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Belgravia

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If you are a fan of Downtown Abby, I recommend another classic book written by the same author to you. The book is called “Belgravia”. A wonderful and captivating story that plays in the 19th century during the reign of Queen Victoria. It’s about the differences between social classes and a love between one of each class. Ups and downs, plot twists and secrets. What’s behind it? Find it out.

Year of Release: 2016

Author(s): Julian Fellowes

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ISBN: 9781474604178, 9781474604154, 9781474604185

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Tags 19th century, Customs, Family secrets, History, London, Manners, Social life, Upper class

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

Post author By gaia zerb
Post date 4 May 2022
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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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Tags classic, fiction, mental health, mystery, philosophy

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

Tags family, growing up, isolation

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

Tags discrimination, race, racism

2010-2019 All eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Online Print

Climbing the stairs

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Set during the last days of British occupation in India, the story provides a different perspective on World War II as well as on the lives of Indian women in a patriarchal society. Readers meet Vidya, a fifteen-year-old girl who’s suddenly forced to live in a more traditional environment, where she’s expected to leave education and marry young, but strongly attempts to resist and negotiate traditional gender norms.

Year of Release: 2010

Author(s): Padma Venkatraman

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2011854.Climbing_the_Stairs?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qITegvdQAU&rank=1#

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Climbing-Stairs-English-Padma-Venkatraman-ebook/dp/B008DR72XU/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=Climbing+the+stairs&qid=1639330570&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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Can be borrowed on Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL9003204W/Climbing_the_Stairs

Tags coming of age, cultural identity, feminism, gender equality, generations, war

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

The House on Mango Street

Post author By Elisa Da Lio
Post date 15 December 2021
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It’s the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago with her family. She starts by explaining how they got to Mango Street in the first place, and then proceeds to highlight some significant moments for her and her community. As she grows, she changes, develops her own view of the world, faces hardships ad discovers her own identity.

Year of Release: 1984

Author(s): Sandra Cisneros

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139253.The_House_on_Mango_Street?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1O4ojOzOQR&rank=1

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/House-Mango-Street-English-ebook/dp/B00C8S9WJM/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=The+house+on+Mango+street&qid=1639333864&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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Different varieties of English

Tags coming of age, community, cultural identity, feminism, generations

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

Unbroken – 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

Post author By Elisa Da Lio
Post date 10 December 2021
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Short, fictional stories about disability written by young disabled authors. Easy and enjoyable to read, they touch different themes while offering a glimpse into different aspects of the lives of disabled people.

Year of Release: 2018

Author(s): Marieke Nijkamp, editor (several authors)

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35120779-unbroken?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=sbLW4VVzoe&rank=1

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Unbroken-Stories-Starring-Disabled-English-ebook/dp/B078X2DD1K/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=Unbroken%3A+13+Stories+Starring+Disabled+Teens&qid=1639166099&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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Some stories can be read for free on Google Books
https://books.google.it/books?hl=it&lr=&id=KxBGDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT290&dq=Unbroken:+13+Stories+Starring+Disabled+Teens&ots=7P5Uj3_W09&sig=NX9jHsA6cHsdrQMexQoYgg8jWoA#v=onepage&q=Unbroken%3A%2013%20Stories%20Starring%20Disabled%20Teens&f=false

Tags anthology, disability

2010-2019 All eBook English High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Print Short Story

All Out

The No-Longer-Secret Stories Of Queer Teens Throughout The Ages

Different genres that deal with LGBTQ themes and, specifically, intersectionality, that is, various social identities, such as race, gender, sexuality and class, that contribute to discrimination and oppression.

Year of Release: 2018

Author(s): Saundra Mitchell, editor (Several authors)

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35140599-all-out?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6biaStStRY&rank=1

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/All-Out-No-Longer-Secret-Stories-throughout-ebook/dp/B071G1G7VQ/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=All+Out%3A+The+No-Longer-Secret+Stories+Of+Queer+Teens+Throughout+The+Ages&qid=1639165460&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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Tags class, discrimination, homosexuality, identity, LGBTQI, race, sexuality

2010-2019 All eBook English High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Print

Playing a part

Grisha adores the Moscow puppet theater where his parents work, but is bullied mercilessly because of it, and is considered not “masculine” enough, even by his own grandfather. Things take a turn for the worse when Grisha learns that Sam, his favorite actor and mentor, is leaving the country to escape homophobia.

Year of Release: 2015

Author(s): Daria Wilke, Marian Schwartz

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23013677-playing-a-part?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=V3DGNpBctC&rank=2

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Playing-Part-English-Daria-Wilke-ebook/dp/B00OBOA786/ref=sr_1_5?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=playing+a+part&qid=1639161990&s=digital-text&sr=1-5

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Tags bullying, discrimination, homosexuality, LGBTQI

1946-1999 All Available For Free (Open Access) eBook English Extracts - Well Suited for Teaching With Extracts High school (grades 9+) Online Other Text Formats Print

The Freedom Writers Diary

Post author By Elisa Da Lio
Post date 10 December 2021
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How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

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A young English teacher works with “at-risk” students who deal with hostility and racial intolerance on a daily basis. After reading The Diary of Anne Frank, they start to work on an joint diary with anonimuos entries aimed against intolerance and misunderstanding.

Year of Release: 1999

Author(s): Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47304.The_Freedom_Writers_Diary?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aiWr9Tk00l&rank=3

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Freedom-Writers-Diary-Movie-Tie-ebook/dp/B000Q9J092/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=the+freedom+writers+diary&qid=1639159066&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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Online text: https://oiipdf.com/download/the-freedom-writers-diary-how-a-teacher-and-150-teens-used-writing-to-change-themselves-and-the-world-around-them

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Tags cultural identity, discrimination, education, identiity, race, racial injustices