A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol is a play about a mean-spirited and selfish old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates Christmas.
One cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge is unkind to the people who work for him, then refuses to give to charity, and then is rude to his nephew when he invites him to spend Christmas with him.
When Scrooge gets home, he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner Jacob Marley – and then by three ghosts! They are the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future.
The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge on a journey through Christmases from his past, taking Scrooge to see himself as an unhappy child and a young man more in love with money than his fiancé.
The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge his clerk, Bob Cratchit’s family. At Bob Cratchit’s house Scrooge sees Tiny Tim, who is very ill, but full of spirit. The ghost then takes him to see his nephew Fred’s Christmas celebrations - which he had been invited to, but rebuffed.
Finally, The Ghost of Christmas Future terrifies Scrooge by showing him visions of his own death…
The ghosts’ journey through time teaches Scrooge the error of his ways. When he wakes up on Christmas Day he is full of excitement, and buys the biggest turkey in the shop for the Cratchit family before spending the day with his nephew, full of the joys of Christmas.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
In his endearing book "Before the Coffee Goes Cold," Toshikazu Kawaguchi describes a tiny Tokyo café where patrons can travel across time. The story follows the lives of four different characters as they visit the café and use time travel to face their regrets and unresolved emotions. But time travel comes with a tight set of guidelines, one of which is that the past cannot be changed. Readers will feel hopeful and have a newfound appreciation for life after finishing the story, which deals with themes of love, loss, and the passing of time.
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before Your Memory Fades is a touching and thought-provoking tale about a man named Shimamura who owns a tiny tea business in Tokyo. He sets off on a trip to reconcile with his past and face the regrets he has carried with him after finding a mysterious time-traveling door in his business. He picks up insightful knowledge about the value of the present and the power of memory from the various people he encounters along the journey, including his younger self. Before Your Memory Fades is a fascinating examination of love, sorrow, and the human experience through its endearing characters and heartbreaking themes.
Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi
Black Heart by Holly Black
Circe by Madeline Miller
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Dance Of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi
Young adult dystopian book "Defy Me" by Tahereh Mafi is the fifth book in the "Shatter Me" series. After the events of the preceding book, Juliette Ferrars, the protagonist, is now the recently appointed Supreme Commander of North America. Juliette fights to keep control over the broken society with the help of her companion Warner and a handful of rebels while also dealing with fresh dangers from both inside and outside her fortress. Juliette must face the secrets and betrayals that threaten to destroy her relationships and endanger the future of her people as she struggles with her newly acquired power and the results of her choices. With pulse-pounding action and intense emotional stakes, "Defy Me" is a thrilling continuation of the "Shatter Me" series.
Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Find Me by Tahereh Mafi
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
Chloe Gong's historical fiction book Wicked Lady Fortune is set in Shanghai, China, in the 1920s. The main character of the narrative is Juliette Cai, a talented burglar and the daughter of a legendary mafia. When Juliette's father is brutally murdered, she decides to find out what really happened. In the process, she is entangled in a hazardous web of lies and betrayals. In addition to navigating Shanghai's dangerous underground and its corrupt political system, Juliette must also deal with her own tangled feelings for Roma Montagov, a childhood friend who is now the leader of a rival gang. In order to survive and defend those she loves, Juliette must use all of her skill and cunning as tensions rise and her foes close in.
