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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare's tale about two lovers who are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another.
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The merchant of Venice

Presents Shakespeare's play in which Antonio, a Venetian merchant, finds himself in debt to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, for a painful sum.
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M is for magic

A collection of eleven short science fiction and fantasy stories by American author Neil Gaiman.
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Harry Potter and the deathly hallows

Young wizard Harry Potter, now seventeen, returns to his aunt and uncle's home one last time in preparation for his long-awaited confrontation with Voldemort.
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Eragon

Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy--until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed.
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The color of water

a black man's tribute to his white mother
James McBride chronicles his twelve-year journey to learn about his mother's past, describing her unhappy childhood, marriage, refusal to admit she was white, and creation of an all-black church in Harlem, and shares details of his own life and the challenges he faced coping with his family's secrets.
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The chocolate war

A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fundraising drive, and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.
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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom.
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The cat ate my gymsuit

When the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her feelings of insecurity is fired, a junior high student uses her new found courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement.
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The girls

Each of the girls in a middle-school clique reveals the strong, manipulative hold one of the group exerts on the others, causing hurt and self-doubt among the girls.
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