Reviews by Category: Fiction

Counting By 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is a realistic fiction book. Willow is incredibly smart

and counts by 7’s to calm and comfort herself. She struggles with making friends, but she has

her parents, which is all she needs to survive. One day, after going to a counseling session with

the school counselor, Dell, she discovers that both her parents have died in a terrible car

accident. After the accident, Willow feels lost and alone. But, slowly, she begins to make new

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani is a historical fiction book. The story takes place in 1947.

India has just freed itself from British rule and the country has been split into two countries, India

and Pakistan. The Hindu went to India and the Muslim went to Pakistan. Nisha and her twin

brother are half-Muslim and half-Hindu. Their Papa decides they must become refugees

because they are no longer safe in Pakistan. Nisha lost her mother as a baby, and now as she

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed is a realistic fiction book that takes place in Pakistan. Amal

loves to learn and wants to be a teacher, but being the oldest child means she is responsible for

caring for her siblings instead of receiving an education. Amal works hard and goes to school

whenever she can, but one day everything changes. Amal accidentally runs into the richest

man in the village and angers him. She is forced to be one of his servants, at one of his private

The Hate You Give is a book, but it feels like an experience. What’s the definition of normal? It could be different for me than it is for you. The author knows this and purposefully plays with the word. The main character, Starr Carter, is African American. Starr is discombobulated about her entire life, especially since she's coping with the deaths of her close friends, hurtful stereotypes about her race, and the neg1ative aspects of her community. Starr's normal is abnormal, and she knows this.

The Silence That Binds Us is a story of protest and tragedy. At the start of her junior

year, May is still grappling with the suicide of her brother, Danny several months ago. At her

California school’s Junior Jam a parent stands up to blame her Asian parents and other

immigrants for what happened to Danny and several other teens, saying they create a

high-pressure environment and lead to these tragedies. Infuriated by these accusations about

Aristotle has never had any real friends - maybe he’s too lost in his thoughts on his

brother in prison, his complicated Mexican heritage, his distant father. But when another boy

with a similarly named after a philosopher, Dante, offers to teach him to swim, a bond is quickly

forged between the two. However, a tragic accident and moves and love and heartbreak begin

to warp their relationship - but hopefully, Dante will be able to breach the high walls around

Dante’s heart.

We often have heard or seen war through a different lens, and most of us haven’t ever actually

been in one. However, soldiers are the ones who, by default, experience war firsthand. Every war

noted in history is concerned about the outcomes, what major authority figures think, or the

events throughout the war; however, the individuality, emotions, and existence of soldiers

themselves are often looked upon. Ironically, they are the ones who go through the most trauma,

Delirium by Lauren Oliver follows Lena, a soon to be eighteen year old teenage girl. In Lena’s

world love is seen as dangerous and unpredictable, it causes havoc and apparently eventually

ends in death. Love is seen as a disease. To prevent people from catching this disease

everyone must have a surgery that cures them from it when they turn eighteen. In Lena's case

she believes that love is dangerous and can't wait for her surgery so she can finally be cured

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo commences with Monique Grant interviewing famous

actor, Evelyn Hugo, for a tell-all about her glamorous life. This was an offer Grant couldn’t pass

up, after all, everyone wanted to know about Evelyn Hugo, and she could finally be the one to

give the people what they wanted. She knew writing this story would launch herself to fame,

only another incentive to agree to the deal. This extensive interview recounts the story of all

This classic was a pretty good read in my opinion. In the book, you are introduced to Gatsby who is the

eccentric man the book is centered around. He is a wealthy man who holds parties often and lives in a

considerably large house. It’s a story about parties, politics, life, romance, and society. The narrator of

this book is a man named Nick Carraway. Nick rents a house right next to Gatsby and becomes

interested and kind of drawn into all the drama that surrounds Gatsby. He learns more about Gatsby’s