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January 2023 MassBook List

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Binti
Nnedi Okorafor

Binti is the story of a Himba prodigy leaving home for an off-world university. Along the way, she changes the universe. (96 Pgs.)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

A madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements. (76 Pgs.)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

A madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements. (83 Pgs.)

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. (93 Pgs.)

El Principito by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

El Principito
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Un aviador cuyo avión es derribado en el desierto del Sahara se encuentra con un principito de un pequeño planeta que le relata sus aventuras en busca del secreto de lo que es importante en la vida. (93 Pgs.)

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery
Shirley Jackson

Everything has been prepared for this small town’s annual tradition—a lottery in which every family must participate, and no one wants to win. (30 Pgs.)

Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe

A Detective, C. Auguste Dupin, takes an interest in the murder in Paris of two women. One that is terribly brutal but difficult to categorize. (38 Pgs.)

Mis Elegias y controversias by Agustin Cruz Paulino

Mis elegias y controversias
Agustin Cruz Paulino

No es común que 19 personas con la categoría de poetas, declamadores y amantes de la poesías, se reúnana en un mismo escenario para declamar versos de un solo libro; para eso ser posible se necesita que la composiciones sean muy buenas y hermosas. (61 Pgs.)

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway

Santiago is a Cuban fisherman who encounters a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream and the battle for his catch becomes one of survival against a band of marauding sharks. (96 Pgs.)

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Pearl
John Steinbeck

Terrible events follow the discovery of a magnificent pearl by a poor Mexican fisherman. (96 Pgs.)

Very Good Lives by JK Rowling

Words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? (69 Pgs.)

We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed TEDx talk of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (52 Pgs.)