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Annotated Bibliography

Pride and Prejudice

l Lavanyaa Nepal l

Title: Pride and Prejudice posite of Mr. Darcy is his friend Charles Bingely,
Author: Jane Austen who falls in love with the eldest sister Jane, and
Illustrator: N/A is considered to be a charming young man. Be-
Publisher: Fingerprint Classics (2021 Reprint) cause of Jane and Mr. Bingley, Elizabeth and Mr.
Age Range: 13 and above Darcy are forced to spend time together. What
was once a hatred turns into love from his side.
The book ‘Pride and Prejudice’, first released in The book is a classic and is appealing to anyone
1813, is about the marriage and life of the five who likes reading romantic novels. As it was first
Bennet sisters. The main protagonist of this book written during the 1800’s, the words used are of
is Elizabeth Bennet, the second child of the fam- that time, but are pretty understandable. Anyone
ily. During a ball, she comes across Mr. Darcy, from teenagers to adults will like the beautiful
whom she thinks of as a very disagreeable man. love story. This book does not contain any illus-
He doesn’t engage in much of the dances anyway trations, but the writing is beautiful. This is one
and she hears him rejecting a dance with her. De- of Jane Austen’s most popular and loved books,
spite his immense salary and wealth, Elizabeth and I recommend this book to anyone above the
does not take any interest in this man. The op- age of 13.

My Life In Dog Years

l Abheek Bajracharya l

Title: My Life in Dog Years his life. It also discusses
Author: Gary Paulsen Cookie, a dog which
Illustrator: C. E. Mitchell rescued him from a
Publisher: Delacorte Books fall through the ice
while dog sled racing.
The book ‘My Life in Dog Years’ describes While working on a farm,
some of the dogs that have had special places in he met Rex, a rough collie, whom he considered
Paulsen’s life. It is a nonfiction book written by to be one of the smartest dogs he ever knew. He
Paulsen and published in 1998. It describes nine later adopted an exceptionally large Great Dane,
dogs that Paulson has known throughout his life. Caesar who was easily excited, but a gentle gi-
They are Cookie, Snowball, Ike, Dirk, Rex, Fred, ant that loved hot dogs. At one point, he traded
Caesar, Quincy, and Josh. The book culminates one of his best dogs for Quincy, who later saved
with a description of Josh, Paulsen’s current dog his wife from a bear. ‘My Life in Dog Years’ is
at the time of writing the book. This book de- one of the most famous books written by Gary
scribes his first dog, Snowball; Dirk, who pro- Paulsen. I recommend this book to anyone who
tected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved loves dogs and animals.