The Year You Were Born 1942: 82 page A4 book is full of interesting facts and trivia over many topics including Events of 1942, Music, Movies, Adverts and much more.

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The beautifully illustrated picture book "I Talk Like a River," based on author and poet Jordan Scott's own experience, follows a boy who stutters and struggles to communicate, which leaves him feeling isolated. The boy's father ultimately helps his son change his perspective and find his voice with comparisons to a river's movements. A child's dilemma is tense with deadly repercussions in John Grisham's 1993 bestselling legal thriller. It all begins when Mark teaches his younger brother to smoke on a curb outside of Memphis. When a chance encounter leaves Mark knowing a graphic and highly sought-after secret, he's caught between the legal system and a mob threatening his life with only Reggie, a young but determined lawyer, to protect him. With Mark's dilemma keeping the tension high, this book pulls readers in for an insane thrill ride. A sequel to "The House on East 88th Street,""Lyle Lyle Crocodile" follows what happens when a grumpy man throws Lyle into a zoo. When the crocodile is released, he discovers that man's house is on fire. Lyle saves the man and becomes a hero. The first in the series of "Doctor Dolittle" books introduces the titular physician who learns how to talk to animals and goes to Africa to deal with a monkey epidemic. Author Hugh Lofting came up with the concept for the story when he was fighting in World War I and wanted to write about something other than the battles when sending letters home to his children, according to Biblio.

Set during the Spanish Civil War in 1937, Ernest Hemingway's classic explores the horrors of modern warfare, and the political ideologies of the time such as fascism and populism. Its film adaptation was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won one. Jerry Pinkney updates a collection of 61 classic fables for the 21st century in "Aesop's Fables." The large-format book features stunning illustrations created with watercolor and colored pencils. Virginia Woolf's last novel follows the upper-middle class Pargiter family over the span of 50 years from the 1880s to 1930s, focusing on the children of a retired British general who served in India. The Victorian, omniscient point of view used in the novel differs from her usual stream of consciousness prose. Thornton Wilder’s best-selling novel set during the Great Depression follows George Brush, a traveling textbook salesman. He’s a religious convert determined to lead a good life, and his travels take him through a more secular America. This book is considered a picaresque novel, just like Voltaire’s "Candide."Lucy Maud Montgomery echoes the themes of orphanhood and adolescence from her earlier "Anne of Green Gables" series in "Emily of New Moon," released in 1923. It's also set on Prince Edward Island in Canada, with an orphan girl protagonist. The BBC has called it one of the top coming-of-age "novels that shaped our world."

This book focuses on the formation of an Ohio women’s book club, which grows into an important service organization for the town as its members navigate a fast-changing world, and learn about themselves and each other. The book begins in 1868 but ends in 1932. By Love Possessed" is an award-winning classic that follows attorney Arthur Winner Jr through 49 hours of his life in Pennsylvania. Two large cases preoccupy Arthur as well as the new pastor in his church. As Arthur begins to prepare for his cases, the seemingly separate threads of his life reveal how they may be devastatingly intertwined. The narrative alternates between legal discussions and literary treasures, culminating in a classic novel of crumbling morality in a 1950s law firm. In Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel-turned-hit TV series, three women find themselves at a crossroads in a humorous, albeit serious, tale of ex-husbands, new wives, and domestic abuse. HBO’s mini-series starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley was nominated for and won a number of awards. Season two premieres in June 2019. This book covers the relationships between three people living in New York: Stingo, Nathan Landau, and his lover Sophie, a Polish Catholic who survived the Nazi concentration camps. Nathan is a paranoid schizophrenic who encourages Sophie to commit suicide with him, while Sophie is haunted by her time in the camps. It was later adapted into a film, for which Meryl Streep won Best Actress. “Sophie’s Choice” has since become shorthand for making a decision between two terrible options. This lesson-oriented story teaches youngsters about the importance of staying safe around strangers. "Never Talk to Strangers" is known as much for its psychedelic illustrations and witty rhymes as it is for its timeless message.

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This novel follows Buddy Glass, who takes a brief leave from the Army during World War II to attend his brother Seymour’s wedding. Seymour is missing, and the novel depicts Buddy’s experience interacting with the wedding party and attendees. Following his best-selling 2003 debut “The Kite Runner,” Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini penned “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” The story, which focuses on the relationships between mothers and daughters, has been adapted into a play and feature film. Jan Brett brings to life a Ukrainian folktale in "The Mitten," about a series of animals who crawl inside a lost mitten in the forest. The acclaimed children's book boasts striking illustrations that brim with visual charms.

Kay Thompson's "Eloise" traces the adventures of a young girl who lives on the top floor of New York City's Plaza Hotel. Fans of the popular story can now stay in a real-life version of Eloise's "pink, pink, pink room" at the hotel. Considered by The New York Times as the best illustrated children's book of the year, "Yummy: Eight Fairy Tales" puts a new, hilarious spin on classic stories, including the "Three Little Pigs." The book features bold, colorful illustrations that brim with energy. In this dark fantasy by Roald Dahl, a boy encounters a group of evil witches that turn him into a mouse. He then devises a plan with his grandmother to eliminate all the witches from the world. In this joyful Christmas classic, a generous little mouse learns about the spirit of giving as he takes on the role of Santa's littlest helper. The book was illustrated by Elfrieda De Witt, who was known for her greeting card art. The Daily Mirror is Britain’s best-selling post-war newspaper since the 1970s since it was established in 1903. Through broad journalistic content, including photographs (something many competing titles didn’t utilise), advertisements etc. the Daily Mirror provides superior insight into the past.

A celebration of natural hair, this story centers on the love of a dad for his daughter as he styles her curls for a special occasion. A short film about "Hair Love" helped propel its popularity, writes P. N. Hinton of Book Riot. A little girl is told not to eat the mooncake her mom has just made in this picture book by Grace Lin. She spends the night sneaking nibble after nibble of the cake—until her mom sees what she's done. The two work together to bake a new mooncake at the end. In Stephen King’s best-selling sci-fi novel, residents of a small town deal with being suddenly cut off from the outside world via an invisible barrier. The book was adapted into a TV series in 2013, running for three seasons.

Graeme Base illustrated an animal for each letter of the alphabet in his alliterative book, "Animalia." The book has sold millions of copies around the world and been adapted into a 300-piece jigsaw puzzle.This modern American satire follows a wealthy Manhattan man who has everything he could ever want, until one wrong turn causes his life to spiral downwards. Ragtime" is a historical fiction novel that begins in 1906 when Harry Houdini mysteriously disappears after crashing his car into a telephone pole outside the home of an affluent American family. Embracing the whole of America before World War I, Doctorow weaves famous figures such as Henry Ford and Sigmund Freud through a magical and historical tale that captures the true atmosphere of the time. In this spy novel, a Soviet mole has risen through the ranks of British foreign intelligence. It's up to George Smiley to figure out how to catch the traitor. The novel is loosely based on the Cambridge Five, the high-ranking British intelligence officials who were exposed as double agents in 1950s and 1960s . "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was turned into a 2011 movie, which starred actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, John Hurt, and Tom Hardy. Considered a classic piece of American literature, Elia Kazan's 1967 novel is about the arrangements inside and outside of a marriage. Eddie Anderson has a nice life — a good wife, home, and career — yet he still feels restless. When his affair proves complicated to end, Eddie's downfall appears imminent. It's a fast-paced novel with a carefully constructed plot that reflects uncomfortable realities.