume 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Dystopian

Formats

Description

"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--Provided by publisher.

8) The Elite

Author

Series

Selection series volume 2
Selection novel volume 2
The Selection

Language

English

Formats

Description

Junior Library Guild Selection

"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection--but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies"--

9) Zombie makers: true stories of nature's undead

Author

Johnson, Rebecca L

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2013

Physical Desc

48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines real-life accounts of zombies in nature, including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp, and related topics.

10) The Guard: A Novella

Author

Series

Selection

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

Don't miss this captivating novella from the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series! Set just after the Selection is narrowed down to the Elite, this story gives readers a glimpse into the heart and mind of America's first love.

Before America Singer met Prince Maxon, she was in love with a boy named Aspen Leger—who never imagined that he would follow America to the palace as a member of the royal

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11) The one

Author

Series

Selection series volume 3
Selection novel volume 3
The Selection volume 3

Language

English

Formats

Description

"As her Selection approaches its finish, America must decide where her heart truly lies--and Prince Maxon must pick one winner to wear the crown"--

12) The Queen: A Novella

Author

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Series

Selection

Language

English

Formats

Description

Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series.

Before America Singer's story began, another girl came to the palace to compete for the hand of a different prince....

This prequel story takes place before the events of The Selection and is told from the point of view of Prince Maxon's mother, Amberly. Discover a whole new Selection

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13) The Selection Stories: The Prince / The Guard

Author

Series

Selection series

Publisher

HarperTeen

Pub. Date

2014

Edition

Unabridged

Language

English

Description

Discover the untold stories of two fan favorite characters in these novellas set in the world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series

The Prince and The Guard offer captivating views into the hearts and minds of the two men fighting to win America Singer's love. The Selection Stories also features bonus content, including an extended ending to The Prince, a Q&A with Kiera Cass, family trees, playlists,

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14) The Favorite

Author

Series

Selection

Publisher

HarperTeen

Pub. Date

2015

Edition

Unabridged

Language

English

Description

While America Singer's heart was torn between Aspen and Prince Maxon, her friend Marlee knew exactly what she wanted-and paid the price. Revisit the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series in this digital original novella. Told from Marlee's point of view, this all-new 64-page story returns to the fateful Halloween when Marlee and Carter were discovered and reveals how that night-and Prince Maxon-changed their...

15) Happily Ever After: companion to the Selection series

Author

Series

Selection series

Publisher

HarperTeen, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2015]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

387, 18 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Language

English

Description

Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. See the Selection through the eyes of a guard who watched his first love drift away and a girl who fell for a boy who wasn't the prince. Features four novellas from the world of Kiera Cass's Selection series, two of which appear here in print for the first time. Additional content includes new scenes from The Selection, The Elite, and The One;...

16) The heir

Author

Series

Selection series volume 4
Selection novel volume 4

Language

English

Formats

Description

Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon's heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn't expect her Selection to be anything like her parents' fairy-tale love story ... but as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.

17) The crown

Author

Series

Selection series volume 5
Selection novel volume 5

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
Oprah's book club. 2020 selection

Events at thr place force Eadlyn to make an important--and impossible--choice, knowing that her Selection might not lead her to the fairytale ending her parents found twenty years ago. But sometimes love has a way of surprising you, and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible, and more important, than she ever imagined.

18) Caste: the origins of our discontents

Author

Wilkerson, Isabel

Series

Language

English

Appears on these lists

Black History & Activism: Recommended Reading for MLK Day
Black History Month
Black History Month 2023
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Formats

Book, Audio Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

"As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not. In this book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories...

19) Sweet surrender

Author

Foster, Lori

Series

Harlequin selects

Publisher

Harlequin Enterprises, ULC

Pub. Date

2021.

Physical Desc

400 pages ; 17 cm.

Language

English

Description

Oprah's book club. 2022 selection

"Messing Around with Max by Lori Foster: Relationship columnist Max Sawyers has enjoyed life in the fast lane, but with a rescue dog named Cleo now ruling his life, he's decided it's time to settle down. Since Maddie Montgomery caught her fiancé cheating, she hasn't ruled out marriage, but for now, she just wants to have fun--with the gorgeous Max. Problem is, Max is beginning to think he's met The One..."-- "Single Man Meets Single Mom by Jules...

20) Nightcrawling

Author

Mottley, Leila

Series

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description