Aesop’s Fables is a collection of short stories that teach important life lessons through animals and simple situations. These fables, believed to be from ancient Greece, explore themes like patience, honesty, and kindness. “In The Tortoise and the Hare”, a slow but determined tortoise wins a race against the boastful hare, teaching the lesson that perseverance beats arrogance.
I Am Malala is an autobiography written by Malala Yousafzai. She wrote about her experience in Pakistan and the effect that the Taliban had on her, her family, and the society. In this book she details her childhood in Swat Valley, her struggle for education and the threats she and other girls who were willing to study faced from Taliban. Malala refused to listen to the ultimatum, so she spoke up and refused to not be silent about how she felt.
Racing with Aloha starts with the story of how Mark Haywood's childhood growing up in Hawaii influenced him to finish High School in California on a swim scholarship. Then, go on to be a champion swimmer, to champion windsurfer, to father, and very successful realtor on his home island of Maui. The book follows Mark's life growing up barefooted and in the water in Hawaii. When he starts swimming competitively, he finds out he has a really special talent.
A 102-year-old man named Dattatraya Vakharia wants to break the record of oldest living male record. He tries to make life interesting for his grumpy son. He teaches him the positives of life and reconnect with those he lost and make peace with his past. It shows the liveliness one should have in life and a motivational role model aura from the actors to demonstrate and convey this message through a thrilling and eventful movie. His lovable personality guides his son to lead a happy life.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is a heartwarming and humorous novel that tells the story of Ove, a grumpy and solitary old man who has lost his will to live following the death of his beloved wife. However, Ove's life takes an unexpected turn when new neighbors, a young family, move in next door and disrupt his meticulously organized world.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio is a heartwarming novel that tells the story of August Pullman, a young boy born with severe facial deformities, as he navigates the challenges of attending school for the first time in fifth grade. The book explores themes of acceptance, empathy, and the power of kindness as it follows August's journey to find his place in the world, make friends, and show that beauty is more than skin deep.
Tuesdays with Morrie is the story about one man and one professor. Mitch Albom was once a student of Morrie Schwartz, a professor at Brandeis University in 1979. Mitch, 16 years later, reconnects with Morrie about life lessons.
This was one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. I would recommend this book to people who need essential life advice from a wise soul!! I liked the parts that Morrie talked about being in love, and love is something that shouldn’t be rushed. It was very eye opening to me.
Do Hard Things is exactly what it sounds like the whole book is how to do hard things. Alex Harris talks about his experience with hard things and shares the stories of others to help motivate people. The book is split up chapter by chapter and focuses on different aspects of doing hard things and how teens need to break the ideology of laziness. Teens in the current day are looked at as soft, unsuccessful, and dependent on others.
