Firestarter (novel) - Wikipedia Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980 It tells the story of a young girl, Charlie McGee, with the ability of pyrokinesis, whose destructive force a ruthless government agency tries to harness for their own purposes
Once (novel) - Wikipedia The Horn Book Guide described Once as "this is the rare Holocaust book for young readers that doesn't alleviate its dark themes with a comforting ending" [8]The School Library Journal recommends this book as a 'read aloud' book, and notes how it contrasts "how children would like to imagine their world with the tragic way that life sometimes unfolds "
Mike Johnson (author) - Wikipedia Michael Oliver Johnson (born 1947) [1] is a New Zealand author and creative writing teacher He has written thirteen novels, eleven books of poetry, several short stories featured in critically acclaimed anthologies, and three children's books
The Poseidon Adventure (novel) - Wikipedia The Poseidon Adventure is an American adventure novel by Paul Gallico, published in 1969 It concerns the capsizing of a luxurious ocean liner, the SS Poseidon, due to an undersea earthquake that causes a 90-foot (27-meter) wave, and the desperate struggles of a handful of survivors to reach the bottom of the liner's hull before the ship sinks
Dreamcatcher (novel) - Wikipedia Kirkus Reviews described the novel as "[t]op suspense with a surreal climax you'd have to read twice " [3] Publishers Weekly stated:The genius shines through in any case, in the images and conceits that blind with brilliance, in the magnificent architecture, in the wide swaths of flat-out riveting reading and, most of all, in the wellsprings of emotions King taps as he plumbs the ties that
Heinlein juveniles - Wikipedia The Heinlein juveniles are the science-fiction novels written by Robert A Heinlein for Scribner's young-adult line Each features "a young male protagonist entering the adult world of conflict, decisions, and responsibilities" [1]
Something Borrowed (novel) - Wikipedia Something Borrowed is a 2005 novel by author Emily Giffin The novel concerns morals regarding friends and relationships It addresses the stigma against single women in their thirties and the pressure that society places on them to get married "This is a realistic situation that women face in today's society", according to one book review [1]
Doctor Sleep (novel) - Wikipedia Doctor Sleep is a 2013 horror novel by American writer Stephen King and the sequel to his 1977 novel The Shining The book reached the first position on The New York Times Best Seller list for print, ebook, and hardcover fiction Doctor Sleep won the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel [1]