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2010-2019 English Fiction LGBTQI* Novel

I was Born this Way

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Angel Rahimi’s entire focus in life is on The Ark, a highly popular teenage pop-rock band that has taken the world by storm. Her membership in The Ark’s fanbase has provided her with everything, including friendships, aspirations, and a sense of belonging.

Similarly, Jimmy Kaga-Ricci, The Ark’s lead singer, attributes his success and fulfillment to the band. Playing in a musical group has always been his lifelong dream. Unfortunately, his life has recently taken a turn for the worse, and his dreams seem to be falling apart.

Dreams have a tendency to collide with reality, and this is precisely what happens when Angel and Jimmy unexpectedly come together. As they confront the challenges of the real world, they will learn how strange and unpredictable life can be.

Year of Release: 2018

Author(s): Alice Oseman

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2020-today English Fiction Novel

In Every Mirror She’s Black

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As they establish their new lives in Stockholm’s most open society, ruled by its most private citizens, three Black women discover unexpected connections to the same powerful white man.

Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the largest marketing business in the country, recruits successful marketing professional Kemi Adeyemi from the United States to Sweden in order to assist in resolving a PR crisis regarding a racially tone-deaf campaign. Kemi’s action is a desperate attempt to recapture her social life as she’s a powerhouse at work but a failure in love.

Brittany-Rae Johnson, a former model turned flight attendant, is thrust into a world of riches, luxury, and privilege. A life she’s not certain she wants, as she becomes the target of Jonny’s pathological fixation after a chance encounter with him in business class on a flight to the United States.

Muna Saheed, a refugee who lost her entire family, struggling to prove her residence in Sweden, obtains a job cleaning the restrooms at Jonny’s workplace. However, above all, she is looking for a connection and a place to call home.

In Every Mirror She’s Black is a fast-paced, richly nuanced, yet approachable contemporary novel that is told from each of the perspectives of the three women. It touches on significant social issues like racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism as well as what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society.

Year of Release: 2021

Author(s): Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

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2010-2019 All CEFR B2 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

Playing with Fire

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The violinist Julia uncovers a heart breaking, long buried tale of tragedy and devastation. The discovery puts her in serious danger which makes her wish she would have kept silent about the truth. The book is perfect for you if you would like to delve into the tragedy of the WWII and find out more about the mystery Julia is trying to uncover.

Year of Release: 2015

Author(s): Tess Gerritsen

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2000-2009 All CEFR B2 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

The Lost Symbol

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A symbologist is kidnapped and forced to solve multiple puzzles so his mentor does not get killed. The story involves freemasonry and takes place in Washington D.C. Along the way the main character meets the sister of his mentor, who is trying to solve the same puzzle. They try to find a powerful ancient artifact. Will they succeed?

Year of Release: 2009

Author(s): Dan Brown

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2010-2019 All CEFR B2 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

Origin

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The book Origin written by Dan Brown, is a thrillling detective story. Edmond Kirsch who is the former student of Robert Langdon claims to have discovered why life came into being in the world. When he introduces his latest research, an assassination takes place which he does not survive. Robert Langdon feels the importance of informing the world of Kirsch‘s legacy. Therefore he has to overcome many obstacles and solve mysteries. Will he triumph and provide the world with the true reason of living matter?

Year of Release: 2014

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2010-2019 All CEFR B2 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

The Cuckoo’s Calling

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The Cuckoo’s Calling is a crime fiction novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The story is about the private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the supposed suicide of the famous model Lula Landry. Strike dives in to the life of Lula, her ex-boyfriend and her friends and uncovers a web of lies and secrets, togehter with his secretary Robin. So if you previously read the Harry Potter series and liked the complex characters and the storytelling, this book might be for you.

Year of Release: 2013

Author(s): J. K. Rowling

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1800s and before All Available For Free (Open Access) CEFR C1 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Online Print

A Pair of Blue Eyes

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A Pair of Blue Eyes is a classic novel from the 19th century that deals with the topics of love, jealousy and personal development. It also gives you an insight on how society worked during the Victorian Age. The story follows the young and innocent Elfride, who struggles with her ambition and emotions after falling in love with two men of different backgrounds. The language level is hard to understand and the sentence structure is often sophisticated, but therefore each moment is described in great detail.

Year of Release: 1873

Author(s): Thomas Hardy

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1800s and before All Available For Free (Open Access) CEFR C1 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Online Print

Tess of the d’Urbervilles

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Tom Hardy portrays the tragic life of the young woman Tess, the difficulties a girl like her had in the 20th century, and her struggles to find happiness in the twisted society she lived in. If you won’t get frustrated too quickly and are interested in the unfairness heroines had to face back then, this book might be the perfect read for you. Go on and dive into the beautifully and realistically described English countryside.

Year of Release: 1893

Author(s): Thomas Hardy

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Online text: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/110

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2010-2019 All CEFR B2 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

Inferno

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The Harvard symbol reasearcher Roberd Langdon wakes up in a hospital in Florence with no recollection of the past two days. He gets medicated by a doctor called Sienna Brooks because he suffers from headache caused by a gunshot wound on his head. He only remembers a weird dream where a vailed woman stands in front of him and a wave of blood flows towards him. An assassin storms the hospital and Robert and Sienna have to escape. Robert finds a Stick in his Trouser with a message on it. The message tells him that half of the human race is going to die if he won’t stop the plan of a crazy billionaire who created a deadly virus.

Year of Release: 2013

Author(s): Dan Brown

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2000-2009 All CEFR B2 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

The Recruit (Cherub)

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The Recruit (Cherub) is about espionage, romance and a lost orphan. It includes a lot of action, is thrilling and once you start reading you won’t be able to stop. The book is about James, who has to move to an orphanage after his mother dies of a heart attack. He then gets recruited by a top-secret organization which employs underage kids as spies?!

Year of Release: 2001

Author(s): Robert Muchamore

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