Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon is an exploration of intelligence, but also shows a timeless theme: sometimes ignorance really is bliss. Charlie Gordon starts life with limited cognitive abilities, happy, trusting, and largely unaware of the ways the world can hurt him. His simplicity shields him from betrayal, disappointment, and
Flavia Fox loves solving mysteries. Follow Flavia as she wakes up to find something missing - Her voice, echo, shadow and friends! With her trusty paw print chart, pencil, and spy glasses, she trots through meadows, visits friends, and listens closely to the forest’s quiet clues. For curious readers
'The Universe of Small Things' is a collection of poems that finds gravity in the overlooked, and magic in the mundane. This collection explores the quiet, often-overlooked details that shape our days: a single sock, a forgotten streetlight, a sticky note curled at the edges. Each poem is
Heroes are fascinating because they do amazing things while often behaving in ways that would get anyone else in serious trouble. They kill, cheat, lie, and sulk, yet across cultures, from Greek epics to Indian sagas, Norse legends, and Chinese folklore, they are celebrated, idolised, and remembered for millennia. Their
She arrives wrapped in silk, sealed with spit, a fragile stamp pressed against her skin. A girl folded until her knees click shut. Her spine trained to bow. Addressed in red ink: to whom it may concern, handle with care. They check the seal before sending her off. Fingertips glide
