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It’s the true story of an excursion on the mount Everest, but there aren’t expert and trained alpinists, instead there are rich people who want to reach the top. Their enexperience cause many deaths.
Year of Release: 1999
Author(s): Jon Krakauer
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1974548W/Into_Thin_Air
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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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Atomic habits is a book about self-improvement which teaches how small improvements in our daily habits can lead to great personal changes. I recommend this book because it includes real-life examples and templates for reader use.
Year of Release: 2018
Author(s): James Clear
ISBN: 9780735211308
ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07D23CFGR/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1651562337&sr=8-1
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07RFSSYBH/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1651562337&sr=8-1
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The detective Hercule Poirot is traveling on the famous Orient Express train until he finds out about a murder that took place during one night so he begins to investigate to find the culprit.
Year of Release: 2000
Author(s): Agatha Christie
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/works/OL471576W/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express
ISBN: 0425173755
Audiobook URL: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL471576W/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:An engaging plot that makes you want to get to the end of the book to find the culprit
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This book is a diary written by Anne Frank, a Jewish girl born in Germany. During the Nazi regime her family is forced to hide in a secret room in a non-Jewish friend’s house. In this book she writes about what she thinks during this hard time.
Year of Release: 1947
Author(s): Anne Frank
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2948954W/The_diary_of_a_young_girl
ISBN: 0582417767
ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/gp/aw/d/B08563TC6T/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1651493664&sr=8-1
Audiobook URL: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Diary-of-a-Young-Girl-Audiobook/B0052UXOBU
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:I have chosen this book because it talks about a really important topic that must be part of everyone knowledge.
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Starr is a black girl that lives in a very poor neighbourhood. She sees her friend Khalil being shot and killed by the police. Despite the difficulties, she decides to testify to do justice.
Year of Release: 2017
Author(s): Angie Thomas
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32075671
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26246256M/The_Hate_U_Give
ISBN: 9780062498533
ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Hate-U-Give-English-ebook/dp/B01M0614T9
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.it/gp/aw/d/B079BDBG8C/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:It deals with important themes, like racism.
This story is also told in the 2018 movie “The Hate U Give”
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“Milk and honey” is a collection of poetry about abuse, family, love, power and womanhood. This book is divided into four chapters: hurting, loving, breaking and healing.
Year of Release: 2014
Author(s): Rupi Kaur
ISBN: 1449483135
ebook URL: https://www.amazon.it/Milk-Honey-English-Rupi-Kaur-ebook/dp/B015X5KBJG
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:As a student I reccomend this book because it deals with important topics that are not addressed very often.
Also, it could help make you feel understood and less lonely as a person, even if you can’t relate to all the themes that are present in the book.
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The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an old fisherman trying to catch the biggest fish of his life after a lot of days without catching anything.
This book is a classic and teaches to never give up in front of the difficulties in life.
Year of Release: 1952
Author(s): Ernest Hemingway
Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/works/OL25643322W/Old_Man_and_the_Sea
ISBN: 9780743237307
Online text: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea-00-h.html
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In a distopic society where firemans burn books to prevent popular revolutions, a fireman starts asking what the sense of his job is and he has to question his certainties.
Year of Release: 1967
Author(s): Ray Bradbury
Further information (link): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451
ISBN: 9783060311354
Audiobook URL: https://youtu.be/vRlvgeJ1MFs
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:I think this is a very engaging story that, in addition to entertain the reader, gives some food for thought about modern society.
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The story of two girls’ road trip. Everything begins because a teenager called Veronica, who discovers that she’s pregnant and decides to get an abortion. However it’s forbidden in Missouri without parental consent. So she asks Bailey to drive her to the clinic in Albuquerque. During the trip they will face a lot of adventures.
Year of Release: 2019
Author(s): Jenni Hendricks, Ted Caplan
ISBN: 9780062876249
ebook URL: https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/unpregnant-3
Audiobook URL: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/unpregnant/374182?refId=41566&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2fvP69rA9wIVhuh3Ch30yA7EEAAYAiAAEgLRhPD_BwE
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