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.

Dog Man

by Dav Pilkey

Publication year 2016

Genre Graphic Novel/Book, Fiction

Themes Good & Evil, Friendship, Childhood & Youth

Tags Humor, Fantasy, Animals, Children`s Literature

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Eleven

by Sandra Cisneros

Publication year 1991

Genre Short Story, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Power & Greed, Shame & Pride, Justice

Tags Coming of Age, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, American Literature

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El Filibusterismo

by José Rizal

Publication year 1891

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Revenge, Colonialism, Social Class

Tags Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction, Politics & Government, Social Justice, Race & Racism, Social Class, Education, Education, Asian Literature, World History

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Empire of Pain

by Patrick Radden Keefe

Publication year 2021

Genre Biography, Nonfiction

Themes Loyalty & Betrayal, Social Class, Siblings, Art, Trust & Doubt, Economics, Justice, Power & Greed

Tags Health, Politics & Government, US History, Addiction & Substance Abuse, Business & Economics, Crime & Law, Finance, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Science & Nature, World History, Biography

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Enlightenment Now

by Steven Pinker

Publication year 2018

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Economics, Social Class, Education, Globalization, Nation, Politics & Government, Nostalgia, Equality, Justice, Science & Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Truth & Lies, Community

Tags Philosophy, Science & Nature, Psychology, Sociology, Politics & Government, Health, Agriculture, Business & Economics, Social Class, Climate Change, Social Justice, World History, Psychology, Philosophy

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Enough

by Cassidy Hutchinson

Publication year 2023

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Nation, Power & Greed, Truth & Lies, Loyalty & Betrayal

Tags US History, Politics & Government, Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Biography

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Erasure

by Percival Everett

Publication year 2001

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Literature, Language, Race

Tags Humor, Race & Racism, Arts & Culture, African American Literature, Modern Classic Fiction

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Esperanza Rising

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Publication year 2000

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Immigration, Coming of Age

Tags Historical Fiction, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Realistic Fiction, World History, Arts & Culture, Poverty, Social Class

Pam Muñoz Ryan is the award-winning author of over 40 books for new readers, middle-grade students, and young adults. Esperanza Rising (2000) is one of her most popular works and was honored with the 2001 Southern California Judy Lopez Award and the 2001 Arizona Young Adult Book Award. It also became a 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist. Other titles by the same author include Riding Freedom (1998), Becoming Naomi Léon (2004), Paint the... Read Esperanza Rising Summary

Fairview

by Jackie Sibblies Drury

Publication year 2018

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Family, Race, Social Class, Justice

Tags Comedy & Satire, Race & Racism, Education, Education, Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Dramatic Literature

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Fellowship Point

by Alice Elliott Dark

Publication year 2022

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Friendship, Death, Aging, Love, Memory, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Community, Beauty, Animals, Plants, Place, Literature, Perseverance

Tags Historical Fiction, Depression & Suicide, Health, Love & Sexuality, Mental Illness, Parenting, Social Justice, Science & Nature, Modern Classic Fiction

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