Books like 'Miss Witherspoon'
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The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script by Frank Darabont, Stephen King
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis modern film classic, an extraordinary tale of hope and survival inside a maximum security prison, follows the complex twenty-year relationship between two convicts who have little in common—except friendship... -
![The Pledge by Chandra Sparks Splond]()
The Pledge by Chandra Sparks Splond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRaised in a strict household, sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy never had a date. But that was before the guy of her every dream—basketball star Allen Benson—asked her out. She's gone from never-been-kissed to dating the hottest guy in school. And now her new boyfriend is pressuring her to prove she loves him—by having sex... -
![Brothers in Arms by Paul Langan]()
Brothers in Arms by Paul Langan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMartin Luna, a new student at Bluford High, is at the center of this story. Haunted by the tragic death of his little brother, Martin seeks one thing: revenge. But his mother wants more for her only remaining child... -
![No Way Out by Peggy Kern]()
No Way Out by Peggy Kern
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBluford High freshman Harold Davis is trapped. Medical bills for his sick grandmother are piling up, and a social worker has threatened to put him in a foster home. Desperate for money, he reluctantly agrees to work for Londell James, a neighborhood drug dealer. The choice leads him into a world of dangerous streets where no one is safe... -
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![A Hundred Days With You by Roma Dimaandal (whenitcomestolove), James John Andres]()
A Hundred Days With You by Roma Dimaandal (whenitcomestolove), James John Andres
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Dane Perez—the hottest and probably the haughtiest member of the popular school band, Treble Five—gets rebuffed by the girl of his dreams, Barbs Flores, he finds himself in a slump. Dane’s Treble Five barkada then comes up with an ingenious plan to not only get Dane’s groove back, but Barbs as well... -
![The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd]()
The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKeatyn’s crazy life comes together in one perfect script in this special combined addition of the first three books in The Keatyn Chronicles. Book 1 - Stalk Me Keatyn’s life is following the script she wrote for the perfect high school experience. She's popular, goes to the best parties, dates the hottest guy, and sits at the most-coveted lunch table... -
![Streiker's Bride by Robin Hardy]()
Streiker's Bride by Robin Hardy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe had a lot to offer, but his terms were high... -
![Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone, Amir Abrams]()
Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone, Amir Abrams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re the daughters of celebrities—the kind all the teen mags gossip about! But the It Girls of Hollywood High are about to discover that fame has a price. And no friendship—or romance—is safe…. London Phillips will diet as her mother demands. She’ll even date the billionaire her mother has chosen for her. But she won’t give up her secret hottie, Justice Banks... -
![The Dawning of Deliverance by Judith Pella]()
The Dawning of Deliverance by Judith Pella
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a Nation Battles for Its Future, a Young Woman Struggles to Find a Way to Hope and Love in the Midst of Tragedy and Heartache. Though a daughter of a princess and a count, Mariana has grown up as a peasant girl in an obscure village. Suddenly she finds herself thrust back into elite society and must take her rightful place as an aristocrat... -
![Tomodachi by Winna Efendi]()
Tomodachi by Winna Efendi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPernahkah kau bertemu seorang perempuan yang tak pernah lelah menyalakan harap di hatinya? Dalam Tomodachi, kau akan bertemu perempuan itu. Perempuan biasa, tetapi punya harap luar biasa. Baginya, berlari dan menemukan garis akhir adalah sebuah keharusan. Tidak akan ada kata menyerah... -
![Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu by Peyami Safa, Erdem Akakçe]()
Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu by Peyami Safa, Erdem Akakçe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPeyami Safa'nın şaheserlerinden Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu, Türk edebiyatında “insan ruhunun derinliklerinde ve labirentlerinde dolaşan ilk roman” olması ve hasta bir insanı ve onun psikolojisini ele alması bakımından önemli bir yere sahiptir... -
![I For You by Orizuka]()
I For You by Orizuka
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSuatu hari dalam hidupku, kau dan aku bertemu. Masih jelas di ingatanku sosokmu yang memukauku. Lidahku jadi kelu, mulutku terkatup rapat karena malu. Setiap malam, bayangmu menari-nari dalam benakku. Ada sejuta alasan mengapa aku begitu memujamu. Kau menyinari relung gelap hatiku. Kau satu-satunya orang yang ingin kurengkuh. Kau yang bertanggung jawab atas segala rindu... -
![The Zoo Story and Other Plays by Edward Albee]()
The Zoo Story and Other Plays by Edward Albee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis volume of plays contains Edward Albee's four most famous one-act works. They are "Death of Bessie Smith", "Zoo Story", "American Dream", and "Sand Box"... -
![Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt sixteen, Melissa Austin has always worked hard to make things go her way. As the school year begins, her grades are up and she's even landed a coveted spot on the high school Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever.Then suddenly Melissa must face some devastating news about her health... -
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![Brenna Blixen Novels Bundle: Double Clutch, Junk Miles, Slow Twitch by Liz Reinhardt]()
Brenna Blixen Novels Bundle: Double Clutch, Junk Miles, Slow Twitch by Liz Reinhardt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiz Reinhardt's mature YA Brenna Blixen series is now available in a single volume. Brenna explores the ups and downs of young love with loyal and determined Jake Kelly and lovable badass Saxon Maclean at her side. This bundle includes the following: Double Clutch What happens when you fall for the perfect guy...twice.. -
![Laughing Wild and Baby with the Bathwater: Two Plays by Christopher Durang]()
Laughing Wild and Baby with the Bathwater: Two Plays by Christopher Durang
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Laughing wild amid severest woe” perfectly describes the fiercely ironic comedy of Christopher Durang’s Laughing Wild (which takes its title from this Thomas Gray quotation via Samuel Beckett) and the previously unpublished Baby with the Bathwater. In Laughing Wild, two comic monologues evolve into a man and a woman’s shared nightmare of modern life and the isolation it creates... -
![Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang]()
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You" is a black comedy about Catholicism."An Actor's Nightmare" is also a black comedy; a one-hander. An unprepared actor in an unnamed play is forced to take the place of a leading actor... -
![Bad Boy Kisses by xxLivingtheLifexx]()
Bad Boy Kisses by xxLivingtheLifexx
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmilie Grey found her boyfriend Conner Hanglinton cheating on her after two years of dating. She's crushed but of course with the help of her crazy best friend she is going to move on. To bad, she didn't know just exactly how her best friend was going to help her until it was to late. Now she has the school's bad-ass not leaving her alone and even crazier than that are his bad boy kisses..Categorized as:
high-school drama romance young-adult contemporary fake-relationship small-town fiction -
![Stick Fly: A Play by Lydia R. Diamond]()
Stick Fly: A Play by Lydia R. Diamond
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdept at capturing the experience of the upper-middle-class African-American, Diamond lays out two families' worth of secrets in this precise play. With only six characters, she constructs a vivid weekend of crossed pasts and uncertain but optimistic futures... -
![The American Dream & The Zoo Story by Edward Albee]()
The American Dream & The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Albee is one of our most important American playwrights. And nowhere is his dramatic genius more apparent than in two of his probing early works, The American Dream and The Zoo Story.The New Yorker hailed The American Dream as "unique ... brilliant ... a comic nightmare, fantasy of the highest order... -
![Let Go by Windhy Puspitadewi]()
Let Go by Windhy Puspitadewi
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKau tahu apa artinya kehilangan? Yakinlah, kau tak akan pernah benar-benar tahu sampai kau sendiri mengalaminya. Raka tidak pernah peduli pendapat orang lain. Selama ia merasa benar, dia akan melakukannya. Hingga, suatu hari, mau tidak mau, ia harus berteman dengan Nathan, Nadya, dan Sarah. Tiga orang dengan sifat yang berbeda, yang terpaksa bersama untuk mengurus mading sekolah... -
![The Chairs by Eugène Ionesco]()
The Chairs by Eugène Ionesco
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a house on an island a very old couple pass their time with private games and half-remembered stories. With brilliant eccentricity, Ionesco's 'tragic farce' combines a comic portrait of human folly with a magical experiment in theatrical possibilities... -
![Brillarás by Anna K. Franco]()
Brillarás by Anna K. Franco
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHilary is popular, successful, and fun. Her sister Val, on the other hand, defines herself as a complete disaster. When Hilary dies, her family is overcome with grief. Just as it seems that things will never get better, Val finds Hilary's bucket list. Val decides to do everything on the list even if this means putting herself in situations she never would have done before...Categorized as:
drama high-school romance young-adult mental-illness friends-to-lovers steamy fiction -
![Rich Boys by Jenny O'Connell]()
Rich Boys by Jenny O'Connell
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are two kinds of people on the island -- those who leave at summer's end...and those who are left behind. For seventeen-year-old Winnie, summer can't arrive fast enough -- anything to get out of the house and escape the cold war brewing between her parents. With her older sister, Shelby, spending the summer in Boston, Winnie's left to deal with the situation all by herself...Categorized as:
drama high-school book contemporary fiction season-summer womens-fiction young-adult -
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![The Mountain Wreath by Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Prince-Bishop of Montenegro Peter II]()
