Good & Evil

How do we uphold goodness in a world where it can seem impossible? What are the consequences to the human heart when we fail to live up to the ideals of goodness? These are some of the questions posed by the texts in this collection which explores the theme of Good & Evil.

After The First Death

by Robert Cormier

Publication year 1979

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Death, Fear, Good & Evil

Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Military & War, Trauma & Abuse, American Literature, Education, Education, Grief & Death, Realistic Fiction

After the First Death (1979) by Robert Cormier is a juvenile suspense/horror that examines the fragility of life through a terrorist hijacking of a bus full of children. The book in conjunction with Cormier’s two most famous teen titles, The Chocolate War (1974) and I Am the Cheese (1977), won him the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the Young Adult Services Division of the American Library Association in 1991. Cormier was born in 1925 and... Read After The First Death Summary

After Virtue

by Alasdair MacIntyre

Publication year 1981

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Good & Evil, Community, Self Discovery, Order & Chaos

Tags Philosophy, Postmodernism, Religion & Spirituality, Arts & Culture, World History, Philosophy, Classic Fiction, Politics & Government

An influential work of moral philosophy, After Virtue (1981) by the Scottish-born philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre takes a bleak view of the state of modern moral dialogue, viewing it as suffering from a lack of rational thought and an inability to resolve disagreements. By looking at older forms of moral discourse, such as Aristotle’s moral framework, and comparing them to the modern version, he generally finds the modern moral framework to be lacking and suggests fixes... Read After Virtue Summary

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

by Heather Fawcett

Publication year 2026

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Grief, Loneliness, Love, Memory, The Past, Animals, Appearance & Reality, Nature Versus Nurture, Siblings, Community, Good & Evil, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction

Published in 2026, Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter is a cozy fantasy novel by Heather Fawcett, author of the New York Times bestselling Emily Wilde series. The story is set in a magical version of Montréal and centers on Agnes Aubert, a 35-year-old widow whose struggling cat shelter is destroyed in a battle between magicians. Desperate to find a new space before winter, she rents a suspiciously affordable and opulent shop, only to discover it... Read Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter Summary

A Head Full of Ghosts

by Paul G. Tremblay

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Good & Evil, Siblings, Family

Tags Horror & Suspense, Psychological Fiction, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (2015) is a horror novel published by William Morrow. It is the fifth of Tremblay’s 10 novels, and was optioned in 2016 by Focus Features for screen adaptation. His seventh novel, The Cabin at the End of the World (2018), winner of the Bram Stoker and Locus Awards, was also adapted for the screen; it was released in 2023 as the M. Night Shyamalan film Knock at... Read A Head Full of Ghosts Summary

Ahimsa

by Supriya Kelkar

Publication year 2017

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Politics & Government, Social Class, Community, Nation, Equality, Justice, Good & Evil, Order & Chaos, Religion & Spirituality, Power & Greed, Truth & Lies, Colonialism, Education, Family

Tags Historical Fiction, Social Justice, Social Class, Education, World History, Asian History, European History, Incarceration, Politics & Government, Children`s Literature, Indian Literature, Arts & Culture

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All In

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Fear, Grief, Hate & Anger, Memory, Revenge, Shame & Pride, Death, The Past, Appearance & Reality, Family, Fathers, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Community, Good & Evil, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Religion & Spirituality

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All's Well

by Mona Awad

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Revenge, Gender Identity, Appearance & Reality, Art, Good & Evil

Tags Horror & Suspense, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction

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All The Lovely Bad Ones

by Mary Downing Hahn

Publication year 2008

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Justice, Good & Evil, Siblings

Tags Horror & Suspense, Poverty, Trauma & Abuse, Relationships, Bullying, American Literature, Science Fiction, Children`s Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality

All The Lovely Bad Ones is a 2008 middle-grade fiction book written by Mary Downing Hahn, a prolific children’s author who has authored several award-winning novels. The book’s title is taken from the poem “Little Orphant Annie” by James Whitcomb Riley, which the author inscribed to all children—including “all the lovely bad ones.” All The Lovely Bad Ones won an Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for Children and the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award.All The Lovely... Read All The Lovely Bad Ones Summary

All the Sinners Bleed

by S. A. Cosby

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Politics & Government, Race, Good & Evil, Religion & Spirituality, Justice

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Southern Literature, Race & Racism, Trauma & Abuse, African American Literature, Social Justice, Modern Classic Fiction

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