Advertisements The Unforeseen Guest is a play by Agatha Christie, first performed in 1958. The play is a classic murder mystery that takes place in the English countryside, and it follows the investigation of a murder that takes place in a remote mansion. As the investigation unfolds, the characters are…
Advertisements Where the Crawdads Sing is a novel by Delia Owens, first published in 2018. The book tells the story of Kya Clark, a young girl who grows up in the marshes of North Carolina and becomes known as the “Marsh Girl.” As Kya navigates the challenges of growing up…
The Monkey’s Paw is a classic horror short story by W.W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. The story centers around the White family, who come into possession of a mummified monkey’s paw that has the power to grant three wishes. Despite being warned of the paw’s dangerous consequences, the family…
The Most Dangerous Game is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in 1924. The story follows the harrowing adventure of Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter who becomes the hunted after he falls off a yacht and washes ashore on an isolated island in the Caribbean. Rainsford soon meets…
The Road is a post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy, published in 2006. The book tells the story of a father and his young son who are traveling south through a devastated and dangerous landscape in search of safety and a better life. As they journey through a world ravaged by…
The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. The story is widely regarded as a classic of 20th-century literature and a seminal work of absurdist fiction. It tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find that he has…
Out of the Dust is a historical fiction novel written by Karen Hesse, published in 1997. The story is set in the Oklahoma Panhandle during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl era. The novel is written in free verse and tells the story of a young girl named Billie…
Refugee is a historical fiction novel by Alan Gratz, published in 2017. The book tells the parallel stories of three young refugees from different time periods and locations: Josef, a Jewish boy fleeing Nazi Germany in 1938; Isabel, a Cuban girl escaping the Castro regime in 1994; and Mahmoud, a…
The Screwtape Letters is a satirical novel by C.S. Lewis, first published in 1942. The book takes the form of a series of letters written by a senior demon named Screwtape to his nephew and protégé, Wormwood, offering guidance on how to tempt a young man, known only as “the…
Shatter Me is a young adult science fiction novel written by Tahereh Mafi, published in 2011. The story takes place in a dystopian future where the world is on the brink of collapse due to environmental devastation and authoritarian rule. The novel follows the journey of seventeen-year-old Juliette Ferrars, who…
