Category: Ages 15+
-
The Curious Realities Duology (Series)
Author: Sara Ella Recommended Age: 15+ Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery Books in Series: The Wonderland Trials (2022) The Looking-Glass Illusion (2023) Summary: Sixteen-year-old Alice Liddell only ever wanted to be free from her mundane life in Oxford, England. Free to find her parents who abandoned her, free to fulfill her destiny playing cards in London, and free to…
-
The Chase Runner Series (Series)
Author: Bradley Caffee Recommended Age: 15+ Genre: Dystopian Books in Series: The Chase (2021) The Choice (2022) The Change (2022) Summary: Willis Thompson has only ever been trained to be the world’s champion racer at the annual Chase, the single event that allows a commoner to make one change to the Law. But when betrayal, threats, and questions begin to arise, Willis…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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,…
-
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…