Reviews by Category: Fiction

Long Way Down (Young Adult Fiction), by Jason Reynolds

Ghost is a realistic fiction book by Jason Reynolds. This book is about a seventh grader boy

who wants to join the school track team. His life out of school is tough because he has an

abusive father who tried to kill his mom and him. Although life was hard for him, Charles, a

nearby friendly figure, takes care of them for years. Next, he goes to tryouts and the coaches

were impressed but then he had a fight with one of the bullies. Later the coach gives him a

It Ends With Us is probably the most recommended book of the past few years - from its

romance to powerful message, no one can put it down. The novel starts on a high rooftop in

Boston with heightened emotions all around. After refusing to speak at her abusive father’s

funeral, a sad but conflicted Lily meets Ryle - an upset neurosurgeon - high above the Boston

skyline. Both deep in their feelings and without care for what the other thought of them, they

Catching Fire is the sequel to The Hunger Games. This book is part of my favorite book series. I

would recommend this book to anyone between the ages of 11-16. The main character is

Katniss Everdeen, she is reaped into the 75th annual hunger games for the quarter quell. This

will be the second time she will be placed into the arena to fight to death. I would rate this book

The Hunger Games is an amazing book and I would recommend it to anyone between the ages

of 11 and 16 years old. The main character is Katniss Everdeen. She is 16 years old, and lives

in District 12, she lost her dad in a mining accident and is left to take care of her family. She

volunteers for her sister’s place in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Katniss and her fellow

tribute, Peeta from District 12 are trying to make it out alive. I would rate this book a 10/10

The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, Realistic Fiction

Holden Caulfield is a young independent boy navigating the world. He takes us along as he goes

through hardships like getting kicked out of prep school. He has an interesting complex so it is

assumed that he is in some kind of mental hospital but he never quite says where he is. Through

his journey, you realize he's just trying to protect his younger self and innocence. Does he stay

innocent though?

In A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, the reader follows former college roommates JB,

Malcolm, Willem, and Jude. Though at the beginning of the book broke and young, they each

aspire to greatness, whether that’s as a movie star or a respected lawyer. Hoping their

friendships stay strong, they set off on personal journeys featuring addiction, depression, fame,

success, and jealousy. Though after growing up more, most of the group achieves their goals

When Monique Grant, a background writer at Vivant gets offered an interview with the Evelyn

Hugo, she’s rather perplexed. Why would such a famous person meet with a writer like her?

When Starr Carter’s childhood friend is brutally shot by a police officer – which was racially

provoked – her entire world turns upside down. This wasn’t the first time either. Starr slowly

starts to realize the injustice that has been engraved in the black community for years and

decades. The affluent school she and her brothers attend is far from Garden Heights (the perilous,

crime-driven neighborhood she lives in), and there, everybody is white; in fact, Starr describes

When a group of boys finds themselves on an isolated, remote island, after an airplane crash,

their lives change forever. The time is set during the war when these boys - some as six years old

- are confused, petrified, and helpless. The two oldest kids, around 12, take the lead; Ralph is a

logical, brave, and intellectual boy, and Jack is a savage, confident, and dominant figure. As

Ralph takes the lead at first, he orders the boys to divert all their focus to creating huts, making a