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1800s and before All Audiobook Available For Free (Open Access) eBook English Fiction High school (grades 9+) Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Novel Online Physical Format Print

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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It’s the story of a beautiful boy called Dorian Gray that since the day his friend Basil painted his portrait, gained ethernal youth and beauty. Over the years his appearance remained young and innocent while the portrait showed the signs of his evil deeds changing after every crime he committed.

Year of Release: 1890

Author(s): Oscar WIlde

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Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24216682M/The_picture_of_Dorian_Gray

ISBN: -10: 0141439572 -13: 978-0141439570

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Dorian-Gray-Biographical-Introduction-ebook/dp/B000FC1CUA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G2V33V758LPZ&keywords=the+picture+of+dorian+gray&qid=1651685859&s=books&sprefix=the+picture+of+do%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C4280&sr=1-1

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/The-Picture-of-Dorian-Gray/dp/B09VYGHCZL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G2V33V758LPZ&keywords=the+picture+of+dorian+gray&qid=1651685821&s=books&sprefix=the+picture+of+do%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C4280&sr=1-1

Online text: https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/the-picture-of-dorian-gray.pdf

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2010-2019 All Audiobook eBook English High school (grades 9+) Italian Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Middle school (grades 5-8) Novel Online Physical Format Short Length (up to 2 hrs) Uncategorized

A Monster Calls

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Conor, a thirteen-year-old boy, lives with his mother who just got diagnosed with cancer. His mother disease scares Conor, who starts having nightmares and a visit from a monster, seven minutes after midnight.
The first time he comes, he propose to Conor a deal: he will tell him three stories, after which Conor will have to tell him one of his own.

Year of Release: 2011

Author(s): Patrick Ness

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25480342

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ISBN: 9780763655594

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D460VJ2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1651489989&sr=8-1

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005OZ4Y6M/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1651490182&sr=8-1

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this book written by patrick ness but the original idea was by Siobhan Dowd, who couldn’t write it because she died prematurely.
there is also a film

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1946-1999 All Audiobook eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

To kill a Mockingbird

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Set in Alabama in the mid-thirties, the novel follows the attempts made by a lawyer and his children to prove the innocence of a black man falsely accused of rape.

Year of Release: 1960

Author(s): Harper Lee

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=II4HJ15lhy&rank=1#

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Kill-Mockingbird-Enhanced-English-ebook/dp/B00K1XOV5G/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=To+kill+a+mockingbird&qid=1639326611&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.it/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/dp/B079BF8PBN/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1639326611&sr=1-1

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Graphic novel version available here
https://www.amazon.it/Kill-Mockingbird-Graphic-Novel-English-ebook/dp/B07G14V8S7/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=To+kill+a+mockingbird&qid=1639326611&s=digital-text&sr=1-3

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

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

Black enough is a collection of short stories that deal with the daily struggles of black teenagers across America. It shows diversity within diversity: immigrants, mixed race, poor and wealthy, rural and urban. From a high-class girl dating a boy who her family would never approve of to two girls kissing in Ireland – the collection includes captivating stories about what it means to be black in America.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37819089-black-enough?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=KgnDEpX7kE&rank=1

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ebook URL: https://www.buecher.de/shop/ebooks/black-enough-ebook-epub/zoboi-ibi-johnson-varian-magoon-kekla-onyebuchi-tochi-reynolds-jason-stone-nic-tamani/products_products/detail/prod_id/54883714/

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Enough-audiobook/dp/B07HPBVF7H

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Collection of stories, so each chapter can be used seperately



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

None of the Above

When Kristin finds out she is intersex, she has to deal with many difficulties concerning her body. However, not only her body but especially her identity is soon to be questioned. Although she was voted homecoming queen, got a scholarship for her dream college and is truly in love with her boyfriend, Kristen has to deal with unexpected twists and turns in her life.

Year of Release: 2015

Author(s): I.W. Gregorio

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22896551-none-of-the-above

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7374721.I_W_Gregorio

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/None-Above-I-W-Gregorio-ebook/dp/B00MEJP33E

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.de/None-of-the-Above/dp/B00V58Q1B8

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

Watch us Rise

The two girls Chelsea and Jasmine want their voices to be heard. They start a Women’s Rights Club since they do not like how women are treated in their high school in NYC. With poetry, videos and responses to racial segregation they go viral and have to deal with online trolls. As if this wasn’t bad enough, the director of the school wants to shut the club down, when the girls try to do everything in their power to let their voices be heard.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Ellen Hagan, Renee Watson

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40025175-watch-us-rise

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4381088.Ren_e_Watson

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Us-Rise-Ren%C3%A9e-Watson-ebook/dp/B07MZM8LJT

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Us-Rise-audiobook/dp/B07PSKLRW3

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

Stay Gold

For his senior year of high school, Pony switches schools after coming out as transgender and hopes for a new, fresh start. For her senior year, Georgia promised herself to not date anybody as it might interfere with her future after high school. When they meet on the first day of school, they lock eyes and everything changes.

Year of Release: 2020

Author(s): Tobly McSmith

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52696771-stay-gold

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19100469.Tobly_McSmith

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Stay-Gold-English-Tobly-McSmith-ebook/dp/B07X1K27HS

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Stay-Gold/dp/B07Z44BX6W/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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2020-today All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

Meet Cute Diary

Noah, a trans boy, believes to be an expert when it comes to romance. With his blog, the Meet Cute Diary, he invents stories about transgender love and helps trans readers all around the world to come out. However, when his blog is revealed to only include fictious stories, he gets himself into a fake relationship, which turns out to be very different from what he expected. He realizes that dating in real life is not quite the same as the love stories on his blog.

Year of Release: 2021

Author(s): Emery Lee

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53180089-meet-cute-diary

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20210791.Emery_Lee

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Meet-Cute-Diary-English-Emery-ebook/dp/B08F7SD1VX

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Meet-Cute-Diary/dp/B08JQQYJTS

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2000-2009 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

The Rock and the River

This novel tells the story of 13-year-old Sam, who is the son of civil rights activist, Roland Childs. Set in Chicago in 1968, Sam is torn between believing his father of his best friend – can you change things without violence?

Year of Release: 2009

Author(s): Kekla Magoon

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5612052-the-rock-and-the-river

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Rock-River-Coretta-Scott-King/dp/1416978038

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B003L243PM/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Two high school students, Sasha and Richard, take the same bus everyday. Even though they take the same bus, they live in different worlds. Sasha grew up in a middle-class white family and attended a private school. Richard, a black teenager, went to a public school and lived in a dangerous area. One day, a fire occurred on the bus which left Sasha badly burned while Richard was accused of hate crimes and is now facing a life sentence.

Year of Release: 2017

Author(s): Dashka Slater

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/33155325-the-57-bus

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/57-Bus-Story-Teenagers-Changed/dp/0374303231

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0771RFHZG/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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