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 Titles Modern Fiction Classic Fiction Nonfiction Plays Essays Poetry Middle Grade/YA

The Boyfriend Project

Farrah Rochon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Boy in the Burning House

Tim Wynne-Jones

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

The Boy on the Beach

Tima Kurdi

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

The Boys

Ron Howard, Clint Howard

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

The Boys From Brazil

Ira Levin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Boys in the Trees

Mary Swan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Boys of Summer

Roger Kahn

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1972

The Boys of Winter

Wilfrid Sheed

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

William Kamkwamba

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Boy Without a Flag

Abraham Rodriguez Jr.

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1992

The Braindead Megaphone

George Saunders

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2007

The Brave

Robert Lipsyte

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1991

The Breakaway

Jennifer Weiner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Break-In

Katherine Faulkner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Breakthrough

Gwen Ifill

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

The Breakup

Kurt Andersen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Brethren

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

The Bride of Lammermoor

Sir Walter Scott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1819

The Bridesmaid

Cate Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Bride Test

Helen Hoang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Bridge at Andau

James Michener

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1957

The Bridge Battle

Jacqueline Davies

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Brighter the Light

Mary Ellen Taylor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Brightest Night

Tui T. Sutherland

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The Bright Forever

Lee Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Broken Cord

Michael Dorris

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1989

The Broken Girls

Simone St. James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Broken Jug

Heinrich von Kleist

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1808

The Broken Vows

Catharina Maura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Broker

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War

Stephen Kinzer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

The Brothers Mckay

Craig Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Browning Version

Terence Rattigan

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1948

The Bullet Swallower

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

Robert Cormier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1983

The Bunker Diary

Kevin Brooks

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Burden of Proof

Scott Turow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution

Peter Hessler

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

The Buried Mirror

Carlos Fuentes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992

The Burning Girl

Claire Messud

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Burning Land

Bernard Cornwell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Burning Library

Gilly Macmillan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Burn Journals

Brent Runyon

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

The Burnout

Sophie Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Burnout Society

Byung-Chul Han

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Bushwhacked Piano

Thomas McGuane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

The Busybody Book Club

Freya Sampson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Butcher Boy

Patrick Mccabe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Butcher Legacy

Alaina Urquhart

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Butler Did It

Kasey Michaels

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Butterfly Mosque

G. Willow Wilson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

The Cabin

Natasha Preston

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Cactus

Sarah Haywood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Caine Mutiny

Herman Wouk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1951

The Calculating Stars

Mary Robinette Kowal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Camel Bookmobile

Masha Hamilton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Candy Smash

Jacqueline Davies

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Captive Kingdom

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Captive Mind

Czesław Miłosz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1953

The Cardinal of the Kremlin

Tom Clancy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Cardturner

Louis Sachar

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Care and Management of Lies

Jacqueline Winspear

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Caretaker

Harold Pinter

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1960

The Carnivore Code

Paul Saladino

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Carnivorous Carnival

Lemony Snicket

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

The Carrying

Ada Limón

Nonfiction | Poetry Collection | Adult | Published in 2018

The Cartel

Don Winslow

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Carter Family

David Lasky, Frank M. Young

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2007

The Casanova

T. L. Swan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1927

The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein

Peter Ackroyd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Case for America

Bret Baier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Case for Faith

Lee Strobel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

The Castaways

Lucy Clarke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Castaways

Elin Hilderbrand

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Castle

Jon Ronson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Castle of Crossed Destinies

Italo Calvino

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969

The Casual Vacancy

J. K. Rowling

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

Paula Danziger

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1974

The Catcher Was a Spy

Nicholas Dawidoff

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1994

The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1957

The Cat's Table

Michael Ondaatje

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Cattle Raid of Cooley

Anonymous

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 750

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

Lilian Jackson Braun

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Elizabeth Coatsworth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1930

The Cement Garden

Ian McEwan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

The Cenci

Antonin Artaud

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1935

The Centaur

John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Chalk Man

C. J. Tudor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Challenger Launch Decision

Diane Vaughan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

The Chaneysville Incident

David Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

The Change

Kirsten Miller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Changelings

Christina Soontornvat

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Changeover

Margaret Mahy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Thomas Keneally

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

Max Fisher

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

Olivia Fox Cabane

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Charlie Method

Elle Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Chateau

Jaclyn Goldis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023