mimi10v3Twentieth-century fiction and its near edges: ambitious novels, formal experiments, historical reckonings, and speculative worlds whose ideas are inseparable from voice. This is the bridge between inherited classics and the literary present.
The recorded ratings average 4.3/10, with 0 perfect tens. Recurring authors include Roald Dahl.
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Bridge to Terabithia
About the bookSet in rural Virginia, this novel follows Jess, a ten-year-old boy whose life is defined by the rigid expectations of his family and the isolation of his small community. His world shif…
1.5/10Modern Literature : Children'sFup
About the bookFup is a short, whimsical fable centered on the unlikely friendship between an eccentric grandfather, his young grandson, and a duck named Fup. The story follows the duck's adventures,…
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| Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson | 1972 | 7 | Read | → |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | 1964 | — | Read | → |
| From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | E. L. Konigsburg | 1967 | — | Read | → |
| Fup | Jim Dodge | 1983 | 1.5 | Read | → |
| Harriet the Spy | Louise Fitzhugh | 1960 | — | Read | → |
| Hatchet | Gary Paulsen | 1986 | — | Read | → |
| Matilda | Roald Dahl | 1988 | — | Read | → |
| Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | 1901 | — | Read | → |
| The Black Stallion (series) | Walter Farley | — | — | Read | → |
| Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbitt | 1975 | — | Read | → |