Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was a French military commander, emperor, and political mastermind who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful military campaigns across Europe. As Napoleon I, he ruled as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815. Widely considered one of the greatest military strategists in history, Napoleon re…
The story begins in a bleak mid-19th-century English workhouse, where an impoverished young woman gives birth to a baby boy and dies moments later. The orphan is named Oliver Twist by the parish beadle, Mr. Bumble.
The play is set in the sun-drenched Italian city of Verona, which is plagued by a bitter, bloody, generational feud between two noble families: the Capulets and the Montagues. Romeo, a young Montague, is initially lovesick over a woman named Rosaline who does not return his affections. To cheer him up, his cousin Benvolio and his flamboyant friend Mercutio convince Romeo to sneak into a gran…
The Bolds Go Wild is a children's comedy novel written by English comedian and author Julian Clary and illustrated by David Roberts, published in 2019. It is the fifth installment in the bestselling The Bolds series, which follows a family of hyenas living disguised as human beings in the suburban neighborhood of Teddington, England
Bullet Train (originally published in Japanese as Maria Beetle) is a high-octane, darkly comedic thriller by Japanese author Kōtarō Isaka, translated into English by Sam Malat and published in 2021. The novel follows a group of eccentric, deadly assassins whose paths cross on a high-speed Shinkansen train hurtling from Tokyo to Morioka, resulting in a chaotic collision of murder, revenge, and…
Always and Forever, Lara Jean is the heartwarming third and final installment in the bestselling To All the Boys I've Loved Before young adult romance trilogy by American author Jenny Han, published in 2017. The story follows Lara Jean Song Covey as she stands on the precipice of adulthood, navigating the bittersweet end of high school, college decisions, and the challenges of maintaining a lon…
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is a bestselling young adult romance novel by American author Jenny Han, published in 2014. The story follows Lara Jean Song Covey, a shy, imaginative high school junior whose secret, deeply emotional love letters—written to every boy she has ever had a crush on and kept hidden in a hatbox—are accidentally mailed out, turning her quiet romantic fantasies in…
Tommy's Ark: Soldiers and Their Animals in the Great War is a non-fiction historical book written by Richard Van Emden, published in 2010. Known for his extensive work on World War I and interviews with surviving veterans, Van Emden explores the First World War through a unique and deeply touching lens: the relationships between British soldiers ("Tommies") and the diverse array of animals they…
We Built This City is the third installment in The 8th Continent middle-grade adventure series written by Matt London. The series follows siblings Rick and Evie Lane as they attempt to turn the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into a brand-new, habitable landmass.
The story opens in Victorian London and follows Sara Crewe, a deeply imaginative, intelligent, and extraordinarily wealthy seven-year-old girl. Sara has been raised in India by her doting, widowed father, Captain Ralph Crewe. Because her mother passed away when she was a baby, Sara and her father share an exceptionally close, devoted bond. Captain Crewe enrolls Sara as a boarder at Miss Minc…