Popular Study Guides

The Popular Study Guides Collection brings together a selection of our most-visited Guides in one convenient place. Featuring titles ranging from classic literature with enduring appeal to popular book club picks, this Collection represents a diverse array of literature readers can't get enough of.

The Measure

by Nikki Erlick

Publication year 2022

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Death, Self Discovery, Grief, Emotions/Behavior: Courage

Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Modern Classic Fiction, Magical Realism

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The Ministry of Time

by Kaliane Bradley

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Perseverance, Love, Regret, Race, Future, The Past, Climate, Environment, Social Class, Community, Economics, Globalization, Immigration, Nation, Politics & Government, War, Fate, Good & Evil, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Science & Technology, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

Tags World History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction

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The Mysterious Island

by Jules Verne

Publication year 1875

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Friendship, Community, Safety & Danger, Order & Chaos, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Animals, Place

Tags Classic Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Survival Fiction, French Literature

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The Mysterious Stranger

by Mark Twain

Publication year 1916

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Good & Evil

Tags Classic Fiction, Fantasy, Philosophy, American Literature

The Mysterious Stranger is a novella by famed American author and satirist Mark Twain (1835-1910). He wrote it between 1897 and 1908, in the years leading up to his death, but left it unfinished. Most editions in circulation are the result of his literary executors and editors combining variations of Twain’s unfinished manuscripts. The novella is tonally and thematically different from many of Twain’s more popular works, including supernatural elements and grappling with questions of... Read The Mysterious Stranger Summary

Then

by Morris Gleitzman

Publication year 2008

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Revenge, Art, Safety & Danger, Good & Evil

Tags Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Survival Fiction, Holocaust, World War II, Military & War, Trauma & Abuse, Children`s Literature, World History

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Theodore Boone

by John Grisham

Publication year 2010

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Justice, Family, Education, Immigration, Guilt

Tags Crime & Law, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Realistic Fiction

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is a 2010 middle-grade novel written by John Grisham, and it is the first installment in the Theodore Boone series. Grisham is an experienced layer and writer of over 30 novels, with most of his writing in the legal thriller genre. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is Grisham’s first foray into writing for a younger audience, which the author called a challenge in shifting the way he thought about his writing approach... Read Theodore Boone Summary

The Old Willis Place

by Mary Downing Hahn

Publication year 2004

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Death, Friendship, Siblings, Loyalty & Betrayal, Childhood & Youth, Forgiveness, Loneliness, Family, Guilt, Truth & Lies

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Grief & Death, Science Fiction, Children`s Literature, Religion & Spirituality

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The One

by John Marrs

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Fate, Science & Technology

Tags Horror & Suspense, Science Fiction, Romance, Psychological Fiction, Relationships, Technology, Love & Sexuality, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction

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