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Published in 1954, when the author was only 18, Bounjour tristesse was an overnight sensation.

Set against the translucent beauty of France in summer, Bonjour tristesse ("Hello, Sadness") is a bittersweet tale narrated by Cecile, a…

Het Achterhuis is the original Dutch title of The Diary of a Young Girl, also known as The Diary of Anne Frank. It is a book of writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the…

A Season in Hell (French: Une saison en enfer) is an extended poem in prose written and published in 1873 by French writer Arthur Rimbaud. It is the only work that was published by Rimbaud himself. The book had a considerable influence on later…

Christon’s world begins to change when his dream of playing football turns into a nightmare because of bullying. Christon is driven to win by his faith in God and the powerful bond he shares with his mother. He holds firmly to the belief that he’s…

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of friends, a biting wit, and a spot-on BS detector. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie…

Stone Soup is the literary magazine and website 100% written and illustrated by kids through age 13. Now in its 48th year, Stone Soup has been inspiring children to read, write and create their own artworks for publication in our magazine since 1973.…

Jonah is on a mission to break every bone in his body. Everyone knows that broken bones grow back stronger than they were before. And Jonah wants to be stronger—needs to be stronger—because everything around him is falling apart. Breaking, and then…

In the summer of 1816, a young, well-educated woman from England traveled with her lover to the Swiss Alps. Unseasonable rain kept them trapped inside their lodgings, where they entertained themselves by reading ghost stories. At the urging of…

The "Anne Frank of Russia" was 13 when she started a diary of her life in Moscow during Stalin's Great Purge. In 1937 Stalin's secret police ransacked her house and discovered the diary. She, her mother, and two sisters were charged with treason and…

Дневники Анны Франк и Нины Луговской могут рассматриваться как родственные документы. Прежде всего, они принадлежат тому новому разделу общей истории, который выделился в самостоятельную дисциплину, называемую микро-историей. Тоска о любви, жажда ее,…