Turtles All the Way Down

(Meral Öztürk) The latest book by John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars, is now in the Open Library. Like other John Green novels, Turtles All The Way Down are about troubled teenagers in high school in America. The story is narrated by the main female character, Aza. There is romantic love, […]

New books in Open Library

(Meral Öztürk) Here are the books we bought for the Open Library this month: Agatha Cristie Cat Among the Pigeons J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien […]

Open Library: Title List

We started with around 100 books. We now have 137 thanks to donations. 79 of these are in English. There will be more. Thanks everyone. Here is the title list: English-Modern    Author Title Barbara Cartland Moon Over Eden Ben Elton Gridlock Catherine Cookson A Ruthless Need Catherine Cookson The Tinker’s Girl F.Scott Fitzgerald The […]

Announcement: Open Library

  Open Library went into service in October, 2017 on the corridor to 222 with around 100 books in English and in Turkish. Our collection has expanded since then owing to donations by our students and academic staff. It will continue to expand in the future as we have secured regular funding for a whole […]

Book Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

  Reviewed by Zeynep Öztürk   This bestseller book is about the children of Afghanistan, and their struggles about war, peace and their culture. The two kids, Hasan and Emir who are eleven years old are friends despite the fact that Emir, the hero of the story, is the son of a very famous and […]