Claire Draper seems to have a good life, she lives in New York with her family, and she has a girlfriend named Vanessa. But when a pandemic hits, she is forced to quarantine with her family. After spending so much time inside, she notices a girl across her apartment, sitting on a fire escape. Claire decides to write a story based around this mysterious girl. She didn’t expect it to gain much traction, but when it does, she does not know what to do. Want to know what happens next? Read more to find out!
Little Dog knows his mother cannot read, her education put to an abrupt end after the destruction of her schoolhouse by a napalm raid in her native Vietnam. So when he addresses this letter to his mother, he speaks not only to her but also to himself, straining to break free of his past. The words and phrases he knows his mother cannot understand spill out like secrets, truth, or something that lies somewhere in between.
The Girl in the White Van is a suspenseful and thrilling mystery novel by April Henry. This book is about a girl who gets kidnapped by an old man who also kidnapped another girl 8 months before. The two kidnapped girls (Savannah and Jenny) hatch a plan to escape their kidnapper, they almost get killed and nearly escape. I love the way the author brings suspense and tells the story from the views of all characters instead of just one, and the way the suspense kills you right from the start.
Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead is a thrilling and funny fiction novel by Rick Riordan. This book is about a guy named Magnus Chase. He and his friends travel across the nine worlds in search of a way for them to defeat Loki and return him to his chains and delay Ragnarok at the same time. I love the way the author makes the most serious moments really funny and exciting. The sarcasm in this book is so funny and original, I couldn’t stop laughing!
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation is a page-turning and thrilling adventure fiction novel by Stuart Gibbs. This book is about a super-smart 12-year-old girl whose name is Charlie. She is recruited by the CIA, who are looking for Pandora, it is a formula created by Albert Einstein to create bombs faster and easier. The CIA team and Charlie go to different places to get the clues that ultimately lead them to Pandora. I love the way the author pictures the characters and the way he makes them act.
Natalie, a Brazilian teenage popstar is uncertain of what to do after her image is ruined after a publicized breakup. Her managers convince her to fake date a British actor named William. As she spends more time with him, she starts to develop feelings for him. Does she end up dating William? Read more to find out!
While working in a grocery store just before lockdown begins, Maxine bumps into a boy named Jonah. Instantly, they start to form feelings for each other and struggle to maintain contact. Do Maxine and Jonah form a relationship? Read more to find out!
When Mary’s father passes away, she decides to move from California to New York, in hopes of starting fresh. She is faced with balancing her old life, friends, and grief, all while forming romance. Is Mary able to face her past? Read more to find out!
During a strong snowstorm, two high schoolers, Teagan and Mac, coincidentally seek shelter and spend the night at the Thomas Edison Museum. Both teens are totally different, and live separate lives. Teagan, lives with a disability, while Mac lives as a popular guy in his school. Does romance bloom between them? Read more to find out!
17-year-old Syd works in a bakery while struggling with the aftermath of a breakup. When baking brownies, Syd discovers that they can bake their feelings into sweets. When Syd’s brownies end up breaking up the relationship of whoever eats them, Syd tries to fix the problem by baking sweets with good feelings. Can Syd fix the broken relationships? Read more to find out!
