Book Reccomendations
Shenell Logan '22 Staff Writer
Books are teleportation machines that will take you anywhere, from the fantastical Wizarding World of Hogwarts to the vicious and petrifying arena of the Hunger Games. They suck you in and keep you there until you've turned the last page and sighed in delight... or gloom.
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Wintergirls
Written by: Laurie Halse Anderson Description: Laurie Halse Anderson has created a heavy but truly realistic and beautifully written book about eating disorders and how damaging they really are. This book follows eighteen-year-old Lia Overbrook, who struggles with both a fatal eating disorder and the death of Cassie, her best friend and fellow eating disorder victim. |
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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
Written by: Ransom Riggs Description: When Jake Portman was only a child, his grandfather would tell him stories of an island off the coast of Wales: one where there was a children's home filled with kids who had peculiar gifts and a headmistress with the ability to turn into a bird. Now sixteen, Jake is called to the island after his grandfather is killed. Using his grandfather's stories and the clues he left behind, Jake discovers the children’s home and the secrets that lie deep within. Along with his eerie descriptions, Ransom Riggs uses hair-raising photos he found from flea markets and incorporates them into his book ingeniously. |
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The Invited
Written by: Jennifer McMahon Description: School teacher Helen and her husband have just moved to Vermont with a goal to build their dream house from the ground up. They believe they’ve found the perfect place to live a simple and undemanding life. But As Helen begins to uncover suspicious details about the lot they’ve chosen to build on, she soon becomes obsessed with finding out the bone-chilling truth about her new home. Jennifer McMahon definitely knows how to make you doubt your own assumptions about where the plot is heading in this novel. She flips your mind back and forth until the shocking finale is finally revealed. |
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Misery
Written by: Stephen King Description: Paul Sheldon, famous author of the Misery novels, is heading back home from Silver Creek, Colorado when he crashes off the side of the road during a blizzard. Thankfully, he is found and taken in by a woman named Annie Wilkes who claims to be his ‘number one fan.’ King uses extraordinary detail in order to pull the reader in and never let go. Misery will have you gripping the edge of your seat in suspense the entire read. |
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Scythe
Written by: Neal Shusterman Description: In a world where natural death is no more and a computer system called “Thunderhead” rules society, Scythes are here to make sure the world’s population is under control. Two teenagers named Citra and Rowan are chosen to train to become future Scythes. While both will be trained, only one can become a Scythe and will ultimately have to kill the other. Readers are likely to become engrossed in this dystopian world and fear who will be chosen to make the final decision. |
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Red Queen
Written by: Victoria Aveyard Description: In Red Queen, the powerful, the rulers, the kings, and the queens are blessed with silver blood, allowing them to possess unthinkable abilities. Meanwhile, red-blooded humans are looked down upon as the scum of society. The main character is Mare Barrow, a Red, who lives in the Stilts with her family. After an incident with a certain stranger, Mare lands herself a job in the Silver palace. However, while working at the palace, she discovers that she is not like other normal Reds. Intimidated by Mare and the potential she has to disrupt the empire they have made, the Silvers force Mare to live as one of them while pretending to be a Silver. |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Written by: Stephen Chbosky Description: Stephen Chbosky writes a remarkable introspective novel focused on adolescence. The book’s main character is Charlie Kelmeckis, an awkward and introverted teen. This book is written through letters, all signed by Charlie. Charlie shares his experiences with high school students, his trials and tribulations with his family and new friends and his mentor-like connection with his english teacher, Mr. Anderson. |
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