Unlike Orwell's better-known 1984, which is just plain depressing, Animal Farm is a lot of fun to read.Ĭonstructed entirely of diary entries that span from the 1900s to the 1990s, this novel chronicles the fictional life of Logan Mountstuart. While you'll appreciate it more if you know about the Russian Revolution, even if you don't, it's quite entertaining. Endlessly quotable ('All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.' 'Four legs good, two legs better!'), it works on so many levels: as a satire, as a comedy, as a drama. An anti-war book through-and-through, the book was banned (and burned) by the Nazis, and the author had to flee Germany when they came to power. One of those books everyone should read (and one that's actually good!), this novel is about World War I from the perspective of a German soldier in the trenches. Sometimes sad but always funny, this charming graphic novel of growing up on a reservation in Eastern Washington is a great antidote to the stress of assignment season.

I read this book last year because it was listed on a Freedom to Read banned books list. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian It may seem like just another book you read in high school English class, but it is far more than that and it is a truly gripping read. It paints an entirely believable picture of a dystopian world with a tyrannical government. But first he must put an end to the treachery and peril that could destroy them both.Although it was written nearly 70 years ago this book remains timeless as ever, and is perhaps even more relevant now than it has been in the past few years. With the intoxicating force of Siri’s love, Hunter’s legacy is at last revealed. What begins as a test of strength becomes an epic battle to save a beautiful woman born out of legend. His birthright as protector of the planet comes at a heavy cost, for now his only choice is to defeat his own brother. Hunter comes from a world at war, with machines, with reality, with itself. For the man called Hunter Morgan is more powerful than even he knows.

Only one has the strength to capture a legend with love-a forbidden passion that could save or destroy all that Siri protects. Both seek the prize Siri guards, but only one possesses the heart and courage to win that prize. She was born to fulfill her destiny, but now this once peaceful world she loves is in danger, threatened by the arrival of two men: brothers, rivals, and heirs to a doomed kingdom. Warrior, sorceress, and siren, Siri is the guardian of the last herd of golden unicorns. In a thrilling romance from New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper, a sensual enchantress shows an earthbound adventurer how to harness the power of fate.

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