Category: Ages 15+
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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.…
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Emma
Author: Jane Austen Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1815 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Emma Woodhouse is charming, witty, and a matchmaker. When she befriends a girl named Harriet, she sets her sights on the clergyman, Mr. Elton, as Harriet’s match. But the plot backfires and Emma finds herself the unwitting object of more than one man’s affections. Notes From the…
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The Blue Castle
Author: L. M. Montgomery Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1926 Genre: Romance Summary: Valancy Stirling has never been in love and she knows she never will be. Her entire life has been one of rules and oppressive authority, and all she can do is dream of her blue castle and of the life she hopes to have, but knows she…