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Books about Escapism
Redshirts
by John Scalzi
A group of space explorers uncover an unlikely conspiracy while on a mission to an alien planet.
In the prologue, several senior officers of the Intrepid , flagship of the Universal Union, lament the unusually high number of casualties of low-ranking crew members during recent away missions and ... (Wikipedia)
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
A thrilling quest for an Easter egg in a virtual world, with the winner gaining unimaginable power.
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual ... (Goodreads)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
A young girl's fantastical journey, filled with curious creatures and imaginative experiences.
Chris Riddell's brilliant new full-colour illustrated, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this ... (Goodreads)
The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy
by Stanisław Lem
A satirical sci-fi journey of a man struggling to make sense of a world of surrealism and absurdity.
Ijon Tichy is sent to the Eighth World Futurological Congress in Costa Rica , by professor Tarantoga . The conference is set to focus on the world's overpopulation crisis and ways of dealing with it. ... (Wikipedia)
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
A portal fantasy exploring the stories of children who have ventured through magical doorways and returned to the mundane world.
Rarely, children may find doorways which transport them to other worlds. As a child, Nancy found a doorway that led her to the land of the dead, based on the story of Persephone and Hades . When she ... (Wikipedia)
Silver Shadows
by Richelle Mead
A vampire-human hybrid's battle to save the ones she loves and uncover the mysteries of the past.
The novel starts with Sydney Sage in re-education, still in her dark cell, called reflection time by the Alchemists. She is still resisting their mind games, holding onto Adrian's love for her, until ... (Wikipedia)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
A young girl's surreal journey down a rabbit hole leading to a mysterious and magical realm.
After a tumble down the rabbit hole, Alice finds herself far away from home in the absurd world of Wonderland. As mind-bending as it is delightful, Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel is pure magic for young ... (Goodreads)
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
by Jonas Jonasson
A quirky and humorous tale of a small Swedish town, and the unlikely events that unfold.
In 1961, Nombeko Mayeki is born a poor black girl in Soweto . She leaves the slums and a twist of fate – she is run over but survives – puts her into the employ of the engineer who ran her over, as a ... (Wikipedia)
Hideaway
by Dean Koontz
A suspenseful thriller about a man who is brought back from the dead with superhuman powers.
Following a traffic accident that left him clinically dead for more than 80 minutes, a Southern California antique dealer named Hatch Harrison begins experiencing strange dreams and visions that ... (Wikipedia)
Season of Mists
by Neil Gaiman
A supernatural journey through various mythologies and realms, a quest to reclaim a lost soul.
This collection begins with an Endless family meeting, wherein Desire taunts Morpheus about his intolerant treatment of a former lover, the African queen 'Nada' ("Nada" is "Nothing" in Spanish ), ... (Wikipedia)
Desolation Angels
by Jack Kerouac
Exploration of life through a journey of self-reflection, spurring personal growth.
With the publication of On the Road in 1957, Jack Kerouac became at once the spokesman and hero of the Beat Generation. Along with such visionaries as William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and Allen ... (Goodreads)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Adventures of two boys on a journey down the Mississippi River, testing the limits of their freedom.
Tom Sawyer, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri sometime in the 1840s . A fun-loving boy, Tom skips school to go swimming ... (Wikipedia)
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles
An exploration of the human condition, as a couple travel through the Sahara desert.
The story centers on Port Moresby and his wife Kit, a married couple originally from New York who travel to the North African desert accompanied by their friend Tunner. The journey, initially an ... (Wikipedia)
The October Country
by Ray Bradbury
A collection of strange and haunting stories set in a surreal landscape of the American Midwest.
Ray Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhouse mirrors, parasitic accident-watchers, and strange poker chips intact. Both sides of Bradbury's ... (Goodreads)
The Paul Street Boys
by Ferenc Molnár
A group of boys navigate their way through the streets of Budapest, facing their fears and learning about friendship.
