Ink Blood Sister Scribe, published in 2023, is Emma Törzs’s debut novel. Törzs earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana in Missoula. Set between Antarctica, Vermont, and London, the novel exemplifies magical realism: It takes place in a realistic world but centers around magical books written in the blood of Scribes. Through half-sisters and protagonists Joanna and Esther, the novel explores the complexities of Family, Estrangement, and Personal Identity. In the... Read Ink Blood Sister Scribe Summary

Written in 2018 by Kenneth Oppel, the middle grade novel Inkling employs magical realism to relate the story of a sentient ink splotch who helps a family to cope with the long-lasting grief of losing a family member. Inkling received several awards after its publication, including the New York Times Notable Book, Sundogs Award, Amazon Best Book of the Year, and Quill and Quire Best Book.This guide refers to the 2018 Kindle e-book edition which was published... Read Inkling Summary

In Pieces is a 2018 memoir by American actress Sally Field. In her book, Field reflects candidly on her tumultuous upbringing as the child of divorced parents and an abusive stepfather, revealing the trauma that impacted her personal and professional development.Field traces the development of her early career, showing how her personal life affected her professional choices and her preference for intimate discussions over show-business gossip. By focusing on the dissonance between her on-screen performances... Read In Pieces Summary

The story opens in February 1975. Hà lives with her mother and three older brothers (Brother Quang, Brother Vũ, and Brother Khôi) in Saigon, South Vietnam. Hà knows her father, a naval officer, only through Mother’s stories and memories; he disappeared nine years earlier, a victim of the Communist Army of North Vietnam. Hà learns fractions, practices embroidery, and celebrates the start of the new lunar year on Tết (February 11). As spring and Hà’s... Read Inside Out And Back Again Summary

Born without arms, 13-year-old Aven Green approaches her unique life with good humor, grace, and unflagging positivity—until her parents take a job managing a worn-out Western theme park in Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (2017). Suddenly the new kid at school, Aven discovers that others have trouble seeing past her disability to the creative, funny person inside. Aven’s life changes when she meets Connor, who struggles with Tourette syndrome. Author Dusti Bowling’s... Read Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Summary

Instructions for Dancing is a young adult magical realism/romance novel penned by Nicola Yoon and published in 2021. The protagonist, 17-year-old Evie Thomas, is mysteriously bestowed the power to predict the romantic fates of couples via visions she sees when they kiss. As a result of these visions and her parents’ recent divorce—due to her father’s affair—Evie has a jaded perspective when she meets her romantic interest, Xavier “X” Woods, in dance class. Though she... Read Instructions for Dancing Summary

Interpreter of Maladies is a 1999 short story collection by Jhumpa Lahiri, who is an American of Indian (specifically Bengali) heritage. Lahiri’s publishing debut, the collection was well-received and garnered many awards, including the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the PEN/Hemingway Prize. Its nine stories are works of literary realism that consider the immigrant experience in the United States and contemporary Indian life. They have been held up as a model for high cultural... Read Interpreter of Maladies Summary

“In the American Society” is a short story by Chinese American writer Gish Jen. It was first published in 1986 in the literary quarterly The Southern Review and was reprinted in 1999 in her short fiction collection, Who’s Irish?Jen, like the story’s narrator, is a second-generation American of Chinese descent, and her story tells of the trials faced by two first-generation Americans as they try to assimilate into their new culture while maintaining old ways... Read In the American Society Summary

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse (2015) is a novel by Joseph Marshall III. It tells the story of 11-year-old Jimmy McClean, who discovers his Lakota cultural roots with the help of his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle. As Jimmy travels the country and learns more about himself, he dives into the history of Crazy Horse and the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains, who fought in the American Frontier Wars of the 1800s. Connecting Jimmy... Read In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse Summary

“In the Land of the Free” is the first short story written by British Canadian author Edith Maude Eaton, who was of British and Chinese descent. As one of the first Asian North American writers, her works explored themes of racial discrimination, the difficulties of assimilation, and the effects of the legal system on immigration and kinship. “In the Land of the Free,” originally published by the Montreal Daily Witness in 1890, explores the latter... Read In the Land of the Free Summary

