I Survived the American Revolution, 1776, is one of several books in Lauren Tarshis’s acclaimed I Survived series. The book follows a young boy named Nate who finds himself fighting in the American Revolutionary War during the Battle of Brooklyn. Tackling themes such as found family, courage and sacrifice in pursuit of freedom, and the impact of war, the novel also includes a number of educational illustrations depicting Revolutionary-era uniforms, weapons, and geography that are... Read I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 Summary

I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 is a middle grade chapter book by popular American author Lauren Tarshis. This book is part of the author’s popular I Survived series, which follows fictitious young protagonists who survive a broad range of historical emergencies and disasters. In this novel, 11-year-old Jessie “Jess” Marlow is hiking near Mount St. Helens in Washington state when the volcano suddenly erupts. As she and her companions struggle to... Read I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 Summary

I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 is a 2023 children’s historical fiction novel by American author Lauren Tarshis. Eleven-year-old Jackson Barrett adjusts to life in the seaside town of Valdez, Alaska, after his family’s off-grid cabin burns down, forcing them to seek help from his Uncle Solly. With school problems and friendships on his mind, Jackson is surprised when he suddenly faces a much bigger challenge: surviving a massive earthquake. As Jackson endures the... Read I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 Summary

I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis is a historical fiction novel published in 2022 as part of Tarshis’s bestselling I Survived series, which introduces young readers to pivotal moments in history through the eyes of fictional child protagonists. Tarshis, a longtime editor of Storyworks magazine and an author known for blending research-based accuracy with accessible storytelling, recounts the real-life tragedy of Boston’s 1919 molasses flood—a deadly industrial accident that killed 21... Read I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 Summary

I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937, is a 2016 work of children’s historical fiction by Lauren Tarshis. It is part of the author’s long-running and popular I Survived series, which has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Tarshis is known for writing stories that explore the resilience of young people during significant historical events and disasters. Set in May 1937, the novel uses the real-life catastrophe of the German airship Hindenburg as its... Read I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 Summary

It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel is a 2016 semi-autobiographical young adult novel by Iranian American author Firoozeh Dumas. The novel follows Zomorod, an 11-year-old girl from Iran, who moves with her parents to the United States in the midst of the Iranian Revolution and ensuing hostage crisis. It won the John and Patricia Beatty Award from the California Library Association the New York Historical Society’s 2017 New Americans Children’s History Book Prize, the Sunshine State... Read It Ain't So Awful, Falafel Summary

Lisa Jewell’s 24th novel, It Could Have Been Her (2026), is a psychological thriller that untangles a web of dark family secrets spanning decades. The story follows 55-year-old Jane Trevally, a divorcée living in a decaying Dorset estate who feels her life has lost its purpose. She embarks on an investigation into a young girl’s disappearance with a surprising link to a traumatic incident Jane suffered 26 years earlier. As her investigation progresses, she unearths... Read It Could Have Been Her Summary

It’s a Love Story is a contemporary romance novel by New York Times bestselling author Annabel Monaghan. Originally published in 2025 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, It’s a Love Story traces the first-person narrator Jane Jackson’s journey toward healing, self-reclamation, and love. As Creative Executive at Clearwater Studios in Hollywood, California, Jane is desperate to prove herself in the industry. She brings a new script to her boss but fears defeat when she learns she’ll... Read It's a Love Story Summary

It’s Not All Downhill From Here is a 2020 adult fiction novel by Terry McMillan published by Ballantine Books. The novel follows Loretha Curry, an older Black woman who wonders if her best years are already behind her or if she still has a life to live. McMillan uses Loretha’s story to explore themes of aging, health, enduring friendships, caring families, and perseverance in the face of personal loss.All citations in this guide refer to... Read It's Not All Downhill From Here Summary

Mary Kubica, a New York Times best-selling author of psychological suspense, delivers another twisty domestic thriller with It’s Not Her (2026). Kubica is known for novels such as her 2014 debut, The Good Girl, and Local Woman Missing (2021), which often feature fractured timelines and intricate family secrets. It’s Not Her continues in this vein, opening with what should be a peaceful family vacation in the remote woods of Wisconsin. The retreat turns into a nightmare when... Read It's Not Her Summary