The war between two groups of Hungarian boys living in Budapest. One with Hungarian national colours (red, white, green) is defending the square from redshirts (from Garibaldi's redshirts), who want ... (Goodreads)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Hunter S. Thompson
A wild and hallucinatory journey through the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas.
The basic synopsis revolves around journalist Raoul Duke ( Hunter S. Thompson ) and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo ( Oscar Zeta Acosta ), as they arrive in Las Vegas in 1971 to report on the Mint 400 ... (Wikipedia)
Requiem for a Dream
by Hubert Selby Jr.
A tale of four characters and their struggles with addiction, leading to a devastating climax.
This story follows the lives of Sara Goldfarb, her son Harry, his girlfriend Marion Silver, and his best friend Tyrone C. Love, who are all searching for the key to their dreams in their own ways. In ... (Wikipedia)
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
A young girl and boy's adventures in a secret kingdom, overcoming the harsh realities of life.
Artistic young Jess Aarons deals with the hardships of his home life, such as his duties on his family's farm and the annoyances of his four sisters. Leslie Burke is an intelligent, wealthy girl who ... (Wikipedia)
The Silmarillion
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic saga of the history of Middle-Earth, a world filled with mythical creatures.
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of ... (Goodreads)
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
A man's struggle to survive in a totalitarian North Korean regime and his journey to freedom.
Part 1 details Jun Do's upbringing in a state orphanage and his service to the state, including as a kidnapper of Japanese citizens , and later as a signal operator stationed on a fishing boat. Due ... (Wikipedia)
1Q84 Book 1
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal and mysterious journey of two people in a strange alternate world.
The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)
1Q84 Book 2
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal exploration of the power of love, set in an alternate reality.
The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
A man is taken on a journey through alternate universes, as he struggles to get back to his family.
Jason Dessen is walking home through the chilly Chicago streets one night, looking forward to a quiet evening in front of the fireplace with his wife, Daniela, and their son, Charlie—when his reality ... (Goodreads)
1Q84: Book Three
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal journey of two characters intertwined in a strange alternate reality.
The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple
An eccentric mother's mysterious disappearance leads to a family journey of exploration and redemption.
Bernadette Fox has vanished. When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for ... (Goodreads)
A Game of You
by Neil Gaiman
A woman's journey of self-discovery, exploring the mysterious, magical world of her imagination.
The central character of A Game of You is Barbie, introduced as a resident of the house where Rose Walker stayed during the events of, The Doll's House, , wherein Barbie dreamt a vivid dream of ... (Wikipedia)
Lost in a Good Book
by Jasper Fforde
A journey through the magical world of fiction as a character attempts to find a way out of the book.
Three months after the events of The Eyre Affair , Thursday Next is happily married to Landen Parke-Laine and working as a literary detective out of Swindon . One day, Thursday meets her father, a ... (Wikipedia)
The Fall of the House of Usher - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
by Edgar Allan Poe
A man's descent into madness as he visits an ominous estate, beset by death and horror.
The story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking ... (Wikipedia)
Elantris
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic fantasy tale of a cursed city and its inhabitants’ struggles to restore its former glory.
Elantris was once a place of magic, and the immortal Elantrians were gods in the eyes of people, with the divine ability to create and heal with a mere wave of a hand. Anyone in Arelon had the ... (Wikipedia)
The Bronze Horseman
by Paullina Simons
A sweeping epic romance set in Stalinist Russia, exploring the power of love amidst tragedy.
Librarian note: alternate covers for this edition can be found, here, and, here, and, here,. During the summer of 1941 the Metanov family are living a hard life in Leningrad. As the German armies ... (Goodreads)
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
A young boy's fantastical journey through a giant peach, encountering a host of strange creatures.
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
A comedic fantasy adventure full of humor, absurdities, and unexpected turns.
The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants – Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen – who themselves stand on ... (Wikipedia)
Worlds' End
by Neil Gaiman
A mythical road trip through a surreal landscape of forgotten stories and folk tales.
