After a nuclear apocalypse, survivors live on a dying space habitat. To test if Earth is survivable, one hundred juvenile delinquents, known as the 100, are sent to the ground. Powerfully intimate and unashamedly domestic, the first in Ferrante’s Neapolitan series established her as a literary sensation. This and the three novels that followed documented the ways misogyny and violence could determine lives, as well as the history of Italy in the late 20th century. 10 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2006) Crace is fascinated by the moment when one era gives way to another. Here, it is the enclosure of the commons, a fulcrum of English history, that drives his story of dispossession and displacement. Set in a village without a name, the narrative dramatises what it’s like to see the world you know come to an end, in a severance of the connection between people and land that has deep relevance for our time of climate crisis and forced migration. Before Sasha's funeral, Clarke reunites with her parents at Mount Weather. She reconciles with Wells but will not resume their past relationship because she is romantically involved with Bellamy. The 2008 film adaptation of Persepolis. Photograph: Marjane Satrapi et Vincent Paron/Publicity image from film company 47 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2000-2003), translated by Mattias Ripa (2003-2004)

Clarke's parents are named Abby and Jake. Abby was the Chief Medical Officer and Council member. Jake was the Senior Environmental Engineer. Based on Beard’s lectures on women’s voices and how they have been silenced, Women and Power was an enormous publishing success in the “ #MeToo”’ year 2017. An exploration of misogyny, the origins of “gendered speech” in the classical era and the problems the male world has with strong women, this slim manifesto became an instant feminist classic. Chart-topping history of humanity … Yuval Noah Harari. Photograph: Olivier Middendorp 21 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (2011), translated by Harari with John Purcell and Haim Watzman (2014) Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel follows her coming-of-age in the lead up to and during the Iranian revolution. In this riotous memoir, Satrapi focuses on one young life to reveal a hidden history. 46 Human Chain by Seamus Heaney (2010) A telling description of modern power … Yanis Varoufakis. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters 86 Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis (2017)I recently read a list of summer reading assignments from top prep schools. Yep, The Old Man and the Sea was on one of the lists. On the ground, Clarke worked as a medic until the adults come. She serves as a leader, especially when dealing with Grounders. Canada’s observant and humane short story writer, who won the Nobel in 2013, is at her best in this collection. A housekeeper’s fate is changed by the pranks of her employer’s teenager daughter; an incorrigible flirt gracefully accepts his wife’s new romance in her care home. No character acts as at first expected in Munro’s stories, which are attuned to the tiniest shifts in perception.

Set around the unlikely bond between two wartime friends, Smith’s debut brilliantly captures Britain’s multicultural spirit, and offers a compelling insight into immigrant family life. 38 The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst (2004)In his Olympian history of humanity, Harari documents the numerous revolutions Homo sapiens has undergone over the last 70,000 years: from new leaps in cognitive reasoning to agriculture, science and industry, the era of information and the possibilities of biotechnology. Harari’s scope may be too wide for some, but this engaging work topped the charts and made millions marvel. Clarke's parents were forced to do radiation experiments on unregistered children. They were arrested and supposedly executed. However, instead they were secretly sent to the ground with an earlier expedition.

The British novelist combines fiction and non-fiction to form a searing essay on grief and love for his late wife, the literary agent Pat Kavanagh. Barnes divides the book into three parts with disparate themes – 19th-century ballooning, photography and marriage. Their convergence is wonderfully achieved.Petski, Denise (March 4, 2020). "The CW Sets Premiere Dates For 'Stargirl', 'In The Dark' Season 2 & Final Season Of 'The 100' ". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 4, 2020. Uncomfortable truths … Colson Whitehead. Photograph: Ramin Talaie 29 A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (2009), translated by Don Bartlett (2012) Luke is the engineer who goes on spacewalks to fix the Colony. He comes from a poor family. His girlfriend, Glass, was arrested. The 100 By Kass Morgan (Hardcover Book, 2013)". Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014 . Retrieved October 17, 2014.