Only have a few minutes to read at a time? Why not try a book with short chapters, essays, poems or stories? Short stories run the gamut from horror to romance and are perfect when you want all the intensity of a full novel but without the time commitment.
Tag Archives: classics
Quicks Reads: Short Fiction
Hard-boiled Detectives
Tough guys (and gals) with soft hearts, these PIs take on all cases, sometimes endangering themselves. If you like “White Knights” with raw edges, read a few of these titles.
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Page to Screen: Teen Books at the Movies
Gentle Reads
Good stories without graphic violence, language, or explicit sex. These novels feature uplifting plots with wholesome characters mixed with a little humor, a little romance and a little adventure, including some by authors otherwise known for their less-than-gentle bestselling thrillers!
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If you like The Hunger Games….
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
Also check out this chart from Lawrence Public Library to pick the best Hunger Games readalike match for you!
Stephen King readalikes
Stephen King is often called the Master of Horror with his knack for bringing to life the most terrifying of nightmares and placing them squarely in the everyday world. His fast-paced plots, whether set in the real world or in peculiar fantasy universes, take the reader into ever stranger and more twisted territory. His short stories, an often under-appreciated element of his body of work, range in tone from gruesome and surreal to inspirational. Several of his works have been adapted as movies: The Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, Carrie, Stand By Me, and Misery are just a few.
And when you’ve read everything there is to read, what should you read next? Try these authors…
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Armchair Travels
Tour all seven continents from the comfort of home. These travelogues detail journeys great and small, from the discovery of a new worlds right at home to explorations beyond the edges of the map.
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The Imaginary Atlas: Novels with Maps
A convention of fantasy literature, maps are used in all literary genres to (literally) draw readers into the world of the author’s imagination!
Reading Suggestions 