The Alchemyst is the first book of a 6-book series called The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Nicholas Flamel was a real person, an alchemist said to have discovered the elixir of life which would make you immortal. The records showed that he died in 1418. Josh and Sophie Newman are two twins living in San Francisco during the summer. Josh is working at a bookstore and his boss is a man named Nick Fleming.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is a whimsical romantic fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a dark twist. Feyre’s job is to hunt and provide for her impoverished family, but this job comes with its dangers. The forest bordering her cabin is the only thing separating her village from the land of the Faerie, which makes it exceedingly dangerous.
“Just as if I was one of those true knights you love so well, yes. What do you think a knight is for, girl? You think it’s all taking favors from ladies and looking fine in gold plate? Knights are for killing.”
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness.” In a world recovering from an incredible revolution, there is finally a time of peace. But what happens when people start to realize all the hidden issues within their kingdom? Their new king is a drunkard, and his queen seems just a little too interested in her brother. While the council is filled with incompetent lords squabbling over trivial matters, a true danger begins to make itself known in the far north.
In A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, Feyre is a human girl who lives with her two sisters and father. Feyre and her family live in a world where they are separated from faeries by a wall. Feyre’s family is extremely poor, and she is the only reason they are able to survive because she hunts in the forest near her house. One day, she encounters a huge wolf which she effortlessly kills with an arrow. Little did she know that the wolf was really a faerie in disguise.
Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqui, is about a boy named Yusuf Azeem and his troubles with being an immigrant Muslim in America. He is starting 6th grade in this close to the 20th anniversary of 9/11. With all the “never forget” banners around the school Yusuf starts to feel like he does not belong. Then on the first day of 6th grade he starts getting mean and racist notes in his locker. Yusuf is a boy who likes robotics and likes to code. He is very smart and brave.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a Classic Novel written in 1960. It is set in Maycomb, Alabama during the early 1930s and features the main characters Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and her older brother Jeremy “Jem” Finch, children of Atticus Finch, a lawyer.
This book is an anguished masterpiece. It follows Leonard, a troubled suicidal boy with a messed up life and a resolution: kill Asher, his best friend until the incident. In a perverted A Christmas Story plotline, Leonard gives four gifts to the four people who matter to him before he ends Asher’s life and his.
The House on Mango Street is a coming-of-age story that follows Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in a low-income neighborhood of Chicago. Through a series of heartfelt vignettes, Cisneros shows us Esperanza's struggles with poverty, adolescence, and her desire for a better life.
Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy is a historical fantasy novel set in 19th-century Denmark, following the story of Marit, a talented seamstress with a secret ability to sew magic into garments. When her best friend Eve is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Marit becomes entangled in a dangerous web of political intrigue, espionage, and forbidden magic.
