Reviews by Category: Fiction

In the destroyed city of Chicago, a teen girl named Tris discovers that she is divergent,

or someone who doesn’t fit in to a single faction, in a society where you survival depends on

you ability to fit in. Through trials and danger Tris goes on a journey to discover what her

divergence means for her and for her world, while an unknown danger lurks under her feet. This

is a great book, especially for those looking to get into more complicated reading at a young age

Wonder is a fictional novel written by R.J Palacio. The book is about a 10-year-old boy

named August Pullman, who has a facial anomaly and is a normal kid. He has done a lot of

surgeries but still his face won't look normal. From a young age, he was homeschooled and was

smart but then he had to go to a school for 5th grade. The book depicts how he is socially

isolated and bullied at school. The book portrays how society and how their looks should not

The Giver is a dystopian fiction novel written by Lois Lowry. The book is about a society

free of crime and sadness. In this society everything is chosen from your parents to your

partner. The main character is Jonas and he wants to live in a society that is free of emotions

because all peoples' races and emotions are the same. Then, the story continues as he

becomes the memory keeper as all the 12 year olds get jobs. Next, he has to take in all the

Harris has spinal muscular atrophy which requires him to have a wheelchair and

have a nurse always by his side at school. Harris and his family have recently moved

from California to Vermont, which is making it hard to find a new nurse for Harris. All

of the sudden, Miranda, a nursing student who went to Harris’ school, comes into their

life. Miranda is a natural when it comes to caring for Harris and she is hired very

quickly. Everything is going great. Miranda is helping Harris get a girl named Nory at

We really don’t know what the afterlife is like. Each religion has their belief and there are

stories of people who have caught a glimpse, but we never truly know for ourselves until we

experience it. In Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library the reader is offered another possibility: what

if there is a space between life and death where you have the chance to experience a turn you

didn’t take or an opportunity you missed? Starting with a list of regrets, you get to experience

Lekha has a birthmark on her forehead. It is supposed to be luck, but for

her, she would not say it is lucky. Lekha goes to a school with not many

Indians and she is always teased for her unshaved legs, permanent bindi, and

generally for being an Indian. Suddenly another Indian becomes her

neighbor. Avanthika, is a lot more confident than Lekha even though she has

an accent. This book is how she tells her story with ups and downs about

being Indian.

In Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel Malibu Rising, the raging end-of-summer party is about to

occur. It’s thrown by Nina Riva, famous model and surfer and her three equally celebrated

siblings - Jay, Hud, and Kit. Their fame is only expounded by the fact that their absent dad is

singer Mick Riva. Everyone who’s anyone will be there, and everything that’s anything happens

at the party. But today, a bundle of secrets will come to a head. Kit has privately sent out a

Andrew and Jamie are two boys that meet at the end of the world. A pathogen has

swept through the earth destroying everything the boys had ever loved. Family,

homes, and much more has been taken from them. But one day they meet after

Andrew comes stumbling into Jamie’s cabin, foot fresh snapped in a bear trap.

From then on, they go on a journey to escape, and to meet a relative of someone

who once helped them. But along the way things start to develop between the two.

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