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.

Where Angels Fear to Tread

by E. M. Forster

Publication year 1905

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Social Class, Justice, Love

Tags British Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Classic Fiction

E. M. Forster’s debut novel, Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), is a tragicomedy that explores the collision of two vastly different cultures. The story follows the Herritons, a respectable upper-middle-class English family whose carefully ordered world is thrown into chaos when their widowed sister-in-law, Lilia, impulsively marries a handsome and much younger Italian man from a provincial town. Philip Herriton, Lilia’s former brother-in-law, is dispatched from the repressive suburb of Sawston to the passionate... Read Where Angels Fear to Tread Summary

Where She Went

by Gayle Forman

Publication year 2011

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Fame

Tags Realistic Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Music, Romance

Book Details & Major ThemesWhere She Went is a work of young adult fiction by Gayle Forman. The novel was published in 2011 and is the sequel to Froman’s earlier work If I Stay.In If I Stay, Mia Hall is 17 years old and involved in a fatal car crash that kills both her parents and younger brother. The novel unfolds over a 24-hour period where Mia is in a critical condition and has the... Read Where She Went Summary

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

Publication year 2018

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age

Tags Realistic Fiction, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance

Where the Crawdads Sing is the debut novel of Delia Owens. Set in the marshes of coastal North Carolina from the 1940s to the 2000s, the novel is Southern literary fiction that tells the story of Kya, a little girl who comes of age alone after her family abandons her.  Published in 2018 by Putnam, the novel was a New York Times bestseller and a selection of Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine book club. In 2022 it... Read Where the Crawdads Sing Summary

Where the Heart Is

by Billie Letts

Publication year 1995

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Social Class, Perseverance, Mothers, Family, Community

Tags Realistic Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Dramatic Literature, Romance

Where the Heart Is was published in 1995 and is the first novel by award winning American novelist Billie Letts. The novel is set in Letts’s home state of Oklahoma and follows the story of teenager Novalee Nation and her ne’er-do-well boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens. The novel was chosen as a selection for Oprah’s Book Club in December of 1998. It also won the Walker Percy Award in 1994. The novel was made into a... Read Where the Heart Is Summary

Where the Library Hides

by Isabel Ibañez

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Future, The Past, Place, Family, Self Discovery, Colonialism, Economics, Globalization, Politics & Government, Fate, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Mystery & Crime Fiction, World History

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Wildfire

by Hannah Grace

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Shame & Pride, Fathers, Self Discovery

Tags Romance, New Adult, Sports, Education, Education, Modern Classic Fiction

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Winger

by Andrew Smith

Publication year 2013

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Shame & Pride, Sexual Identity, Masculinity, Coming of Age

Tags Humor, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+, Bullying, Sports, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance

Winger is a young adult novel written by American author Andrew Smith and first published in 2013. It belongs to the genre of contemporary early 21st century teen fiction and garnered recognition from the American Library Association (ALA), Publishers Weekly, and the Junior Library Guild. Because of Winger’s storyline involving LGBTQIA+ issues, it was also chosen as part of the ALA’s 2014 Rainbow List in 2014, made up of books for children and young adults... Read Winger Summary

Wings of Starlight

by Allison Saft

Publication year 2025

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Guilt, Hope, Joy, Love, Coming of Age, Future, The Past, Animals, Appearance & Reality, Environment, Nature Versus Nurture, Place, Friendship, Teamwork, Community, Politics & Government, War, Fate, Good & Evil, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies, Wins & Losses

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Fairy Tale & Folklore

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Winter

by Marissa Meyer

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Hope, Teamwork, Politics & Government, Power & Greed

Tags Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Fairy Tale & Folklore, Action & Adventure

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Winter Dreams

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Publication year 1922

Genre Short Story, Fiction

Themes Grief, Death, Power & Greed, Hope

Tags Classic Fiction, American Literature, Relationships, Education, Education, World History, Romance

“Winter Dreams” (1922) is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Gatsby cluster stories,” which informed the creation of his renowned novel The Great Gatsby. Like The Great Gatsby, “Winter Dreams” features the themes of love and longing, the futility of the American dream, illusion and disillusionment, and the fleetingness of time.This study guide references Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald (45 Short Stories and Novels), released in 2013 by ESCBO Publishing.“Winter Dreams” begins in Minnesota when... Read Winter Dreams Summary

Winter Garden

by Kristin Hannah

Publication year 2010

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes War, Family, Mothers, Memory, The Past, Grief, Perseverance

Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, World War II, Russian Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, World History

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