“In the Park” is a 1961 lyric poem by Australian poet and librettist Gwen Harwood that is frequently anthologized. The poem considers the intimate feelings that women face regarding motherhood and marriage, topics not often directly addressed during the time in which Harwood composed the poem. "In the Park" also touches on Harwood's interest in music; her skeptical attitude toward sonnets is reflected in the poem's in the form, rhyme scheme, and word choices.Poet BiographyGwendoline... Read In The Park Summary

Collin Gosselin is one of eight children born to Jon and Kate Gosselin, whose family became the subject of the reality television series Jon & Kate Plus 8. In this memoir, Collin recounts his childhood under constant television surveillance, his escalating mistreatment by his mother, his years-long institutionalization, and his fight to reclaim his identity and voice.The family first appeared on camera in 2006 for a Discovery Health special when the sextuplets, Collin, Joel, Aaden... Read In the Shadow of Eight Summary

Published in 2021, Jeff Zentner’s critically acclaimed coming-of-age novel In the Wild Light reflects the traumatic and emotional journey of 17-year-old Cash Pruitt, whose fledgling poetry proclaims that “The world is knives and wolves / but also swans and stars” (416): a difficult, complex truth that only the most courageous teenagers learn as they transition into adulthood. Cash, along with his best friend, Delaney Doyle, leaves his tiny East Tennessee town for the opportunity to... Read In the Wild Light Summary

Published in 2024, Into the Fading Twilight is a romantic suspense novel by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Cowles. The novel is the second installment in the Starlight Grove series, which follows the interconnected lives and relationships of the five Archer brothers in a small town in Northern California. Cowles is a prolific author known for her character-driven, small-town romance series that blend emotional depth with high-stakes suspense, including the Tattered & Torn series... Read Into the Fading Twilight Summary

Invisible Girl is 2020 thriller by Lisa Jewell, a British novelist who specializes in writing suspense, thriller, and mystery novels. Invisible Girl follows 17-year-old Saffyre Maddox, who decides to stalk her psychiatrist, Roan Fours, after he stops treating her. When Saffyre goes missing, the police investigate the Fours’ neighbor Owen Picks as their primary suspect because of his anti-social behaviors. The novel explores themes of trauma, loneliness, and family dynamics. This guide refers to the... Read Invisible Girl Summary

The first performance of Euripides’s Ion was probably in or around 412 BCE. Euripides was by this point a well-known playwright, as the premier of Ion followed the production of his most-famous play Medea (431 BCE). The play’s title character is the god Apollo’s mortal son Ion. In other versions of the myth, Ion is the son of another of the play’s mortal characters, Xuthus. Euripides thus alters mythic material in pursuit of the following... Read Ion Summary

Iphigenia in Aulis is an Attic, or Greek, tragedy composed by Euripides (circa 480-406 BCE). Attic tragedies were performed in Athens about the 5th century BC. The play has been translated and adapted for various media, from other plays to paintings, operas, novels, and films. This study guide refers to Charles R. Walker’s translation of the play from the third edition of the University of Chicago Press series The Complete Greek Tragedies (2013).Plot SummaryIn the... Read Iphigenia in Aulis Summary

Published in 2018, Pierce Brown’s Iron Gold is the first installment in the Iron Gold dystopian science-fiction tetralogy. It is a sequel to his first series, the Red Rising trilogy, which is set in the same universe and revolves around many of the same characters. The Iron Gold series also includes Dark Age (2019), Light Bringer (2023), and the yet unpublished Red Gold. Set in a futuristic Solar system, Iron Gold begins 10 years after... Read Iron Gold Summary

Iron Lake, the first novel in William Kent Krueger’s popular Cork O’Connor mystery series, was published in 1999 by Atria Books. The novel was acclaimed on release, winning the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, and the Anthony and Barry Awards for Best First Novel in the crime genre. The novel’s protagonist, Cork O’Connor, is a former sheriff in Minnesota, who investigates the murder of a local judge. Krueger draws on his interest in cultural... Read Iron Lake Summary

“I see the boys of summer” is an early poem by notable Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. The poem was first published in Thomas’s debut collection, Eighteen Poems, in 1934 and was well-received by critics, although it didn’t find much commercial success at the time. Emotional and evocative, “I see the boys of summer” takes inspiration from Romanticism, an aesthetic movement beginning in the late 18th century. While not as iconic as Thomas’s most famous poems... Read I see the boys of summer Summary