The Extraordinary Curiosities of Ixworth and Maddox by J.D. GrolicRequirements: epub reader, 2.5MBOverview: Chloe Ashley is feeling lonely and dejected. She’s estranged from her best friend and ignored by her busy parents. One dreary afternoon, she wanders into a newly refurbished curiosities shop in the heart of London. The shop is owned by Mr. Ixworth […]
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan NolanRequirements: .ePUB reader, 677kbOverview: It’s 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition, and a brisk disregard for the ‘peasants’ – ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star looks set to rise when he stumbles across a scoop: a […]
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice HoffmanRequirements: .ePUB reader, 468 KBOverview: Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a Coney Island boardwalk freak show that thrills the masses. An exceptional swimmer, Coralie appears as the Mermaid in her father’s “museum,” alongside performers like the Wolfman, the […]
The Forgotten Art of Being Ordinary: A Human Manifesto in the Age of the Metaverse by CJ CasciottaRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1 mbOverview: We’re addicted to our devices. Our kids are too. None of us seem to be better for it. We all know this, but what can we do practically to become less isolated, polarized, […]
The Extraordinary Locket of Elijah Gray by Kayleigh Sky (Carnival of Mysteries)Requirements: .ePUB reader, 484 kbOverview: Don’t look. It isn’t there. On the day Eli almost drowned in Coup d’Oeil Lake, a boy pulled him to shore and took him to a carnival. Nobody saw the boy or the carnival—not the lights, not the crowds, […]