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Misinformation, Disinformation and the Perils of Technology, recommended by venkataraman ganesan

1

Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
by Chris Bail

2

Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Jaron LANIER

3

Permanent Record
by Edward Snowden

4

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
by Nicholas Carr

5

This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
by Peter Pomerantsev

Misinformation, Disinformation and the Perils of Technology

by venkataraman ganesan

The Five Best Books Written on the Gentleman’s Game of Cricket, recommended by venkataraman ganesan

1

Beyond a Boundary: 50th Anniversary Edition (The C. L. R. James Archives)
by C. L. R. James

2

Harold Larwood
by Duncan Hamilton

3

A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport
by Ramachandra Guha

4

Archie Jackson
by David Frith

5

No Spin
by Shane Warne & Mark Nicholas

The Five Best Books Written on the Gentleman’s Game of Cricket

by venkataraman ganesan

My Top 5, recommended by Lucie H

1

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson

2

Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë

3

One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus

4

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
by J.K. Rowling

5

The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon

My Top 5

by Lucie H

Five books that I like and would recommend, recommended by Miles Brindley

1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
by rick riordan

2

Mortal Engines
by Phillip Reeve

3

Department 19
by Will Hill

4

Archie Greene and the Magician's Secret
by D. D. Everest

5

Steven Universe: Art & Origins
by Chris McDonnell, Cartoon Network Enterprises Inc., Genndy Tartakovsky & Rebecca Sugar

Five books that I like and would recommend

by Miles Brindley

The best LGBTQ+ novels, recommended by grace buller

1

Rubyfruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown

2

I Think I Love You (Underlined Paperbacks)
by Auriane Desombre

3

The Black Flamingo
by Dean Atta

4

The Song Of Achilles
by Madeline Miller

5

This is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

The best LGBTQ+ novels

by grace buller

Books That Explore Friendships and Family Relationships, recommended by James Walker

1

The Serpent King
by Jeff Zentner

2

The 5th Wave: The First Book of the 5th Wave Series
by Rick Yancey

3

Hate List
by Jennifer Brown

4

War Horse (Scholastic Gold)
by Michael Morpurgo

5

Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
by Michael Morpurgo

Books That Explore Friendships and Family Relationships

by James Walker

Books following young, independent women, recommended by Anna Lee

1

These Shallow Graves
by Jennifer Donnelly

2

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson

3

Things a Bright Girl Can Do
by Sally Nicholls

4

The Skylarks' War
by Hilary McKay

5

Puffin Classics Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott

Books following young, independent women

by Anna Lee

‘Books That Made Me Think’ etc, recommended by Suzie McMillan

1

Paper Towns
by John Green

2

Looking for Alaska Deluxe Edition
by John Green

3

And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie

4

All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven

5

The Day I Met Suzie. Chris Higgins
by Chris Higgins

‘Books That Made Me Think’ etc

by Suzie McMillan

The Best Coming Of Age Novels, recommended by x_emma.guy_ x

1

Call Me by Your Name
by André Aciman

2

The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller

3

The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas

4

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky

5

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

The Best Coming Of Age Novels

by x_emma.guy_ x

My Favourite Reads, recommended by Njnjnondcojco Hubuvyctct

1

Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell

2

The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank

3

Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

4

DNA (School Edition)
by Dennis Kelly

5

Matilda
by Roald Dahl

My Favourite Reads

by Njnjnondcojco Hubuvyctct

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