'It was a wonderful night, the kind of night that can perhaps only happen when we are young, dear reader.' With this sentence, Dostoyevsky opens his story of an incipient love that arises from the chance encounter between the lonely narrator and the young Nastenka. Over four nights, the two reveal their fears and longings to each other. But Nastenka's heart belongs to someone else. Dostoyevsky's 'sensitive novel' tells of unfulfilled love in a moving and sensitive way.

takes an irreverent look at the fundamental characteristics of power - how to understand it, defend against it, and use it to your advantage. This Blink offers compelling insights, backed by historical examples, into the dynamics of competition and control

Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden sex worker, can offer the chance of redemption.

Returning Now. This book ruined my life. Fucking ruined it. But it was so worth every tear, every bad day, every night up, and every friend I lost. Because this book may be fictional, but it's all too real. "It all began with an unexpected kiss behind a banquet hall at semi-formal. Virvanna believed she had everything planned out. Step one was easy- Get Hot. Step two became tricky- get your elementary school-yard bully (and most popular guy in High School) to fall for you. Step 3 was becoming harder every day- don't catch feelings. Through a turbulence of secret hook-ups and sneaking out to parties, mixed with shaking up the social hierarchy and questioning the impending patriarchy, Virvanna has less control than she THINKS over how her Metamorphosis will go. Can the newbie butterfly survive the cold winter winds of junior year?" From friends, to boyfriends, to hair, to clothes, to new kids, to adventures... Everything is changing. Or is it? Written by Kat Moscone

For IB students who don't have the book The Metamorphosis by Frank Kafka

Forced to move from school to school, Lila has never been able to figure out who she is. Finally arriving at her new place she locks eyes on someone who might be able to show her the way. But what happens when she becomes a little to fixated on that path? Or worse when that path gets taken from her. A story about belonging, surviving and how help can come from the least likely place.

A thought-provoking exploration of the intersection between nihilism and stoicism. In this book, readers will discover how to find value in a world without inherent meaning, embrace the limitations of human knowledge, and cultivate the stoic virtues of wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance. Through practical advice and inspiring insights, readers will learn to develop resilience in the face of life's challenges, find purpose in the present moment, and pursue meaningful action in a purposeless world. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to embrace the void with stoic resilience and find meaning in a seemingly meaningless world.

White Nights and other stories are short stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky originally published in Russian in 1848. It was translated by Constance Garnett in 1918.

Notes from Underground, also translated as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld, is an 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Notes is considered by many to be one of the first existentialist novels. It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man) who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The first part of the story is told in monologue form, or the underground man's diary, and attacks emerging Western philosophy, especially Nikolay Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done? The second part of the book is called "Apropos of the Wet Snow" and describes certain events that appear to be destroying and sometimes renewing the underground man, who acts as a first person, unreliable narrator and anti-hero