If you’re a fan of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, check out the below books available at the Davenport Public Library. These books have complex, broody characters, gothic atmospheres, and intense, yet sometimes destructive passion.
As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
(more…)A book in which the story is told through poetry is called a novel in verse. These books can fall in any genre: nonfiction, mystery, fantasy, realistic, and much more. Novels in verse don’t use a traditional prose format, instead relying on poetry and stanzas to tell stories across a wide variety of topics. Below you will find a list of juvenile novels in verse. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
(more…)If you’re interested in reading fiction about sports, check out the following young adult fiction! The teenage main characters in these novels learn about life while they play sports. These books cover a wide variety of sports from football to hockey to basketball, focusing on personal growth, overcoming obstacles, and different forms of competition. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
(more…)If The Correspondent by Virginia Evans stirred your interest in epistolary novels, we have the list for you. Epistolary novels are novels that are written in letters, correspondence, or documents, such as journal or diary entries, emails, or postcards. Below you will find a sampling of epistolary novels that, as of this writing, are all owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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