A "reality storm" draws an unusual cast of characters together. They take shelter in a tavern, where they amuse each other with their life stories. Although Morpheus is never a focus in these ... (Goodreads)
The Blue Castle
by L.M. Montgomery
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, learning to take control of her life and find true happiness.
Valancy Stirling is twenty-nine, unmarried (and thus considered an " old maid "), and has lived her entire life with her nagging mother and gossip-minded extended family who actively discourage ... (Wikipedia)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
A humorous account of a middle schooler's daily life, full of ups and downs.
Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving. Desperate to prove his new found ... (Goodreads)
The Book of Lost Things
by John Connolly
An imaginative journey of a young boy, who must venture into a dark fantasy world to find a way home.
High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Angry and ... (Goodreads)
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
A whimsical adventure through a magical land, searching for a way out of the boredom of everyday life.
Milo is a boy bored by the world around him; every activity seems a waste of time. He arrives home from another boring day at school to find a mysterious package. Among its contents are a small ... (Wikipedia)
Rose Madder
by Stephen King
A woman's escape from an abusive husband leads to a fantastical journey of self-discovery.
In 1985, Rose Daniels' husband, Norman, beats her while she is four months pregnant, causing her to miscarry . Rose considers leaving Norman but dismisses the idea: Norman is a policeman, and is ... (Wikipedia)
Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
A man's attempt to escape the pressures of adult life and find freedom.
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, formerly a high school basketball star, is now 26, and has a job selling a kitchen gadget named MagiPeeler. He is married to Janice, who was a salesgirl at the store where he ... (Wikipedia)
Madeline's Rescue
by Ludwig Bemelmans
An adventurous young girl discovers a missing statue in the Parisian sewers.
Madeline falls into the Seine River one day and is saved by a stray dog. Miss Clavel and the girls cannot find the owner of the dog, so the girls decide to keep it and name it Genevieve. But problem ... (Wikipedia)
Papillon
by Henri Charrière
An account of an unjustly convicted man's escape from a notorious French penal colony.
Henri Charrière, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French ... (Goodreads)
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
A young woman's struggle to find her place in society, while being held back by her family.
The play is introduced to the audience by Tom, the narrator and protagonist, as a memory play based on his recollection of his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Because the play is based on memory, ... (Wikipedia)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
by François Rabelais
An epic tale of two giants and their humorous adventures.
The full modern English title for the work commonly known as, Pantagruel, is, The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of the Very Renowned Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes, Son of the Great Giant ... (Wikipedia)
The Woman in the Dunes
by Kōbō Abe
A man finds himself stuck in a remote village, struggling to escape a mysterious sand pit.
In 1955, , Jumpei Niki, , a schoolteacher from Tokyo, visits a fishing village to collect insects. After missing the last bus, he is led by the villagers, in an act of apparent hospitality, to a ... (Wikipedia)
Bad Monkey
by Carl Hiaasen
A comedic mystery involving crime, corruption, and a talking dead monkey.
In mid-July, a sportfisherman tourist off the Florida Keys reels in a severed human arm. The Monroe County Sheriff Sonny Summers, who is hyper-sensitive to any publicity threat to the Keys' tourist ... (Wikipedia)
The Enchanted April
by Elizabeth von Arnim
Four women embark on a journey to a magical Italian villa, discovering joy and transformation.
The novel follows four dissimilar women in 1920s England who leave their rainy, grey environments to go on holiday in Italy. Mrs Arbuthnot and Mrs Wilkins, who belong to the same ladies' club but ... (Wikipedia)
Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide
by J.K. Rowling
An irreverent and humorous look at the wizarding world of Hogwarts.
'The Ministry of Magic felt strongly, however, that to construct an additional wizarding station in the middle of London would stretch even the Muggles' notorious determination not to notice magic ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Castle of Otranto
by Horace Walpole
A dark gothic tale of romance and horror, featuring a cursed Italian castle.
First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In it Walpole attempted, as he declared in the Preface to ... (Goodreads)
Mistress of Rome
by Kate Quinn
The story of a slave girl and her rise to power in Ancient Rome.
