Monte Carlo and on a country estate in England; Gothic, Romance; Female Author

USA; Slavery; Male Author

This is the first in a series of the most fabulous set of books about a young girl called Anne Shirley, who is inadvertently adopted by an ageing brother and sister on Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s. Anne has a vivid imagination and a strong compulsion to chatter and get embroiled into situations, endearing her to all … eventually.

Liesel is young girl being brought up by foster parents in Germany during the second world war. Throughout the book she steals books as she knows they are important. Her foster parents are not Jewish but don’t agree with regime, and fight against it by hiding a Jewish boy, Max. The story details their strong friendship bond.

A very moving diary of a young Jewish girl who lived a peaceful life in Amsterdam until the German occupation, when she has to go into hiding with her family. A classic book every child must read. Translation.

Jesse, an 11 year old boy, wants to be the fastest runner in school and trains regularly until Leslie who has just joined school breezes past them. Despite their awkward meeting they become good friends and develop a secret country, in which they invent exciting adventures, escaping from daily life, especially Jesse’s strange family. This is a classic read, which deals with complex emotions and difficult situations.

A must read by all. The books follow the orphan Harry as he makes his way through Hogwarts School of wizards and witchcraft. The books are enthralling with their intriguing plots and witty humour.

This book is set in the future where the world is perfect, and no one wants for anything. Jonas, a twelve year old boy is selected as the Receiver of Memory and starts to discover everything is not as perfect as it seems to be. The author won the Newbery Award for this book.

The excitement created by Yuval’s previous two books need solutions to manage the future of disruptions. Harari provides us with a fast paced book on the most important issues facing us today, what we need to be careful of and how we need to manage ourselves in this constant change.

A talk by the author explaining key concepts of his book.

The author in conversation with high school students.

Sequel to Sapiens by Harari, which looks into the future of the homo sapiens.

Interview introducing the ideas in Homo Deus.