The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo is one of the most magical and creative books I have ever had the pleasure to read. The premise of the novel is a series of 6 fairy tales set in the Grisha world with many unique illustrations throughout. Some of the stories throughout include Ayama And The…
Emika Chen is an eighteen-year-old girl living on her own, who hunts down fugitives for the police department, only to gain a remuneration in return. Anyone who did this was called a bounty hunter. Emika was struggling to fix her deceased father’s gambling debt, along with her own predicaments. However, on the day of the…
In the book How to Disappear by Sharon Huss Road, Vicky is a high school student who is lonely and suffers from anxiety. Her best friend, Jenna, moves away and this is when she gets even more lonely. She is shy, friendless, and eats in the bathroom stalls during lunch. She is afraid that she might get…
American Street by Ibi Zoboi is a story about finding out who you are and your self-worth. Fabiola Toussaint and her mother came to America hoping for a better life, just like most immigrants. But when her mother gets detained and sent back to Haiti, everything changes. Fabiola is confused, angry, hurt, and most of…
Allegedly by Tiffany D. JacksonMary Addison is a 16 year old girl who went to jail for killing a 3 month old baby at age 9. She is now 16, wearing an ankle monitor out of jail that captures her every move. Mary soon realizes she is pregnant and has to hide it so her…
Goodbye Days by Jeff ZentnerThis book is about a boy named Carver Briggs, whose life was perfect along with his three best friends: Mars, Eli, and Blake, a caring family and a promising career as a writer at his high school. One day Carver sent a text message to Mars, who happened to be driving at…
Bull by David Elliott was a really funny book! Now, I’m not much of a mythology fan per se, but the tone of the writing made me like mythology a bit. I really like how there wasn’t anything really drawn out throughout the book, which can keep readers on their toes, waiting to see what…
In the book Devil’s Within by S.F. Henson Nate is a bad kid who dies horrible things. When he was eight years old he stabbed somebody. When he turned 11, he got a red lace which is a prize for spilling blood for “the cause”. Then when he turned 14, he killed his own father. Nate is now a 16 year…
In the book Beast by Brie Spangler, Dylan is a tall, meaty and hairy 15 year old. He gets bullied at high school and on the day the school bans hats, he goes up on the school roof. He falls and is in the hospital with a broken leg. Dylan tried to kill himself so now he has to go…
The book, “Long Way Down” by Jason Reynolds, is a book that I think everyone should read. I love this book. I really do. It was so beautiful, and thought provoking, and sad, all at the same time. There were times I felt my heart racing and I was kind of tearing up from what…