It's Not the End of the World is a young adult novel by Judy Blume that was published by Bradbury Press in 1972. The story centers around 12-year-old Karen Newman, who grapples with the emotional upheaval caused by her parents' decision to divorce. As Karen navigates the complexities of her new reality, the novel delves into themes of family, change, and resilience.Blume is an acclaimed American author whose extensive body of work has earned her... Read It's Not the End of the World Summary

Andrea Beatriz Arango is the author of the middle-grade novel-in-verse Iveliz Explains It All (2022). The titular character, Iveliz, documents her experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression through poems, lists, drawings, and charts. She confronts themes such as The Complexities of Mental Health Conditions, Misunderstandings Between Adults and Young People, and The Importance of Maintaining Balanced Relationships. Iveliz Explains It All, Arango’s debut novel, won a Newbery Honor (2023). Her subsequent books, Something... Read Iveliz Explains It All Summary

I Want to Die, but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (2018) is a memoir by Korean writer Baek Sehee (1990-2025). Originally self-published in 2018, it became a national bestseller in Korea and has since been translated into 25 languages. Using a mixture of therapy transcripts, reflective pieces, short essays, and even a contribution by the author’s psychiatrist, it provides an honest, in-depth account of the author’s struggle to manage Dysthymia (now called Persistent Depressive Disorder)... Read I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Summary

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir (2019) is a graphic memoir illustrated and written by Malaka Gharib. She is a journalist, cartoonist, and graphic novelist who has been published by NPR, the Los Angeles Times, Catapult, The Seventh Wave Magazine, The Nib, Saveur Magazine, The Believer Magazine, and The New Yorker. She works as a reporter for NPR and as a digital editor for the NPR podcast Life Kit, where her work covers... Read I Was Their American Dream Summary

I Will Find You (2023) is Harlan Coben’s 36th suspense thriller, which follows the wrongly convicted David Burroughs as he seeks his missing—allegedly murdered—son. Coben is a bestselling author who won Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards for his Myron Bolitar mystery series, and several of his books have been adapted for Netflix and Amazon Prime. Other works by Coben include Tell No One (2001), Fool Me Once (2016), and The Boy From the Woods (2020).This guide... Read I Will Find You Summary

The third and final installment of the Green Bone Saga trilogy spans over two decades in the struggle between the No Peak and Mountain clans, two powerful organizations on the island nation of Kekon whose members, known as Green Bones, possess superhuman abilities granted by the bioenergetic mineral jade. The novel traces the Kaul family's fight for survival against Ayt Mada, the Pillar (ruling head) of the rival Mountain clan, while navigating international politics, generational... Read Jade Legacy Summary

Published in 2019, Fonda Lee’s Jade War is the second installment in the award-winning Green Bone Saga, an epic urban fantasy series that blends the intricate world-building of high fantasy with the gritty family drama of a crime saga. Following the events of Jade City, the novel finds the Kaul family struggling to maintain control of the No Peak clan in the wake of their leader Kaul Lanshinwan’s assassination. The new Pillar, Lan’s hot-headed brother... Read Jade War Summary

James and the Giant Peach by British author Roald Dahl was first published in 1961. This critically acclaimed children’s novel was made into an award-winning film in 1996. It tells the story of a giant peach that magically grows in a young boy, James’s, back garden—big enough for him to enter the center of the peach and have adventures with the insects who live in there. Dahl is known as one of the 20th century’s greatest... Read James And The Giant Peach Summary

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography is a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, written by Victorian writer Charlotte Brontë and originally published in 1847 under the male pseudonym Currer Bell by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. Through Jane’s life and experiences, Brontë examines social issues including religious hypocrisy, class discrimination, and sexism. Many literary theorists and biographers—including Brontë’s friend and fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell—have noted numerous similarities between the novel’s events and Brontë’s personal history.The novel is... Read Jane Eyre Summary

Jazz by Toni Morrison is the second installment of the Beloved trilogy. Morrison outlines the entirety of the plot in the first paragraph of the novel, allowing the rest of the text to explore the histories and emotional landscapes of the characters. Set in Harlem in the 1920s, Joe Trace has an affair with a young woman named Dorcas. When Dorcas later rejects Joe, he relentlessly searches for her. Joe sees Dorcas dancing with another... Read Jazz Summary