Reviews by Category: Fiction

Wonder
By R.J. PalacioWonder by R.J. Palacio follows August Pullman with facial differences. The story is mostly told in Auggie’s perspective about how he wants to be treated like an ordinary kid, but some are told in other people’s perspectives. The book is about the day-to-day challenges he faces.

The Hunger Games
By Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Fictional, Dystopian

Monster
By Walter Dean MyersA Review of Walter Dean Myers’s Fiction Work: Monster
Steve Harmon’s potential involvement of a murder of a shopkeeper drags him into prison and the legal system. By the creative outlet of a theatrical play script, he records his experiences in prison. An internal struggle composed of self-confidence, misery, and hope, he works his way through to reflect on his current and past actions as he tried to become liberated from prison.

Lord of the Flies
By William GoldingLord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of boys getting stranded on an island after a plane crash. Without any adults around, they think they have a lot of freedom and start building their own society. They face many hardships and learn that there is a lot of evil in humans.

The Great Gatsby
By F. Scott FitzgeraldTitle, Author, Genre: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fiction

The Great Believers
By Rebecca MakkaiThe Great Believers transcends generations to communicate the heartbreaking reality of the AIDS pandemic as well as the difficult intricacies of human relationships. Yale works for a university’s gallery, trying to persuade his friend Fiona’s great aunt to donate her art collection, while in his personal life he deals with the rapid spread of disease and death amongst his friends, including Fiona’s brother Nico.

The House on Mango Street
By Sandra CisnerosThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros follows a girl named Esperanza who moved to Chicago when she was 12. The story is about how she faces challenges but still grows from them. It is a coming of age story and is very inspiring and poetic. The novel was replete with so many events that take place in a person’s life.

Lord of the Flies
By William GoldingWhen 16 teenage ish boys are stuck on the island, they are forced to
survive on their own. But the thing is some of them want to create an army
while the others just want to survive. This book is about the journey from
being stuck on an island to maybe leaving the island.