Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is a poignant romance novel that explores the transformative relationship between Louisa Clark, a quirky and small-town woman, and Will Traynor, a wealthy and successful man who becomes a quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident. Louisa, hired as Will's caregiver, initially struggles with his bitterness and desire to end his life through assisted suicide.
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.
This book follows two patients with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that affects the respiratory system and limits contact with other patients due to fear of cross infection. Stella gets readmitted to the hospital due to lung issues, where she meets rebellious Will. Stella is not pleased with his disregard to hospital rules. Will is awaiting his eighteenth birthday so he can break free of his mother’s control over him medically. He refused to take the medicine and do the trials his mother wanted him to. Stella then convinces Will to take his meds and that sparks their romance.
After crash landing off the coast of Maine, The Iron Giant (Vin Diesel) finds himself at a power plant, where he is rescued by Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal). After discovering him, Hogarth practically adopts the giant and helps him evade the public and especially a nosy government agent, Kent Mansley (Christopher McDonald).
Count Me In is a heartwarming and eye-opening fiction novel by Varsha Bajaj. This book is about Chris and Karina who were not friends until Karina's grandfather started tutoring Chris. On the way back from the tutoring session, Karina, Chris, and Karina's grandfather get attacked by an immigrant hater. That attack left Karina outraged. She and Chris tried to change the world’s perspective to look at immigrants not as terrorists but as good people.
