“Love doesn’t require a future” (Serle 230).
Solitaire by Alice Oseman takes place a year after the prominent graphic novel series Heartstopper
begins. It follows Tori Spring, Charlie’s older sister, during Year 12. During this time, she finds a mysterious
group called Solitaire, and, in the process meets a boy called Michael Holden. While initially unimpressed
with both, she begins to connect with Michael, and the two of them follow the most recent activity of
Esperanza Rising is a historical fiction book written by Pam Munoz Ryan.
This novel is Esperanza, the only daughter of a rich Mexican family. This book
shows the events that happened after her father's murder. Esperanza, her mother,
and their former household servants flee with many issues. The main characters
are Esperanza, her mother, and their servants. Esperanza wants to find a way to
rise above her circumstances, since her mom's life and her own depend on it.
Wish is a fictional novel written by Barbara O’Connor. This book is about a
girl making the same wish every day since fourth grade. Even though it looks like
situations will not allow her to fulfill her wish, she finds a way. However, she may
realize that she never needed this. The main characters are Charlie Reese,
Wishbone, and Howard. She really wishes for a real family. However, her new family
It’s the late sixties. Daisy Jones is a beautiful precocious girl with parents who barely
care and the most naturally astounding voice possible. Until now, she’s spent her time sleeping
with rock stars, getting high, and writing. The Six is a pretty well-known rock band, with the
handsome Billy Dunne as the lead singer and groupies, roadies, and drugs galore. At least until
Billy’s girlfriend gets pregnant, and he realizes he needs to sober up and get straight for his
All Your Perfects follows the relationship between Quinn and Graham, two individuals who
found themselves next to each other the night they found out that their significant others had
cheated on them with each other. The story is told from the point of view of Quinn in two
different timelines. One timeline is from when they first began dating, and the other takes place a
few years into their marriage. Quinn, struggling with infertility, feels that she is bringing nothing
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, is a fiction novel and a stand-alone book.
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a historical fiction novel and a stand-alone book.
Addie Bell’s Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody, is a book about a 12 year-old girl named
Addie, who wishes she was 16. She wants her parents to let her do anything (like wear make-up
and have a phone), like how they let her older sister. But they tell her she needs to wait 4 more
years! And to make matters worse, her best friend Grace couldn’t care any less about that stuff.
It took eighteen years for Georgia, the protagonist of
Loveless, to realize that she has never had a crush on anyone. As much as she tries to convince herself otherwise, she just can’t seem to find
her true love like the world around her, and she doesn’t understand why. After numerous tries and
fails to develop romantic relationships, Georgia eventually realizes that she never has and never will