Blakes 2007 Reading List Part Two
Explore Blake's 2007 reading list part two, featuring a curated selection of must-read books. Discover top literary picks and expand your reading repertoire today.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
At a time when the forces of evil seem to be gaining the upper hand, Harry comes of age in the wizarding world, and must take on and defeat Voldemort--or be killed himself.
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The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠The first novel in the renowned Thursday Next series, which âcombines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and Buffy the Vampire Slayerâ (The Wall Street Journal). âA literary wonderland [that] recalls Douglas Adamsâ Hitchhiker series [and] the works of Lewis Carroll.ââUSA Today Meet Thursday Next, âpart Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew, and part Dirty Harryâ (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times), a literary detective without equal, fear, or boyfriendâand welcome to a surreal version of Great Britain, circa 1985, where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost (literally) in a Wadsworth poem, militant Baconians heckle performances of Hamlet, and forging Byronic verse is a punishable offense. All this is business as usual for Thursday, renowned Special Operative in literary detection, until someone begins kidnapping characters from works of literature. When Jane Eyre is plucked from the pages of BrontĂŤâs novel, Thursday must track down the villain and enter a novel herself to avert a heinous act of literary homicide. Donât miss any of Jasper Ffordeâs delightfully entertaining Thursday Next novels: THE EYRE AFFAIR ⢠LOST IN A GOOD BOOK ⢠THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS ⢠SOMETHING ROTTEN ⢠FIRST AMONG SEQUELS ⢠ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING ⢠THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT
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Rise and Walk
by Gregory Solis
The walking dead descend upon a paintball competition in the mountains. Two brave young women join forces with two thrill seekers in a terror filled struggle against the undead. Low on ammunition and supplies, the survivors use anything at hand to fight off the flesh hungry horde. As the party makes their escape they soon realize that there is nowhere to run when the dead Rise and WalkĂ¢ĂĂÂŚ
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A War of Gifts
by Orson Scott Card
During his first year at the Battle School--where it is against the rules to celebrate religious holidays--Ender decides to give one of his classmates a holiday gift, and starts a fight between the students.
