Category: Ages 15+
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Persuasion
Author: Jane Austen Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1817 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Summary: Anne Elliot was only nineteen when her family persuaded her to reject the young Captain Wentworth and despise being the wife of a sailor. Now, eight years later, he’s returned as a wealthy man. And Anne still loves him. But does he love her after all…
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The Pilgrim’s Progress
Author: John Bunyan Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1678 Genre: Allegory Summary: A young man named Christian sets out from the City of Destruction in search of the Celestial City, but the forces of Apollyon are determined to impede his progress. Notes from The Radical Reader: Noble Characters: Christian, Hopeful, Faithful, Evangelist, and so many more adorn the pages of John…
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Mansfield Park
Author: Jane Austen Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1814 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Summary: Fanny Price has never been loved by her own family or the relatives she went to live with when she was ten. Only Edmund Bertram, her older cousin, truly showed her kindness. But now, when Fanny is eighteen and finds herself falling love with Edmund,…
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Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1813 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Summary: With five unmarried daughters and the family wealth destined to be given away to the closest male relative, Mrs. Bennet is desperate to have her daughters marry well. When the handsome and wealthy Mr. Bingley comes to town, he instantly stirs up the affections of the…
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Northanger Abbey
Author: Jane Austen Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1817 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Summary: Catherine Morland, a young girl with a fanciful imagination, finds herself invited to her friend’s home, Northanger Abbey, where mystery and intrigue seem to lie around every corner. Notes from The Radical Reader: Noble Characters: Catherine Morland is a young girl (and a fanciful reader) with…
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The Hobbit
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1937 Genre: Fantasy Summary: Bilbo Baggins never wanted much adventure and never had any until he met the wizard, Gandalf, and was thrust into a journey to recover the dwarves’ treasure from the dragon, Smaug. Notes From the Radical Reader: Noble Characters: Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit, and this means comfort.…