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2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Physical Format

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

This insightful novel questions how we can find extraordinary things and people in our ordinary, everyday lives. Patrick Ness writes that some people are like Mikey, who perhaps is not the Chosen One and will never be a fairytale hero, but will lead an uncomplicated life, and worry about prom, graduation, and relationships.

Year of Release: 2015

Author(s): Patrick Ness

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22910900-the-rest-of-us-just-live-here

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Rest-Us-Just-Live-Here/dp/0062403176

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B00YFOHF6Y/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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1946-1999 All CEFR B1 English High school (grades 9+) Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Short Story

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)

A playful tale of misfortune following the lives of the Baudelaire siblings under the mercy of their legal guardian Count Olaf.

Year of Release: 1999

Author(s): Lemony Snicket

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2020-today All CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Physical Format

Perfect on Paper

Darcy Phillips, a bisexual girl, gives anonymous advice to her high school classmates who are struggling with love and relationships.
Darcy receives the letters and questions in a locker, however, one day she gets caught. When Brougham catches her, he says he will either expose her anonymous business or she has to help him get his ex-girlfriend back. Eventually, Darcy agrees to help Brougham get back together with his ex-girlfriend. What could go wrong?

Year of Release: 2021

Author(s): Sophie Gonzales

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49204960-perfect-on-paper

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17149007.Sophie_Gonzales

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Paper-Novel-Sophie-Gonzales/dp/1250769787

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-on-Paper-A-Novel/dp/B08GDW998R

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2010-2019 All CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

THE PLACES I’VE CRIED IN PUBLIC

Amelie fell strongly in love with Reese, but during their relationship, Amelie realized that this type of love is not ideal and that it is not supposed to be this painful. This book tells the growing pains of falling in love, the heartbreak and strong emotions behind being in love while trying to learn and grown after getting your heart broken.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Holly Bourne

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44004352-the-places-i-ve-cried-in-public

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Places-Ive-Cried-Public/dp/1474949525

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2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) Language Novel Other Physical Formats Print

Tyler Johnson was Here

The book tells about the story of police violence in the United States where Marvin Johnson’s twin brother, Tyler, was deadly shot. Talking about current race debates in the United States, the book brings quetsions of (in)justices to the forefront.

Year of Release: 2018

Author(s): Jay Coles

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35604682-tyler-johnson-was-here?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XoToFWDyjp&rank=1

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Tyler-Johnson-Was-Here-English-ebook/dp/B073Q2R9SN

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2020-today All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Physical Format Print

Felix Ever After

Felix, a transgender teenager, falls in love for the first time while making sense of his identity and growing up at the same time. Fearing that he is one marginizaliation too many as a transgender, queer, black, teenager, the novel depicts a complex coming-of age story.

Year of Release: 2020

Author(s): Kacen Callender

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Felix-After-English-Kacen-Callender-ebook/dp/B07WCPKFLD

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2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Physical Format Print

What if it’s us

This romantic comedy novel published by Becky Albertalli and Adam Sivera depicts the stories of the two very different boys Arthur and Ben whose lives seem to collide and be pushed apart at the same time.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Becky Albertalli, Adam Sivera

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36341204-what-if-it-s-us

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ISBN: 0062795252

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/What-If-Its-Us-English-ebook/dp/B07B3LJ6QT/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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2020-today All CEFR B1 CEFR B2 English Extracts - Well Suited for Teaching With Extracts High school (grades 9+) Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Novel Physical Format Poetry Uncategorized

Poet X

Poet X tells the story of teenage girl Xiomara growing up in the United States feeling lost and finding herself in the poetry she writes. The poet-style novel describes her family, school, and love life by mediating everyday struggles for teenager coming-off age. Intercultural and intergenerational tensions are evident in the book and challenge heteronormative assumptions of gender, age, and ethnicity.

Year of Release: 2020

Author(s): Elizabeth Alcevedo

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33294200-the-poet-x

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Poet-X-Elizabeth-Acevedo-ebook/dp/B07RN4RJVP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1637328546&sr=8-1

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The chapters are written in verse form and can be used as extracts.



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2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

We Set the Dark on Fire

As a young adult version of Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale, We Set the Dark on Fire mirrors real world issues of immigration and equality by describing the Medio School of Girls, an institute that trains distinguished young women for the roles in their dystopian society. Depending on the girl’s quality, she will either ran a husband’s household or take care of his children. The book traces Daniela’s story at the school and brings pressing questions of gender equality, diversity, sexuality, and immigration to the forefront.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Tehlor Kay Meija

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37868569-we-set-the-dark-on-fire

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ISBN: 0062691325

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/We-Set-Dark-Fire-English-ebook/dp/B078R3DFK3

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07N7M3RY4/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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As part of a series, they could be used as a sole set of texts for teaching throughout a semester. Level of English is B1-B2+.

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2010-2019 All CEFR A2 CEFR B1 CEFR B2 Date of publication Extracts - Well Suited for Teaching With Extracts High school (grades 9+) Language Level Length Other Text Formats Physical Format Print Short Length (up to 2 hrs) Text Format

Jane, the Fox and Me

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Jane, the Fox and Me, written by Fanny Britt and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault is a graphic coming-of-age story for pre-teens and teens as much as it is a story for adults. It is also a great book for language learners. It is easy to connect to the characters, who range from cool-kid gangs to everyday nerds and outcasts. There are also lots of fun language resources to explore. The visual world of the book is a real treat as it will support language learners in understanding the narrative in depth.

Year of Release: 2013

Author(s): Fanny Britt, Isabelle Arsenault (illustrator)

Preview: https://www.walker.co.uk/Jane-the-Fox-and-Me-9781406353044.aspx

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17214302-jane-the-fox-me

ISBN: 9781406353044

ebook URL: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jane_the_Fox_and_Me?id=AbRAAQAAQBAJ&hl=en&gl=US

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Online text: https://www.helblinglanguages.com/int/en/blog/beat-the-bullies-through-books-a-review-of-jane-the-fox-me

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Explore the visual world of the book and use it as a starting point for discussions. The typography, the colours and the layout of the pages add new layers of meaning to the written narrative. You can also talk about the intertextual references to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.