The Mountain Wreath by Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Prince-Bishop of Montenegro Peter II
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Mountain Wreath (Serbian: Gorski vijenac) is a poem and a play, a masterpiece of Serbian literature, written by Montenegrin Prince-Bishop and poet Petar II Petrovic-Njegos.Njegos wrote The Mountain Wreath during 1846 in Cetinje and published it the following year after the printing in an Armenian monastery in Vienna... -
![Smash! by Nonier]()
Smash! by Nonier
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDalam pertandingan voli ataupun naklukin cewek, Aryo pantang menyerah. Gelar pemain andalan sekaligus playboy melekat erat dalam dirinya. Kalau macarin cewek, Aryo paling cuma tahan dua bulan. Setelah itu...bosen dan cari lagi yang baru! Tapi di rumah Aryo kalah dari Ardi. Masnya ini ulet berbisnis dan selalu macarin cewek-cewek cakep... -
![Y.O.L.O by I.J. Hidee]()
Y.O.L.O by I.J. Hidee
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarter Jones, the school nerd, and Killian Henderson, the reputated troublemaker, somehow end up getting detention together. "How about we make a bet?" Offered Killian, his pistachio-green eyes drilling into mine as a playful smile lingered on his lips. "A bet?" I gulped, intimidated by how close he was sitting next to me.He nodded and raised four fingers, the ones with the letters "Y.O.L... -
![Ex-Factor by Elisa Dane]()
Ex-Factor by Elisa Dane
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNevaeh Evan’s life is uprooted after her father’s death, when she moves in with her aunt and cousin, Livvie. Her plan to lay low at her new high school isn’t working. Her friend’s jerky boyfriend keeps asking her out, the guy she likes treats her like garbage, and the thought of tumbling again makes her want to hurl... -
![Ruke by Ranko Marinković]()
Ruke by Ranko Marinković
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNovelističkom zbirkom "Ruke", Marinković se afirmirao ne smo kao vrstan novelist, nego njome postaje europsko antologijsko novelističko ime. Inače, njegove realistički strukturirane novele tematiziraju provincijalni život na rodnom otoku, ali predstavljaju i psihološko analitičku kratku prozu u kojoj se bavi sukobima u čovjeku i društvu, otkrivajući u pojedinačnim sudbinama kolektivno stanje duše... -
![What She Does Next Will Astound You by James Goss]()
What She Does Next Will Astound You by James Goss
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne of three thrilling tie-in novels for Class, the new BBC Three series created by bestselling author Patrick Ness... -
![The Popularity Plan by Rosemary Vernon]()
The Popularity Plan by Rosemary Vernon
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrannie is so shy, she thinks she might go all the way through high school without even being kissed, much less finding that one boy who would make her feel special. Then her girlfriends create The Plan, and Frannie has so many boys after her that she can't keep track of all the parties and dances. Not everyone falls for the plan, though... -
![Saying It Out Loud by Joan Abelove]()
Saying It Out Loud by Joan Abelove
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than anything, Mindy longs to be told the truth. From the doctors, from her father. Mom isn't going to get better, she isn't going to leave the white room in the hospital ever again, isn't going to come home to fill the candy bowl with its magical stash of M&M's. But it's the silence, the avoidance and denial, that hurts Mindy the most... -
![Un hivern a Zerolàndia by Paola Predicatori]()
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![The Challenge by Aubrey Bailey]()
The Challenge by Aubrey Bailey
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt Swan Valley High School in the suburbs of L.A., Kristina Williams is a newly single junior with a dark past. With her best friend, Lena, she must navigate the stormy waters of high school drama in order to find happiness amongst vicious ex-boyfriends, pestilent rumors, and, of course, school work. Henry is the new kid at school... -
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![Prom Kings and Drama Queens by Dorian Cirrone]()
Prom Kings and Drama Queens by Dorian Cirrone
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat summer, Hurricane Emily was in the news. The headlines shouted things like: "Emily Rocks South Florida." I wanted to be like that Emily in the headlines. I wanted to take the world by storm. Not that I wanted to knock over mango trees or whip power lines across the sky like spaghetti. But I wanted to rock in my own way... -
![Fluturi by Irina Binder]()
Fluturi by Irina Binder
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRomanul Fluturi, un fenomen fara precedent, aduce, odata cu acest ultim volum, deznodamantul povestii de iubire dintre Irina si Robert. Protagonistii se confrunta acum cu tensiuni ireconciliabile si cu sentimente devastatoare. Irina Binder isi poarta cu magie cititorii prin meandrele unor suflete mistuite de pasiuni puternice si de slabiciuni profund umane... -
![One Night by Margaret Wild]()
One Night by Margaret Wild
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabe is the best looking guy in school--that's why his friends send him to get girls to their party. Helen is not much to look at--that's why her friends want her to come along. But Helen gets under Gabe's skin in a way no other girl has. It was one night. One night with lasting consequences... -
![The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest by Tirso de Molina]()
