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" Hell Bent" by Leigh Bardugo Awards/Recognition:  Goodreads Choice Award Nominee Summary:  A gripping fantasy novel and sequel to "Ninth House," following a young woman’s journey through a secret society with dark magic. "Hell Bent" by Leigh Bardugo is a fantasy novel aimed at a young adult audience. It is the second book in the "Alex Stern" series, which is known for its mature themes and complex, dark content. The book is most appropriate for: Grades 9-12 (High School): The novel's themes, including magic, dark academic settings, and intense emotional and psychological elements, align well with high school students who are mature enough to handle such content. Ages 14 and up: Given its complex narrative, darker themes, and sometimes intense situations, it is best suited for older teens who are comfortable with mature and intricate fantasy fiction. The book is part of a series that includes elements of dark fantasy and mystery, which ma...

" The Last Devil to Die" by Richard Osman Awards/Recognition:  CWA Gold Dagger Award Summary:  The third installment in the Thursday Murder Club series, featuring a clever and charming mystery with a mix of humor and suspense. "The Last Devil to Die" by Richard Osman is a mystery novel that is part of the "Thursday Murder Club" series. Its content is best suited for: Grades 9 and up (High School): The book contains themes and elements more appropriate for older readers, including mature humor, crime, and complex plotlines. The story involves crime-solving and often addresses darker aspects of human behavior that are more suitable for high school students and older readers. Ages 14 and up: Given the mature themes and sophisticated humor, it is best suited for teenagers and adults who can appreciate the nuances of the mystery genre and the book's tone. The novel's blend of humor and mystery, along with its intricate plotting, makes it a better fi...

  Nothing Ventured is the first part of New Series -The Clifton Chronicles: which narrates the story of the life of William Warwick – as a family man and a detective who will battle throughout his career against a powerful criminal nexus. Beautiful book written which takes us through twist and turns. It is powerful book which will keep legacy of Jeffrey Archer.

This is the second book of Twilight series written by Stephanie Meyer. New Moon maintains the same thrill and romance. In fact it has addition of new surprises, twist and turns.

  One of the most known work of Charles Dickens, It is a story of miser men named 'Ebenezer Scrooge' who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner and spirits of Christmas which leads to his transformation to kind and wiser man. 

The story revolves around the farm animals who rebel against their human farmer and want to create a society were all the animals are equal, free and happy. But the rebellion leads to the bad shape of state under the leader. It gives the glimpses of Russian Revolution.

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After school every student choose their stream of education like science, commerce, arts etc. but there are some who do not choose anything and take up whatever comes across their way. This adventure fiction book is based on true story of a boy from Rourkela - The steel city of India. The boy was very ambitious and believed in ‘be what you want'. In the process, he meets a godfather and chooses a very unconventional journey. While wandering into the unknown, time teaches him hard lessons of life and helps him make his own way to U.S.A where he gets citizenship opportunity. After travelling around the world, he returns to India – The land of opportunities.                                                                    

How did the Tiger get her stripes? Very few scientists understood how these patterns emerge during the development of an organism and this mystery was solved curiously enough by a mathematician and not a biologist. This is an episode from The Maths Factor series; covers that how Maths and Biology- two subjects when brought together have given the world some of the most miraculous findings! This episode explores this curious connection while wandering through tiger terrain and observe the mathematics behind the patterns on their coats, climb evolutionary trees to see how closely one specie is connected to the other, it also travels to the 19th century and tracks the cholera outbreaks Source: NCERT Watch the video: Click Here

BummBumm Bole A 2010 Hindi film by Priyadarshan, starring Darsheel Safary, is entirely based on Iranian film Children of Heaven. Critical response to the film 'Children of Heaven' was highly positive. Some critics compared it to Vittorio de Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948). Roger Ebert's review in the Chicago Sun-Times called it "very nearly a perfect movie for children" that "lacks the cynicism and smart-mouth attitudes of so much American entertainment for kids and glows with a kind of good-hearted purity". In 1998, it became the first Iranian film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, losing to the Italian film Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni. The majority of its US earnings came after the nomination was announced. After the film had become well known worldwide due to the Oscar nomination, it was shown in several European, South American, and Asian countries between 1999 and 2001. It was ...