Wonder by R.J. Palacio Request It! R.J. Palacio’s heartwarming story of Wonder centers around the life of ten-year-old August “Auggie” Pullman. Although he doesn’t behave any differently than any other child of his age (he plays on his Xbox and adores ice cream), his facial deformity prevents...
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah Request It! Chinese Cinderella is a tribute to the unwanted and lonely children of the world – an autobiography of an unwanted daughter in a powerful Chinese family. The story allows the reader to glimpse into life in...
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Request It! Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was published on August 14, 2018, and encompasses several genres — such as romance, mystery, and coming of age. The story is set in a fictional town named...
Sweetness & Lightning by Gido Amagakure Request It! The story of Sweetness and Lightning takes place half a year after one of our main characters, Kohei, experiences his wife Tae’s passing away. Wrought with confusion and exhaustion, he tirelessly raises their five-year-old daughter, Tsumugi, while...
Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson is the first of a series written entirely in first person about a Victorian girl who shares the same name as the book’s title. I loved these books when I was little, especially because...
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Request It! To be honest, I don’t really read many memoirs. Of course, I’ve heard of some incredible memoirs, such as Viola Davis’s book and Michelle Obama’s, but I’ve never really taking the time to read them. I always thought...
The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan Request It! Family relationships are always complicated. From siblings to parents, there are many times where you can feel as though the people living closest to you are actually really far when it comes to perspectives and...
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Request It! A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that follows the lives of two women in Afghanistan. The book is split into four parts, each of which spend time focusing on the lives of...
Underworld by Catherine MacPhail When I was younger, I loved reading mystery and horror books, and Underworld by Cathy MacPhail is an example of one of them. I decided to revisit this book since it was a childhood favorite to see if my opinion on it...
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Request It! In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is a historical fictional novel based in the Dominican Republic during the 1950s. Primarily following the lives of the Mirabal sisters, also known...
