Readalong Archive
Julia
Julia by Sandra Newman - Under the ideology of IngSoc and the rule of the Party and its leader Big Brother, Julia is a model citizen - cheerfully cynical, believing in nothing and caring not at all about politics. She routinely breaks the rules but also collaborates with the regime whenever necessary.
Our Missing Hearts (Canada)
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng - Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It’s about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and the power of art to create change.
I Nostri Cuori Perduti (Italy)
I nostri cuori perduti by Celeste Ng - I nostri cuori perduti è una vecchia storia resa nuova, sui modi in cui comunità apparentemente civilizzate possono ignorare l'ingiustizia più bruciante. È una storia sul potere e sui limiti dell'arte di creare il cambiamento, le lezioni e le eredità che trasmettiamo ai nostri figli e come ognuno di noi può sopravvivere a un mondo distrutto con il cuore intatto.
Our Missing Hearts
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng - Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power—and limitations—of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.
The Testaments
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood- The Testaments, Margaret Atwood's follow-up to her classic novel The Handmaid's Tale, returns to that dystopic theocracy 15 years later via three protagonists: Agnes, a girl in Gilead who from a young age rejects marriage, though her parents intend to marry her to a powerful Commander.
Why Visit America
Why Visit America by Bather Baker - A young man breaks the news to his family that he is going to transition from an analogue body to a digital existence. A young woman abducts a child - her own - from a government-run childcare facility. The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the United States.
Cinderella Is Dead
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron - It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.