Not too difficult |
Author and title |
About the book |
Dahl Roald, Boy
England |
Roald Dahl, author of The Witches
and other children's books as well as scary short stories, describes
his childhood in the novel Boy. |
Hinton, Susan E: Rumble Fish
The United States
or read The Outsiders |
Rumble Fish: Rusty James has always
wanted to be like his brother Motorcycle Boy, who is the king
of the neighbourhood. |
Steinbeck John: Of Mice and Men The
United States |
The story of George and Lennie, two farm
workers in California. They dream of a better life, but Lennie
is not like other people.. |
|
A bit more difficult |
Author and title |
About the book |
Binchy Maeve: Evening Class
Ireland |
Binchy knows how to tell a story, relationships
and coping with life. "Feel-good" books. |
Fielding Helen: Bridget Jones' Diary
London |
You've all heard about it I am sure. I think
it's very funny, but some people don't. |
George, Elizabeth:
England |
Crime, murder etc. One of the most popular
British crime writers. Several titles available. |
Heller, Joseph: Catch-22
The United States |
The madness of war (and life) is shown in
this classic story where the pilot Yossarian is trying to get
sent home from the war. |
Hornby Nick: Fever Pitch
England |
The story of a teacher who loves football,
Arsenal to be exact, which leads to complications in his life.
Funny. |
Hornby Nick: High Fidelity
England |
The story of a man who loves music (he owns
a music shop) and his friends. They make lists, listen to records
and try to get their lives organised. Funny and serious. |
Jerome, K Jerome: Three men in a boat
England |
A classic, three men travel on the river
Thames and a lot of things go wrong. British sense of humour. |
Poe, Edgar Allan: The Murder at Rue Morgue
Poe is American but the novel is set in Paris. |
A classic story of crime; sometimes referred
to as the first detective novel written. |
Rankin, Ian: Black and Blue (or any
of his books)
Scotland |
Crime in Scotland, John Rebus is a bit like
the Swedish Wallander but I daresay better! |
Twain, Mark: The adventures of Huckleberry
Finn The United States, The
Mississippi river
|
A classic American novel, can be read by
children and adults. |
Vonnegut Kurt: Slaughterhouse 5
The United States |
Vonnegut has written short stories and novels,
a cult writer! He describes the irony and madness of life. |