Number the Stars – Lois Lowry (1989)
During World War II, ten-year-old Annemarie helps protect her Jewish best friend from the Nazis in occupied Denmark, showcasing bravery and resistance.
Classics
Historical
Young Adult
Restart Reading
Historical
Science Fiction
Thriller
11/22/63 – Stephen King (2011)
11/22/63 by Stephen King follows Jake Epping, a teacher who travels back in time to prevent JFK’s assassination but faces unexpected dangers and the risks of changing history.
Adventure
Classics
Psychological
Moby Dick – Herman Melville (1851)
Moby Dick by Herman Melville follows Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to hunt the elusive white whale, Moby Dick, exploring themes of fate, revenge, and human ambition.
Classics
Historical
Romance
East of Eden – John Steinbeck (1952)
Set in California’s Salinas Valley, this multi-generational saga explores good and evil, family conflicts, and the biblical parallels of Cain and Abel.
Historical
Psychological
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad (1899)
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad follows Marlow’s journey into the Congo to find the enigmatic Mr. Kurtz, exploring colonialism, human nature, and moral decay.
Historical
Romance
Love in the Time of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1985)
A hauntingly beautiful tale of love defying time, where passion endures decades of silence, loss, and longing to bloom once more in the twilight of life.
Adventure
Romance
Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson (1882)
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson follows young Jim Hawkins as he embarks on a perilous quest for pirate treasure with the cunning Long John Silver.
Fantasy
Historical
The Iliad – Homer
The Iliad by Homer is an ancient Greek epic focusing on the wrath of Achilles and the Trojan War, exploring themes of honor, fate, and heroism.
Mystery
Thriller
A Study in Scarlet – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they solve a mysterious murder using Holmes’s brilliant deductive reasoning.
Mystery
Thriller
The Sign of the Four – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)
The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a treasure mystery intertwined with betrayal and revenge.