The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest by Tirso de Molina
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTirso de Molina was, with Lope de Vega and Calderón, one of the great dramatists of 17th century Spain, which produced a theatre as vital rich and as varied as its Elizabethan counterpart... -
![Tres sombreros de copa by Miguel Mihura]()
Tres sombreros de copa by Miguel Mihura
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne of the most significant plays of contemporary Spanish literature. "Tres sombreros de copa" breaks the mold of Spanish theatre in the 50s with a new type of humor, one that is bittersweet. This play, which was first performed twenty years after being written, tells the story of a modest public official who gets a chance to change his dull and sad life... -
![Maybe by Brent Runyon]()
Maybe by Brent Runyon
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaybe everything will be different here. Maybe I should drive away and never come back. Maybe my brother didn't mean to. Maybe my brother was right. Maybe I can get someone to have sex with me. Maybe no one will ever love me. Maybe I should be an actor. Maybe I shouldn't pretend to be deaf.Maybe if I mouth the words no one will know I'm not singing. But maybe someone, somehow, will hear me anyway... -
![May by Karel Hynek Mácha, Marcela Sulak]()
May by Karel Hynek Mácha, Marcela Sulak
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOften compared to Byron, Keats, Shelley, and Poe, called Lautreamont's "elder brother" by the Czech Surrealists, Karel Hynek Mácha (1810-1836) was the greatest Czech Romantic poet, and arguably the most influential of any poet in the language. May, his epic masterpiece, was published in April 1836, just seven months before his death... -
![Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler]()
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRay male, 4 femaleInterior SetThis compelling Australian play was a success in London and was hailed by critics in New York for its vigor, integrity, and realistic portrayal of two itinerant cane Barney, a swaggering little scrapper, and Roo, a big roughneck. They have spent the past sixteen summers off with two ladies in a Southern Australian city... -
![Kostana : komad iz vranjskog zivota s pesmama by Borisav Stanković]()
Kostana : komad iz vranjskog zivota s pesmama by Borisav Stanković
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKostana je Ciganka, pevacica i igracica, ona olicava buran, veseo zivot, plahu razdraganost mladosti. Ona je jedna od onih lepota od cijega bleska oci zaslepe i koje kao bludeci oganj vode ljude u propast... Celo Vranje za njome luduje, i starome i mladome mozak je zavrtela... Tako je 1901. godine o ovoj drami pisao Jovan Skerlic... -
![Something Wicked by Lesley Anne Cowan]()
Something Wicked by Lesley Anne Cowan
Rated: 2.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixteen-year-old Melissa’s most recent troubles stem from a secret: her twenty-eight-year-old boyfriend, Michael, has just broken up with her. Even though the relationship is clearly over, Melissa clings to the past, riding a never-ending wave of hope and disappointment... -
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![Terra baixa by Àngel Guimerà]()
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![What's Meant To Be by Kels Barnholdt]()
What's Meant To Be by Kels Barnholdt
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshley Livingston is in trouble. It’s the first day of her junior year, and she has a way bigger problem than normal first day jitters. That’s because over the summer Ashley and her family ended up vacationing in the same place as one of the most popular boys in school, Austin Givens... -
![Juste la fin du monde by Jean-Luc Lagarce]()
Juste la fin du monde by Jean-Luc Lagarce
Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLe fils retourne dans sa famille pour l'informer de sa mort prochaine. Ce sont les retrouvailles avec le cercle familial où l'on se dit l'amour que l'on se porte à travers les éternelles querelles. De cette visite qu'il voulait définitive, le fils repartira sans avoir rien dit... -
![Count Lucanor Or The Fifty Pleasant Stories Of Patronio by Don Juan Manuel]()
Count Lucanor Or The Fifty Pleasant Stories Of Patronio by Don Juan Manuel
Rated: 3.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages... -
![Bajarse al moro (Las 25 mejores obras del teatro español) by José Luis Alonso de Santos]()
Bajarse al moro (Las 25 mejores obras del teatro español) by José Luis Alonso de Santos
Rated: 3.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBajarse al moro, de José Luis Alonso de Santos (Valladolid, 1942), es la obra de teatro emblemática de los 80, los años de la “movida” madrileña; en ella se reflejan los conflictos de los jóvenes de aquella época y su manera de resolverlos a golpe de nuevas y arriesgadas experiencias vitales... -
![Woyzeck / Leonce und Lena by Georg Büchner]()
Woyzeck / Leonce und Lena by Georg Büchner
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsalternate cover for ISBN 3150077338Es ist kein Wunder, dass Georg Büchner erst im 20. Jahrhundert entdeckt und zum Kultautor wurde: Wie kein anderer Autor seiner Zeit hat er die Abgründe der Moderne vorweggenommen. Wahnsinn und Verzweiflung als zentrale Themen, das Fragmentarische als Formprinzip – Büchners Texte gehören zu den radikalsten und erschütterndsten, die die Weltliteratur zu bieten hat...
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