From the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections comes a darkly comedic novel about family. Franzen's intensely realized characters struggle to learn how to live in an ever-confusing world--one with the temptations and burdens of liberty, the thrills of teenage lust, the shaken compromises of middle age, the wages of suburban sprawl, and the heavy weight of empire.

Why does Skippy, a 14-year-old boy at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop? Why Skippy dies and what happens next unravels a mystery that links the boys of Seabrook College to their parents and teachers in ways nobody could have imagined.

In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. In inimitable style, Mantel presents a picture of a half-made society on the cusp of change, where individuals fight or embrace their fate with passion and courage.

Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a tale of unceasing suspense set in times past--a metaphysical thriller about angels and assassins. This is the first book in the Songs of the Seraphim series.

Karl Floor--friendless, orphaned, melancholy, living with his loudmouth stepfather and sleepwalking through his job as a high-school math teacher--returns home one day to discover his house being robbed by a beautiful stranger named Sylvia. Aware Karl is falling for her, Sylvia draws him into her mysterious world.

In this book on shaping a meaningful and ethical life, the renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores how character, courage, and human and moral understanding can be fostered by reflecting on the lives of others, through stories.

From the bestselling author of Motherless Daughters comes the real-life story of one woman's search for a cure to her family's escalating troubles, and the leap of faith that took her on a journey to an exotic place and a new state of mind.

This is a memoir of a diehard--a diehard fan who drove himself and his family half crazy to get to Cubs games that were 700 miles away from their home. Along the way Sullivan recounts the history of Cubs baseball, including events from the 1908 season, as well as reminiscences from other fans and stories of his own experience following a team that has gone a century without attaining that final win that would make them world champions.

A graphic novel retelling of the classic book, adapted for intermediate readers.