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A King in Disguise
Todd Hafer
Søren Kierkegaard’s classic parable is the inspiration for a charming and imaginative tale of a prince who sets out to win the hand of the maiden he loves—and teaches us the extent of God’s love for us.
The Republic
Plato
Recognized one of the most influential books on Western philosophy and political theory, The Republic is a dialogue centered on the concept of justice, specifically as it pertains to both the state and the individual.
Plato, through the voice of Socrates, is ultimately concerned with the question of justice, its definition, and whether or not it can affect happiness. Plato also introduces his theory of universals through his famous Allegory of the Cave, and in doing so presents the framework of the ideal world.
Dubliners
James Joyce
From Wikipedia:
Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.
The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany (a moment where a character experiences a life-changing self-understanding or illumination) and the theme of paralysis (Joyce felt Irish nationalism stagnated cultural progression, placing Dublin at the heart of a regressive movement). The first three stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, while the subsequent stories are written in the third person and deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people, in line with Joyce's division of the collection into childhood, adolescence, maturity, and public life. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appeared in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
Kate Chopin
At the time of publication, The Awakening saw more negative press than positive—Chopin, in ushering her female protagonists beyond the "traditional" confines of domesticity and motherhood, ruffled more than a few feathers.
The Awakening is credited with being among the first in "women's fiction," epitomized by shirking the aforementioned tropes that most female authors were expected to abide. It served as a great influence on later works of literature, particularly those that dealt with female characters struggling for independence and self-fulfillment.
But Chopin would have the last laugh: within only a few years after her death, her work was elevated to that reserved for the greatest of their time.
This collection includes The Awakening, as well as short stories Beyond the Bayou, Ma'ame Pélagie, Désirée's Baby, A Respectable Woman, The Kiss, A Pair of Silk Stockings, The Locket, and A Reflection.
Flood & Fire
Sonja F. Blanco
When her search for the forbidden enrages a powerful force, death may be Ann’s only choice for salvation.
In 1720 Massachusetts, the safest place for a witch or a witch sympathizer is Ware Woods—a lush forest infused with magic. But when eighteen-year-old Ann attempts to heal the ache in her heart by seeking forbidden knowledge, she angers the parish magistrate—a dangerous man who abhors witches.
Now the whole forest and everyone in it is in danger—including Ann’s best friend, Kingsley, who loves her so fiercely he would die for her.
As heretical flood and flames descend upon Ware Woods, Ann finds what she seeks. But is her revelation powerful enough to save everyone she loves and the forest from destruction?
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Henry Thoreau
From Wikipedia:
Walden (/ˈwɔːldən/; first published in 1854 as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and—to some degree—a manual for self-reliance.
Walden details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts.
Thoreau makes precise scientific observations of nature as well as metaphorical and poetic uses of natural phenomena. He identifies many plants and animals by both their popular and scientific names, records in detail the color and clarity of different bodies of water, precisely dates and describes the freezing and thawing of the pond, and recounts his experiments to measure the depth and shape of the bottom of the supposedly "bottomless" Walden Pond.
Revenge
Dani Hoots
A swashbuckling upper YA/NA LGBTQ+ sci-fi western you don't want to miss!
It has been three years since Elvira "Ellie" Ryder was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend Cor, which caused the destruction of her people by invaders from a different Zone. Now she will do anything to find him and make him pay.
Ellie has found someone who knows where Cor is. The price - assassinate a half-human, half-Sirian who is trying to join the Society, a high-class club only for the rich. Ellie takes the job, as it wouldn’t be the first assassination job she has taken, and heads to the Human Zone. However, when she learns more about her target, the more she realizes what is going on behind the curtain, and how her people were really destroyed.
Will Ellie be able to forgive Cor after learning the truth? Or will she forever hold on to that hatred?
Retribution
Dani Hoots
A swashbuckling upper YA/NA LGBTQ+ sci-fi western you don't want to miss!
After the attack on Zynon, our beloved group is on the run. They all know that Byron will kill them the moment he finds them. With nowhere to hide, as Byron has spies everywhere, Gabe has decided to come out and tell everyone the truth of who he is—the son of the Silurian monarch.
Knowing it is the only place they can be safe, Ellie, Zach, Cor, and Gabe head down into the underwater capital of the Silurian Zone. But will this place be safe from Byron? Or is Gabe blind to how far his people will go to bring his demise?
Peter Rabbit and Other Tales
Beatrix Potter
By the time Beatrix Potter penned The Tale of Peter Rabbit, her career as a entomologist and mycologist had been firmly established, having published papers and illustrations on fungi germination and hybridisation.
But Peter Rabbit, and all of the other characters she created, are arguably for what she is best remembered. This collection of stories—including those about Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin, and Benjamin Bunny—introduces Beatrix Potter's most beloved characters. Each tale acts as a moral guide for the children who read them, as the personalities of each protagonist were crafted with loving attention and room for growth.
Included in this collection:
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- The Tailor of Gloucester
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
- The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
- The Tale of Two Bad Mice
- The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
- The Pie and The Patty-Pan
- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
- The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit
- The Story of Miss Moppet
- The Tale of Tom Kitten
- The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
- The Roly-Poly Pudding
- The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies
- The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
- The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
- The Tale of Mr. Tod
- The Tale of Pigling Bland
- Ginger and Pickles
The Secret Garden
Frances Burnett
From Wikipedia:
he Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in The American Magazine (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is seen as a classic of English children's literature. Some of Burnett's other popular novels include Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Lost Prince and A Little Princess. Several stage and film adaptations have been made of The Secret Garden. The American edition was published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company with illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk (signed as M. L. Kirk) and the British edition by Heinemann with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Baum
From Wikipedia:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a cyclone. Upon her arrival in the magical world of Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West.
The book was first published in the United States in May 1900 by the George M. Hill Company. In January 1901, the publishing company completed printing the first edition, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly sold out.[4] It had sold three million copies by the time it entered the public domain in 1956. It was often reprinted under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the successful 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the classic 1939 live-action film.
The ground-breaking success of both the original 1900 novel and the 1902 musical prompted Baum to write thirteen additional Oz books which serve as official sequels to the first story. Over a century later, the book is one of the best-known stories in American literature, and the Library of Congress has declared the work to be "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale.
A Tribe of Kassia
Tom Leveen
For family. For vengeance.
Tanin, a desert elf who's grown up in a peaceful desert enclave, is the only member of his clan not killed when White Riders ravage his town. They take few prisoners, but one of them is his betrothed, Memine.
Orrock of Guar has become a monk, taken in by a race of creatures not his own for the past ten years. With his training complete, he is sent back into the world to discover his creator's will for his life . . . never anticipating that he would be challenged to revert to his former barbaric nature to serve his god.
Despite crippling panic attacks after seeing the carnage back home, Tanin swears to track down the White Riders and rescue Memine. With Orrock's help and the aid of two other odd companions, he may stand a chance of finding the Riders somewhere in the wilds of Kassia . . . if his guide is truly leading the way . . .