The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the, New York Times, and, USA Today, bestselling author of, The Alice Network., First-century Rome: A ruthless emperor watches over all–and fixes ... (Goodreads)
Weaveworld
by Clive Barker
Fictional world hidden within a tapestry, a group of humans protecting it from evil.
Decades prior to the book's opening, a magical race known as the Seerkind combined all of their powers to create a secret world known as "the Fugue", a carpet into which they wove their most beloved ... (Wikipedia)
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
A young girl’s wild adventures, full of imagination and mischief.
Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for ... (Goodreads)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
A dark fantasy tale of two boys confronting a mysterious and sinister carnival.
One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes , now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre. For ... (Barnes & Noble)
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
by David Wong
An outlandish adventure of a young woman struggling to survive in a madcap world dominated by the wealthy and powerful.
A Winner of the 2016 Alex Awards Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements. An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King
A thrilling fantasy adventure set in a magical kingdom, filled with danger and intrigue.
The Eyes of the Dragon takes place entirely within the realm of Delain (which itself is located within In-World from, The Dark Tower, series, as established in " The Little Sisters of Eluria "). It ... (Wikipedia)
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
by Bill Willingham
An enchanted world of mythical creatures and legendary beings, struggling to protect their way of life.
When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the ... (Goodreads)
The Book of Bunny Suicides
by Andy Riley
A collection of darkly comic tales featuring a group of suicidal bunnies.
Rabbits. We'll never quite know why, but sometimes they decide they've just had enough of this world- and that's when they start getting inventive. The Book of Bunny Suicides follows over one hundred ... (Goodreads)
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
by Neil Gaiman
A collection of short stories featuring mysterious characters and unexpected twists.
In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman , magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world ... (Goodreads)
The Child Thief
by Brom
A dark fantasy adventure through a magical world, brimming with mythical creatures and danger.
Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief—and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games often end in blood. His eyes are sparkling gold, and when he graces you with his smile you are his ... (Goodreads)
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
by Jenna Miscavige Hill
True story of a woman's escape from the oppressive and dangerous world of Scientology.
Jenna Miscavige was raised to obey. As niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige, she grew up at the center of this controversial organization. At 21, she made a break, risking ... (Goodreads)
Hopscotch
by Julio Cortázar
A surrealist journey of self-exploration and imaginative play.
Horacio Oliveira is an Argentinian writer who lives in Paris with his mistress, La Maga, surrounded by a loose-knit circle of bohemian friends who call themselves "the Club." A child's death and La ... (Goodreads)
Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal exploration of love and longing, as two people struggle to come to terms with their feelings.
Sumire is an aspiring writer who survives on a family stipend and the creative input of her only friend, the novel's male narrator and protagonist, known in the text only as 'K'. K is an elementary ... (Wikipedia)
Castle in the Air
by Diana Wynne Jones
A magical story of adventure and discovery, filled with magical creatures and unexpected twists.
Castle in the Air follows the adventures of Abdullah, a handsome young carpet salesman from Zanzib, who daydreams constantly about being a stolen prince. One day a strange traveler comes to his stand ... (Wikipedia)
Hear the Wind Sing
by Haruki Murakami
A young man's journey of self-discovery and exploration of life's possibilities.
Feeling writing as a terribly painful task, the narrator re-tells the story of his 1970 summer. He was a student at a university in Tokyo then, and returned to his seaside hometown in Niigata for ... (Wikipedia)
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
by Christopher Moore
A quirky and surreal journey into a small town filled with strange characters.
Pine Cove suffers a major crisis when the town psychiatrist, Val Riordan — who has been haphazardly issuing prescriptions instead of dealing with the real mental problems of her patients — suffers a ... (Wikipedia)
Destined for an Early Grave
by Jeaniene Frost
A vampire hunter faces off against her greatest enemy in a race to save her husband’s life.
Her dreams leave her in grave danger… Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they’ve fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and ... (Goodreads)
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois
An explorer discovers a secret island full of fantastical inventions and odd characters.
