A Separate Peace

Literary Fiction

Author: John Knowles

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the story of a friendship between two 16-year-old boys in an American boarding school – one a natural athlete and the other a scholar. Their different temperaments cause tensions that lead to tragedy…..Read More

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