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If you are a fan of books with lots of twists and turns, the book “The Woodcutter” might be the right choice for you. It is about a man who was abondoned by everyone who he has known after he was accused of serious crimes. Now he seeks out the truth behind the allegations and is out for vengeance.
Year of Release: 2010
Author(s): Reginald Hill
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ebook URL: 9780007343881
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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
ISBN: 9781474604178, 9781474604154, 9781474604185
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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
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24216682M/The_picture_of_Dorian_Gray
ISBN: -10: 0141439572 -13: 978-0141439570
Online text: https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/the-picture-of-dorian-gray.pdf
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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
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
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching: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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This book is a semi-autobiography of Dazai Osamu where he talks about his alienation from society.
Year of Release: 1948
Author(s): Dazai Osamu
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3923956W/No_longer_human
ISBN: 978-0811204811
ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Longer-Human-English-Osamu-Dazai-ebook/dp/B09XLQLL4K
Audiobook URL: https://fulllengthaudiobooks.com/osamu-dazai-no-longer-human-audiobook/
Online text: https://booksvooks.com/no-longer-human-pdf-osamu-dazai.html
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:The book is divided in three parts:
-in the first one, the main subject is the protagonist’s alienation from society
-in the second one the main topic is his first suicide attempt
-the third one mostly talks about his depression
I chose this book because, even if it covers plenty of difficult topics, I find the protagonist relatable in a lot of things. While I really love this book, which made me reflect a lot about life and mental health, I must admit that it isn’t something for everyone since the author’s way of thinking is very peculiar and it also talks a lot about things such as suicide that might be sensitive for some people.
This book also received two movie adaptations and several manga adaptations, with the most famous one being drawn by Junji Ito.
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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
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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Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.it/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/dp/B079BF8PBN/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1639326611&sr=1-1
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching: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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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
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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Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Can be borrowed on Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL9003204W/Climbing_the_Stairs
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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
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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Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Different varieties of English
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Four best friends find some old jeans that seem to fit each of them perfectly. Believing the pants to be somewhat magical, they decide to share them over the summer as they each embark on a different adventure
Year of Release: 2001
Author(s): Ann Brashares
Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/452306.The_Sisterhood_of_the_Traveling_Pants?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ZcPzkfaB0H&rank=1
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Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Can be borrowed here
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16059011W/The_Sisterhood_of_t
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
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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