Reviews by Category: Nonfiction

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is a diary about a girl, and is also a journal. She is a Jewish teenager who she and her family hid during the German occupation of the Netherland in WWII. She wrote her experiences for the world to see how her and those around her lives were impacted. 

Know My Name is an amazing memoir, perfect for those who enjoy true stories. It discusses the Stanford sexual assault case and is not an easy book to read, but Chanel Miller’s powerful words define her as a survivor rather than a victim. Miller describes her experience after the assault to her readers, writing about confronting the truth, her loved ones, and her new reality. Readers are also introduced to the case that was filed and gain knowledge about the legal aspect of the situation.

Often when people of color are asked how exactly racism works, a one-sentence answer isn't
enough for the complexity, history, and future of the United States’ racism. However, Coates’
book, Between the World and Me, offers an insight into racism that I believe every American
should have exposure to. Coates writes this book to his son, Samori, to explain the vulnerability
of his black body in a country ignorant of a racist reality. This novel covers topics from slavery,

Tuesdays with Morrie is the story about one man and one professor. Mitch Albom was once a student of Morrie Schwartz, a professor at Brandeis University in 1979. Mitch, 16 years later, reconnects with Morrie about life lessons. 

This was one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. I would recommend this book to people who need essential life advice from a wise soul!! I liked the parts that Morrie talked about being in love, and love is something that shouldn’t be rushed. It was very eye opening to me.

Do Hard Things is exactly what it sounds like the whole book is how to do hard things. Alex Harris talks about his experience with hard things and shares the stories of others to help motivate people. The book is split up chapter by chapter and focuses on different aspects of doing hard things and how teens need to break the ideology of laziness. Teens in the current day are looked at as soft, unsuccessful, and dependent on others.

The AP Computer Science Principles review book by the Princeton review was the best way to study for my AP exam. This book provides perfect summarizes, and vocab lists to know. This makes it easy to read, and makes it an anxiety-free study method. This made it simple and easy to understand. I would highly recommend this book to those taking the APCSP test, as this is a really beneficial study tool for this exam, as it really helps in all of the aspects for this test.

The AP World History review book by the Princeton review was the ideal way to study for my exam. It was easy to read, and it broke down very well, as it explained well. It also kept it entertaining with nice subtitles. I highly recommend this book to anybody taking the APWH exam, as this is a great way to understand the topics, and review content in a simple and non-stressful manner

Sue Klebold is the mother of one of the two shooters from the Columbine shooting, Dylan Klebold. The shooting took the lives of thirteen students and teachers. Klebold’s memoir looks back on her son’s childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the missed signals of severe depression with much regret that she could not see those signals. She also reflects on the aftermath of the tragedy and how it was to be thrust into the public spotlight in such a way. Klebold wanted to destigmatize mental illness and explain that her son was an ordinary student with an undiagnosed clinical mental illness.

Summary: Food, Inc is a documentary about the food industry. Specifically taking a look at the meat industry and focusing on how things are grown, packaged, and distributed. The movie aims to expose what is really happening inside the meat industry and bring the bad things going on to the light of the world. In the documentary, we can see how the industry is controlled by 5 main companies, and at the grocery store, it is actually misleading what company is selling a product.

This non-fiction discusses the issues of technology addiction in the modern age. At times, the addiction is not at the fault of the user and instead is the fault of the corporations that build addictive scenes and technology with the intent of addiction. Using human psychology, businesses have sorted out a way to keep users invested in social media, video games, and other mediums.