Lion Down is the 5th book in the amazing book series known as FunJungle! One of the reasons I love this book is it will all have you biting on your nails until the end, along with also giving you endless laughs! The book is planned out very well, ranging from the unique characters, to making you feel like you are actually in FunJungle. I would recommend this book to all book lovers, whether you love mystery books, or any other genres.
This book is the 6th addition to the wacky series of FunJungle! One of the reasons I love this book so much is because it will give anyone a few laughs, and will also have them on the edge of their seat at all times while reading. This book will give anyone a good time, and once you read this book, you’ll want to read all of the Funjungle books! In this whimsical world, our main character is Teddy. Teddy Fritzroy’s parents work at the zoo-themed amusement park known as FunJungle.
Panda-Monium is the 4th book of the FunJungle series, and this just might be my favorite of the bunch! As I progressed further into the book, I loved that the plot became more and more suspenseful, and this time it was very dangerous as well, as an anonymous man made threats to Teddy that he would blackmail his friend if he did not solve this case. This book is such a good mystery and thriller book, and it is a wonderful find for people who enjoy not just mystery or thriller genres, but also other genres!
Ninth House features Leigh Bardugo's debut novel with a dark and entertaining premise, taking place in Yale University, with various Houses and Societies. In charge of all these minor societies is the prestigious House of Lethe, which stands guard to ensure that Yale’s dark affairs are not revealed to outsiders as it could lead to chaos for the university. Despite the various potions and spells, Yale needs someone who is able to see ghosts without influence for reasons that would spoil the book so I’ll leave it out.
Summary: In the Heights, a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, unfolds over three days in the vibrant, predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The story centers on Usnavi, a bodega owner with dreams of returning to his native Dominican Republic, and explores the hopes, struggles, and cultural identity of the community.
Amelia Unabridged is a fiction novel by Ashley Schumacher. Weighed down by grief, a surprise package takes Amelia Griffen to a bookstore in Michigan. Amelia finds her future changing as she discovers who she is, and, just maybe, falls in love along the way. This book is beautifully written and is one of those stories that is simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking. My rating says 5 stars because there’s no option for 500- I loved everything about it.
The Hate U Give is a powerful, thought-provoking novel that tackles issues of racism, police brutality, and activism. Told from the perspective of 16-year-old Starr Carter, who witnesses the shooting of her childhood friend Khalil by a police officer, the book explores racism and injustice in America. Starr must navigate two vastly different worlds - the poor, predominantly Black neighborhood where she lives, and the fancy suburban prep school she attends.
Life of Pi is a rollercoaster of a book that details the story of a young boy Pi who becomes stranded after his ship sinks into the Pacific Ocean. With no company but zoo animals, Pi must find a way to survive all the obstacles the ocean throws him & must find faith in what may seem like a completely hopeless circumstance.
Darius the Great is Not Okay is a young adult novel by Adib Khorram that focuses on Iranian American teen Darius Kellner’s transformative journey to Iran with his family. Darius feels like a social outcast as he battles his crippling depression, lack of Persian culture in his identity, and bullying from classmates like Trent “Fatty” Bolger and Chip Cusumano at school.
In this suspenseful thriller, a girl facing legal repercussions for her role in a cyberbullying-related suicide receives a mysterious phone call from a stranger who claims to be on the verge of suicide himself. The caller, Andrew, tells Victoria that he dialed her number “at random.” Given the popularity of Victoria’s name in local news, however, this seems unlikely. But there is little time for either Victoria or readers to question Andrew’s story within the book’s short time frame.