The introduction compares two types of journeys: one that aims to reach a place within the shortest time, and another that begins without regard to speed and without a destination in mind. Balloon ... (Wikipedia)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-Up Adaptation
by Robert Sabuda
A visual journey through the magical world of Wonderland, presented in a unique and interactive style.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is Robert Sabuda's most amazing creation ever, featuring stunning pop-ups illustrated in John Tenniel's classic style. The text is faithful to Lewis Carroll's ... (Barnes & Noble)
Yukon Ho!
by Bill Watterson
A mischievous yet lovable young boy finds himself in a series of humorous adventures.
The spirit of childhood leaps to life again with boundless energy and magic in Yukon Ho! , a collection of adventures featuring rambunctious six-year-old Calvin and his co-conspirator tiger-chum, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Caraval
by Stephanie Garber
Sisters journey through a mysterious, magical world to save each other from an arranged marriage.
The acclaimed, New York Times, bestseller! Welcome, welcome to, Caraval, — Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. It’s the closest you'll ever find to magic in ... (Barnes & Noble)
1Q84 #1-2
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal and magical story of two people trying to find each other amidst a strange alternate universe.
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, ... (Goodreads)
Austenland
by Shannon Hale
A romantic comedy about a woman's search for romance in a Jane Austen-inspired theme park.
Austenland tells the story of 32-year-old Jane Hayes, an average New York woman who secretly has an unhealthy obsession with Mr. Darcy from the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . After Jane ... (Wikipedia)
The Maze Runner
by James Dashner
A group of teens must solve a deadly maze to escape a mysterious and dangerous world.
Thomas wakes up in a metal elevator that brings him to the Glade. He has no memory of who he is or how he got there. He gradually discovers that the Glade is run by two boys: Alby, the leader, and ... (Wikipedia)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set
by Rick Riordan
An adventurous quest for the demigod Percy Jackson to save the world from a powerful enemy.
All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, in paperback, collected in a boxed set fit for demigods, complete with a bonus poster! Now with glorious new cover art and ... (Barnes & Noble)
In Patagonia
by Bruce Chatwin
A journey through the far reaches of Patagonia, exploring its culture and history.
An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwin’s exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, ... (Goodreads)
Un Lun Dun
by China Miéville
A girl discovers an alternate London and embarks on an adventure to save it from an evil force.
The book begins with two twelve-year-old girls, Zanna and Deeba, who have begun to notice several strange things happening around them, all of them centring on Zanna. After she and her friends are ... (Wikipedia)
The Nonexistent Knight
by Italo Calvino
A knight's surreal quest to find an elusive castle, full of mysterious characters and adventures.
The protagonists of this novel are two paladins of Charlemagne: the non-existent knight, named Agilulf (he is in fact a lucid empty armor) and an inexperienced and passionate young man, Rambaldo. The ... (Wikipedia)
Wolf in White Van
by John Darnielle
A mysterious, psychological journey of a reclusive man, linked to a game he created.
Sean Phillips lives with a caretaker after shooting himself in the head at age 17, causing facial disfigurement. The circumstances of the shooting are initially left ambiguous. Sean's relationship ... (Wikipedia)
Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others
by Mike Mignola
A thrilling supernatural adventure of a demon on a mission to save humanity from destruction.
This Hellboy short-story collection includes the following stories with the author’s notes preceding each tale: “Wolves of Saint August”; “The Corpse and the Iron Shoes”; “A Christmas Underground”; ... (Goodreads)
Walt Disney's Peter Pan
by Eugene Bradley Coco
Classic tale of a young boy and his flying adventures to the magical world of Neverland.
With illustrations and vocabulary the kids can understand, this book provides an easy way for the kids to understand the story (of Peter Pan). It is a must for any children's book collection. ... (Goodreads)
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Mischievous fourth-graders prank their principal, creating a superhero in the process.
