Plot Summary Library

Explore thousands of classic and contemporary titles in a quick-read format. SuperSummary Plot Summaries feature a full synopsis to guide you through key plot points. Browse titles alphabetically or by genre.

There’s more! Find comprehensive chapter-by-chapter summaries and in-depth analyses on over 10,000 more titles in our Study Guide Library.

All TitlesModern FictionClassic FictionNonfictionPlaysEssaysPoetryMiddle Grade/YA
Shelley
Richard Holmes

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1974

Shelter
Jung Yun

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

She Said What?
Maria Braden

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

She Said Yes
Misty Bernall

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1999

She's Not There
Jennifer Finney Boylan

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2003

She Walks In Beauty
Siri L. Mitchell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

She Who Knows
Nnedi Okorafor

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2024

Ship Fever
Andrea Barrett

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1996

Ship of Fools
Katherine Anne Porter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1962

Shizuko's Daughter
Kyoko Mori

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1993

Shock and Awe
Simon Reynolds

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Shooting Star
Peter Temple

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Shooting Stars
Brian Falkner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

Shooting Water
Devyani Saltzman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Short Eyes
Miguel Piñero

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1974

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2012

Shot Ready
Stephen Curry

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Showdown at Gucci Gulch
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Alan S. Murray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

Shug
Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Sickened
Julie Gregory

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2003

Side-Kicked
Russell Brettholtz

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Sight Lines
Arthur Sze

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Silence
Shūsaku Endō

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

Silent Snow, Secret Snow
Conrad Aiken

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1934

Silk
Alessandro Baricco

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1996

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
Patrick Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Silver Bay
Jojo Moyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Silverfin
Charlie Higson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Simple Habits for Complex Times: Powerful Practices for Leaders
Jennifer Garvey Berger, Keith Johnston

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential
Greg Crabtree

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Simply More
Cynthia Erivo

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Since We Fell
Dennis Lehane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Singing in the Rain
Tim Hopgood

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2013

Sing to the Dawn
Minfong Ho

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1975

Sin in the Second City
Karen Abbott

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2007

Sister Citizen
Melissa V. Harris-Perry

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Sisterland
Curtis Sittenfeld

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You
Christopher Durang

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1979

Sisters in the Wilderness
Charlotte Gray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Sisters of the Yam
bell hooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

Six Days of War
Michael Oren

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Six Memos for the Next Millennium
Italo Calvino

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1988

Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
Athol Fugard

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1972

Skeleton Crew
Stephen King

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1985

Skeletons on the Zahara
Dean King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Skellig
David Almond

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Skels
Maggie Dubris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Skim
Mariko Tamaki

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2015

Skinwalkers
Tony Hillerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Xue Xinran

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Sky's End
Marc J Gregson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Slake's Limbo: 121 Days
Felice Holman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1974

Slated
Teri Terry

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Slaughterhouse
Carla H. Krueger

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2009

Slavery and Social Death
Orlando Patterson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1982

Slavery at Sea
Sowande M. Mustakeem

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Sleeping Beauties
Owen King, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1697

Sleeping Giants
Sylvain Neuvel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Sleeping on Jupiter
Anuradha Roy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Sleep It Off, Lady
Jean Rhys

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1936

Sleepless Nights
Elizabeth Hardwick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
Shawn Stevenson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Sleepwalking Land
Mia Couto

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Slipping
John Toomey

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1998

Slot Machine
Chris Lynch

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1995

Slow Days, Fast Company
Eve Babitz

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1977

Slumdog Millionaire
Vikas Swarup

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Slumming
Chad Heap

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Smaller and Smaller Circles
F.H. Batacan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Small Fires: Essays
Julie Marie Wade

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2011

Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

Small Gods
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Small Is Beautiful
Ernst F. Schumacher

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1973

Small Island
Andrea Levy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Small Wonder
Barbara Kingsolver

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2002

Small World
David Lodge

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Smarter Faster Better
Charles Duhigg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Snow
John Banville

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Snow Bird
Lass Small

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

Snowbound
Janice Kay Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Snow Falling in Spring
Moying Li

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2008

Snow in August
Pete Hamill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Snow White
Jacob Grimm

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1812

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Wanda Gág

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1938

So Far from the Bamboo Grove
Yoko Kawashima Watkins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
Fredrick Mckissack, Patricia Mckissack

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 1992

Soldier Dog
Sam Angus

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

Soldier Girls
Helen Thorpe

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Solider's Home
Ernest Hemingway

Fiction | Short Story | Adult

Solve for Happy
Mo Gawdat

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Sombrero Fallout
Richard Brautigan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am
Harry Mazer, Peter Lerangis

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Somebody Scream!
Marcus Reeves

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Some Boys
Patty Blount

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Peter Cameron

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Some Kind of Fairy Tale
Graham Joyce

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Some Luck
Jane Smiley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014