The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah is set in 1970s Alaska. The book tells the tale of a young girl, Leni Allbright, who has a difficult home life. Her father, Ernt Allbright, a Vietnam prisoner of war,...
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The Poisonwood Bible, written by Barbara Kingsolver, published in 1998 but set in the Belgian Congo in 1959, has been introduced to AP Literature classes all around the world. The novel spans 546 pages...
The Outsider by Stephen King is a mystery, thriller, horror, and crime fiction novel. Stephen King sure has an incredibe hold on the horror genre, as the pages kept my attention ceaslessly throughout.
The...
Pet Sematary by Stephen King was published on Nov. 14, 1983. This is said to be one of the scariest of Stephen King's books. When I received this information, I immediately knew I wanted to read it.
The...
The Way I Am Now, written by Amber Smith, tells the story of Eden, a young female with a haunting past, trying to come to terms with retelling her story.
Eden and Josh never really had a shot at a...
The novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz was a great read. This novel's main theme was regarding two Mexican-American teenage boys who build a relationship....
More often than not, the books we’re assigned to read in our high school English classes are tedious and painful to get through. But sometimes, there are books that actually resonate with us as readers.
After...
A Child Called "It" contains descriptions of physical abuse, neglected children, and substance abuse. Reader discretion is advised.
A Child Called "It" is a book that captures Dave Pelzer's life entirely...
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse follows the story of a boy traveling through the wild. Throughout his journey, he meets a mole, a fox, and a horse. “The boy is full of questions, the mole is...
The Hazel Wood is a horror, modern fairytale novel. Throughout the book protagonist, Alice and her mother, Ella, have spent most of their time on the road due to bad luck that follows them everywhere they...
Punching the Air opens with the main character, Amal Shahid, being convicted for a crime that he didn’t commit when he was 16.
Authors Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam passionately write about the ways Amal...
One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus is a novel about a homicide that takes place in a high school.
At Bayview High on Sept. 24, five students are in detention: Simon, Brownyn, Nate, Cooper, and...
