Romance

"The course of true love never did run smooth," wrote William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream—and he knew what he was talking about. A text from this study guide collection might be just the thing to remind you of the bliss and pain of love.

The Gilded Ones

by Namina Forna

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Shame & Pride, Gender Identity

Tags Fantasy, Magical Realism, Action & Adventure, Coming of Age, Trauma & Abuse, Gender & Feminism, Diversity, Race & Racism, African Literature, Science Fiction, Romance

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The Giver of Stars

by Jojo Moyes

Publication year 2019

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family

Tags Historical Fiction, World History, Romance

The Giver of Stars (2019) by JoJo Moyes is a work of women’s fiction that can also be categorized as historical fiction. Not long after its publication, The Giver of Stars became embroiled in controversy when another author, Kim Michele Richardson, noted similarities between her book about the WPA Pack Horse Librarians, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, and Moyes’s novel. Moyes is the bestselling author of Me Before You, and The Giver of Stars... Read The Giver of Stars Summary

The Goal

by Elle Kennedy

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Guilt, Love, Masculinity, Sexual Identity, Birth, Death, Family, Social Class, Community, Education

Tags Romance

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The Grandest Game

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Perseverance, Memory, Revenge, Death, The Past, Fathers, Siblings, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Fate, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies, Wins & Losses

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Horror & Suspense

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The Great Alone

by Kristin Hannah

Publication year 2018

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Daughters & Sons, Family

Tags Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance

The Great Alone (2017) by prolific author Kristin Hannah, known for Firefly Lane (2008), The Nightingale (2015), and The Women (2024), tells the story of Leni Allbright’s coming of age in Alaska. The narrative encompasses Leni’s arrival, departure, and eventual return as an adult to the small town of Kaneq. The novel begins when Leni is 13 and her father decides to move the family to Alaska. Ernt Allbright, a Vietnam veteran who suffers post-traumatic... Read The Great Alone Summary

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Publication year 1925

Genre Novel, Fiction

Tags The Lost Generation, Music, Modern Classic Fiction, Dramatic Literature, Modernism, American Literature, Classic Fiction, Education, Education, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance

The Great Gatsby is a fiction novel published in 1925 by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Inspired by Fitzgerald’s experiences during the Jazz Age of the 1920s, The Great Gatsby captures the prosperity and the hedonism of the era through a cast of characters who reside in the fictional Long Island towns of West Egg and East Egg. Despite a cold reaction from critics and audiences upon its release, many modern scholars include The... Read The Great Gatsby Summary

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

Publication year 2008

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Literature, War, Friendship

Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, World War II, Military & War, World History

Written in epistolary form, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a historical novel set during the German Occupation of the English Channel Islands during World War II (WWII). The novel was co-written by Mary Ann Shaffer, an editor, librarian, and bookshop clerk, and her niece, Annie Barrows, author of the Ivy and Bean children’s books series. Shaffer began writing the novel, but when she was diagnosed with cancer she requested Barrows’s help... Read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Summary

The Guncle

by Steven Rowley

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Grief, Loneliness, Love, Sexual Identity, Death

Tags LGBTQ+, Humor, Realistic Fiction, Grief & Death, Parenting, American Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance

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