The Twisted Ones by Scott Cawthon is a gripping horror novel that follows the story of Charlotte, the daughter of the protagonist from the previous book, The Silver Eyes. After inheriting her late father's estate, she reluctantly returns to her childhood town, haunted by memories of terrifying animatronic creatures from her father's past.
To Kill a Mockingbird is about the Finch family who live in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. Scout, the main character, must navigate her way through the racist society she was born in. Her father, Atticus, stands up for a black man in court who was falsely accused of harming a white woman.
While We Were Dating, written by Jasmine Guillory, is a story about two people. One is named Ben Stevens, a man who has an advertising job and Anna Gardiner, a movie star who wants to become a household name. She accepts the job for the ad campaign that Ben Stevens works for. Nothing was serious between them until they started catching feelings for each other. Could their busy lives get in between the spark they have for each other?
Charlotte is a senior who really likes to write and admires the famous writer, Luca Bruni. She is also the descendant of Isabella di Angelo, a poet who her family believes actually wrote the famous poem “In Guerra” by Antonio Tasso. She applies for a summer program with her idol, Luca Bruni, in Venice and gets in. Charlotte decides to uncover Isabella’s past and rightfully give her credit for the poem. But when Luca Bruni tries to kiss her as he does the other girls in the program, she goes back to her home and her journey to discover her past comes to a stop.
This novel is about a boy named Christopher, and his struggle to go through daily life with autism. It is written from his perspective and the author allows the readers to see how Christopher thinks and sees. Autism makes it tough for Christopher to do everyday tasks that would typically be easy for people not on the spectrum. This includes understanding social cues, being independent, and even going on vacation without a set schedule or routine. His autism makes him a little more high-maintenance than other kids his age which is why his father is so protective over him.
Briony Tallis, only thirteen years old, misunderstands a series of events between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner, the son of the Tallis household's caretaker. Combined with Briony's extensive imagination and skill of filling in unknown elements, these factors bring about a crime that will haunt Cecilia, Robbie, and Briony for the rest of their lives.
Starfish is about a girl named Ellie Montgomery-Hofstein who loves to swim and has a pet dog. Her life is troubled by school bullies commenting daily on her weight and her mom, who doesn’t seem to realize she’s making Ellie’s life difficult by arguing with her about what she eats and continues to make Ellie doubt herself. Even though her father is kind to her, Ellie’s mother and siblings seem to only see her as a nuisance because of her weight.
Parker Chipp, a Night Walker, wants to save his dad, who has been captured, but Parker soon finds out that things are much more complicated than they seem, so he has to enlist the help of his friends, Finn, Mia, Addie, and Jack to mount a rescue mission to save his dad, and stop the Takers from creating a drug that will allow them to live in other people’s bodies until the body wears out. The Takers will then move onto the next body, creating a mass murder chain.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a story centered around the main character- Evelyn Hugo- but written from the perspective of local aspiring writer, Monique Grant. Monique has landed insignificant and small jobs at her writing firm so far and is waiting for her big break. When she learns that the one and only Evelyn Hugo asked for her to interview Evelyn, she realizes this is the opportunity she has been waiting for.
Where the Crawdads Sing is a story following the journey of the main character, Kya- and how she attempts to navigate life in the real world whilst carrying the weight of her traumatic childhood and extreme isolation from society.
