Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Wither by Lauren DeStefano is mainly about Rhine Ellery, a 16 year-old girl who was born into a modernly revamped world.  Men live until 25, women until 20. This was a great read.  DeStefano really wrote this story with a passion.  The first person point of view adds a flair to the story structure. I…

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

For the “Miss Teen Dream” pageant, fifty girls (one representative for each of the U.S. states) are packed on an airplane with a camera crew to televise the event.  Then, their plane crashes on a mysterious island with all the adults dead and one or two pageant queens gone.  These girls have to figure out…

Wheels of Change by Sue Macy

Wheels of Change by Sue Macy was a pretty good read.  This book is about how the bicycle was not an object, but a means of liberation for women in America’s history.  You can learn a lot from this informational book.  I learned that women were looked down upon for bicycling, even though some were…