Showing results for "Reader's Joyce" in All Categories

This extraordinary, timely, and must-read novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nova Ren Suma explores freedom and rage as a young woman plots her way back to her hidden mountaintop home after her mother's arrest for murder.​ Three years ago, Talia lived happily in the ruins of the...

A new collection of critical and personal essays on the writing life, from National Book Award—winning and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates. “Why do we write?” With this question, Joyce Carol Oates, in this new collection of seminal essays and criticism, begins an...

World War II is over, but the Honeycutt family is still feeling its devastating effects. Especially Daddy, who can’t forget what he saw on the battlefield and sometimes can’t cope with everyday life. Fourteen-year-old Ellie Honeycutt finds escape at the NASCAR speedway and in her dreams of travel and college. Her twin sister, Ida, clings to family and finds solace in her sketchbook. Once inseparable, the two sisters find themselves growing apart with the start of high school.

It's nighttime in a cemetery. There's a crow in the moonlit sky. Suddenly, something strange appears near a headstone. Then it moves! What creature is lurking in this forgotten place of the dead? Get ready to listen to four spine-tingling stories about haunted cemeteries! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

From James Joyce's Dubliners, "A Little Cloud" is a story of reflection and awareness that challenges thought.

Twisted vines cover crumbling buildings. Shards of glass jut out of empty windows. The wind whips up a cloud of dust. Could someone - or something - be living in this eerie town forgotten by time? Get ready to hear four spine-tingling stories about ghostly towns! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.