One competition, twenty-three killers, warriors and thieves including Celaena Sardothien. Celaena is an 18-year-old assassin who lives in a land without magic and a king who rules with a high hand. Celaena is summoned to the castle not to kill royalty but to compete for her freedom. If she wins, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. Celaena becomes tangled in the evil that dwells inside the castle of glass. Her fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival as her competitors start dying one by one.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a beautifully written novel that captures the glitz and glamour of the 1920s while exploring deeper themes like ambition, love and the American Dream. The classic tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his obsessive pursuit of his former love, Daisy Buchanan, during the Roaring Twenties.
Anthem is written by a person who escaped Communist Russia, exploring the negativities of communist society by placing the reader in a dystopian world. In this world, the central idea is that there is no individuality, and the word "I" doesn't even exist. All jobs are assigned to people when they reach a certain age and there is no change allowed. There is one person named Equality 7-2521 who is unlike everyone else in that he is too curious, which earns him the job of a street sweeper.
1984 by George Orwell is great and shows the dangers of surveillance. The book is set in a creepy dystopian future where the government has total control over everything and always watches society's every move. The main character, Winston, is a rebel who starts to question the government's authority.
Sadie is an amazing novel that blends mystery, thriller and social commentary into one story. It is about 19-year-old Sadie Hunter, a girl whose world completely changes after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie. With no parents to protect them, Mattie was everything to Sadie. When the police failed to find Mattie’s killer, Sadie takes justice into her own hands, embarking on a dangerous journey to track down the man who was responsible.
In Tintin in Tibet, Tintin’s mission is clear: find his beloved friend Chang who was aboard a plane that crashed in the Himalayan mountains, which was believed to have no survivors. The journey is full of challenges, rough terrain, frigid temperature and even mystical creatures.
Ben Ripley is about to tackle his most high-stakes assignment yet - protecting the president of the United States. But everything goes wrong when he becomes the one suspected of endangering the population of the entire White House. Benjamin has now become the prime target for every police squad, FBI agent and CIA detective all at once. With no clear allies to rally toward, Ben is on his own. Hunters lurk in every shadow, and Ben must evade his own assassination while trying to uncover the truth behind the setup. Time is running out, and any slip-up could cost him everything…
Ben Ripley, a student CIA agent embarks on yet another adventure, this time aboard the world’s largest cruise liner ever built. His task is to track down and sabotage Murray Hill, a notorious criminal with plans to wreak havoc. With a ship full of unsuspecting passengers, Murray has the perfect cover to execute his scheme. Meanwhile, Benjamin’s complicated feelings for Erica Hale resurface, adding another layer of tenseness to the mission. As Ben and his fellow agents uncover new intel, he realizes that each and every passenger aboard the ship might be in grave danger very, very soon…
One mistaken mortar round. That’s all it was. Doesn’t seem like much, does it? Well, it resulted in ex-CIA agent Ben Ripley being expelled from Spy School. Forced to rethink his entire future in the world of espionage, Ben has to return to regular teenage life. Suddenly, however, he receives an unexpected invitation - this time, to SPYDER’s top secret training facility. Trapped inside a villainous organization, Ben is faced with a simple yet tedious task: infiltrate, gather intel and escape.
For the seventh installment in the Spy School series, Ben Ripley is dragged into yet another covert operation to take down SPYDER. However, what starts with a clear goal becomes a hazy mess, leaving Ben and his team sprawled across England without any hints. Amid escalating threats and unexpected allies, Ben has to outsmart the enemy and stop their plan before it’s too late. Through all this, he must also face his biggest emotional challenge yet: Erica Hale.