One day, fourth graders George and Harold pull a series of practical jokes at the school's football game, from putting black pepper in the cheerlader’s pom-poms to filling the ball with helium, which ... (Wikipedia)
Carry On, Jeeves
by P.G. Wodehouse
A series of comedic stories filled with eccentric characters, witty banter and outrageous scenarios.
The titles of the first story in this collection—'Jeeves Takes Charge'— and the last—'Bertie Changes His Mind'—sum up the relationship of twentieth-century fiction's most famous comic characters. In ... (Goodreads)
Jumper
by Steven Gould
A young man discovers he can teleport and embarks on a thrilling adventure.
One evening, while being physically abused by his father, David "Davy" Rice unexpectedly teleports (or "jumps") and finds himself in the local library, the Stanville Library. This is a place that ... (Wikipedia)
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by Jen Campbell
Lighthearted collection of humorous conversations between bookshop customers and staff.
A simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese—“What is your biggest pet peeve?”—inspired Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore. “Did ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Scar
by China Miéville
A fantastical journey of survival in a dangerous, watery underworld.
The Scar opens with the journey of a small ship which has set out from the city New Crobuzon (the setting of Perdido Street Station ). It is heading to the city's new colony, Nova Esperium, which ... (Wikipedia)
Lair of Dreams
by Libba Bray
A young woman discovers supernatural abilities to navigate through a world of dreams and nightmares.
The thrilling supernatural sequel in The Diviners series by #1, New York Times, bestselling author Libba Bray! The longing of dreams draws the dead, and this city holds many dreams. After a ... (Barnes & Noble)
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
by Dave Eggers
Two friends travel around the world, seeking adventure and an understanding of life's purpose.
Will has surprisingly come into a large amount of money, around $32,000. His photograph screwing in a light bulb has been made a silhouette and is being used as a picture for the company's light bulb ... (Wikipedia)
Cycles
by Brian K. Vaughan
A young man's escapist journey to a magical island, discovering himself and his family's secrets.
On July 17, 2002, all living mammals with a Y chromosome —including embryos and sperm —simultaneously die, with the exception of a young amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his Capuchin ... (Wikipedia)
Why We Took the Car
by Wolfgang Herrndorf
Two teenage boys embark on a journey of self-discovery, learning to accept life's uncertainties.
Maik Klingenberg,14, comes from an affluent but dysfunctional family home in Marzahn , a part of eastern Berlin. In school he is an outsider, which is why at the beginning of summer break he is not ... (Wikipedia)
Going After Cacciato
by Tim O'Brien
An ambitious soldier's surreal quest to bring a fellow soldier home from war.
Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found, here, Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of ... (Goodreads)
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A young man's thrilling escape from kidnappers and the pursuit of justice.
The main character and narrator is 17-year-old David Balfour. (Balfour is Stevenson's mother's maiden name.) His parents have recently died, and he is out to make his way in the world. He is given a ... (Wikipedia)
Nights at the Circus
by Angela Carter
A daring aerialist's enchanting journey across Europe, exploring the power of imagination.
Nights at the Circus begins with American journalist Jack Walser interviewing Sophie Fevvers in her London dressing room, following her performance in the circus which employs her. Fevvers claims to ... (Wikipedia)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
by Manuel Puig
An unlikely friendship between two prisoners, exploring themes of sexuality, fantasy and politics.
Two prisoners, Luis Molina and Valentín Arregui, share a cell in a Buenos Aires prison. The story takes place between September 9, 1975 and October 8, 1975. , Molina, a transgender woman, is in jail ... (Wikipedia)
Bleach, Vol. 1
by Tite Kubo
A young man discovers he has supernatural powers and must save the world from evil forces.
Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Ersatz Elevator
by Lemony Snicket
A mysterious series of events surrounding a hidden elevator and a secret society.
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place ... (Barnes & Noble)
Visions of Sugar Plums
by Janet Evanovich
A romantic comedy about a woman's search for love and the holiday surprises that ensue.
**A Stephanie Plum “In Between the Numbers” Christmas novel** It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. ... (Goodreads)
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