Books: T

263 books starting with T.

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The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath · 1963

Esther Greenwood wins a New York internship that should feel bright, then sinks into depression at home. Plath's 1963 novel follows her breakdown, treatment,…

2,504-word summary · 11 min read

The BFG

Roald Dahl · 1982

Orphan Sophie is taken by the Big Friendly Giant, who blows happy dreams and eats vile snozzcumbers, and helps her stop nine man eating giants.

2,812-word summary · 12 min read

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak · 2005

Markus Zusak's The Book Thief retold: Liesel in Molching, Hans and Rosa, Max in the basement, and Death as narrator.

2,560-word summary · 11 min read

The Bourne Identity

Robert Ludlum · 1980

An amnesiac pulled from the sea hunts his identity as Jason Bourne while assassins and the CIA close in.

2,994-word summary · 13 min read

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

John Boyne · 2006

Bruno moves to Out-With and befriends Shmuel through a camp fence without understanding it.

3,101-word summary · 14 min read

The Call of the Wild

Jack London · 1903

Stolen pet Buck learns club and fang on the Klondike trail from Perrault to Thornton and the wolves.

2,489-word summary · 11 min read

The Casual Vacancy

J.K. Rowling · 2012

Barry Fairbrother dies and leaves a Pagford council seat open, sparking an election, a class war over the Fields, and trouble for local teenagers.

2,571-word summary · 11 min read

The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss · 1957

A tall Cat turns a rainy day upside down for Sally and her brother, with Thing One and Thing Two in tow.

2,546-word summary · 11 min read