Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize–winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California United States.
Lord of Ring
The Lord of the Rings is
an epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J. R.
R. Tolkien. further, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy
novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written
in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II, The
Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels ever written,
with over 150 million copies sold.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief is a novel by Australian
author Markus Zusak. First published in 2005, the book has won numerous
awards and was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for
over 230 weeks. The theme of this book based on Morality, Love, Identity,
Language, Reading/Writing.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders is a coming of age
novel written by S. E. Hinton, which was first published in 1967 by Viking
publications. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, but did most of
the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. Hinton was 18 when
the book was published. The book follows two rival groups, the Greasers and
the Socs (pronounced by the author as short for Socials), who
are divided by their socioeconomic status. The story is told in first-person
narrative by protagonist Pony boy Curtis.
The story in the book takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
in 1965, but this is never stated in the book. The theme of this particular novel
based on class conflicts, appearance VS reality, Family dynamics and honor
& sacrifice.
If I Stay
If I Stay is a young
adult novel by Gayle
Forman and published in 2009. Mia Hall a talented young cellist, thought
the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue
her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the
love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car accident
changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. On
hold between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.
