Reviews by Category: Teens

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani is a historical fiction book. The story takes place in 1947.

India has just freed itself from British rule and the country has been split into two countries, India

and Pakistan. The Hindu went to India and the Muslim went to Pakistan. Nisha and her twin

brother are half-Muslim and half-Hindu. Their Papa decides they must become refugees

because they are no longer safe in Pakistan. Nisha lost her mother as a baby, and now as she

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed is a realistic fiction book that takes place in Pakistan. Amal

loves to learn and wants to be a teacher, but being the oldest child means she is responsible for

caring for her siblings instead of receiving an education. Amal works hard and goes to school

whenever she can, but one day everything changes. Amal accidentally runs into the richest

man in the village and angers him. She is forced to be one of his servants, at one of his private

It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames is a modern retelling of the horror

classic, The Thing, yet it still manages to feel as fresh and biting as

its predecessors. The story, similar to the 1982 film, takes place in the

Antarctic and is centered around a research team who come in contact with

a shapeshifting, otherworldly monster. A group consisting of five

I have never been a big fan of war movies, so I expected to spend an unpleasant two-and-a-half hour watching a boring movie centered around politics. Surprisingly, this was not the case with Lincoln. The movie takes place mainly in the year 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's second term. Along with managing all the stresses in his life and in society during this time period, he was also figuring out how to successfully pass the 13th amendment.

The Hate You Give is a book, but it feels like an experience. What’s the definition of normal? It could be different for me than it is for you. The author knows this and purposefully plays with the word. The main character, Starr Carter, is African American. Starr is discombobulated about her entire life, especially since she's coping with the deaths of her close friends, hurtful stereotypes about her race, and the neg1ative aspects of her community. Starr's normal is abnormal, and she knows this.

First, the readers are introduced to the author by another source, Abraham Verghese, who admits to only knowing Paul Kalanithi after his death. This meant that readers knew the end of the book before it even began. Verghese explains the importance of the book and sets high expectations for the readers as they flip the pages and move on to the prologue. As Kalanithi introduces himself, his audience is drawn to learn more about his life. The book's first part shows his passion for writing and calling toward a medical degree.

The Silence That Binds Us is a story of protest and tragedy. At the start of her junior

year, May is still grappling with the suicide of her brother, Danny several months ago. At her

California school’s Junior Jam a parent stands up to blame her Asian parents and other

immigrants for what happened to Danny and several other teens, saying they create a

high-pressure environment and lead to these tragedies. Infuriated by these accusations about

Crave is a tale of coldness and unknowns, but also warmth from the strangest of places.

Grace’s parents died under mysterious circumstances, and without any other family in her native

San Diego, her uncle takes her in. He’s the head of a prestigious boarding school in the middle

of nowhere, Alaska. From the moment she arrives, Grace senses something strange under the

surface - and it’s not just the odd system of subterranean tunnels beneath the school. The

Aristotle has never had any real friends - maybe he’s too lost in his thoughts on his

brother in prison, his complicated Mexican heritage, his distant father. But when another boy

with a similarly named after a philosopher, Dante, offers to teach him to swim, a bond is quickly

forged between the two. However, a tragic accident and moves and love and heartbreak begin

to warp their relationship - but hopefully, Dante will be able to breach the high walls around

Dante’s heart.

Fox is the well-known playboy of a small West Coast fishing town, traveling up to Seattle for

short flings every weekend - except he hasn’t for the last seven months, ever since he walked

his best friend Brandon’s playful and music-loving sister-in-law, Hannah to a record store.

However, his reputation remains and he can’t seem to rid himself of the image that others see -

even Brandon makes him swear to stay away from Hannah. Telling himself that he doesn’t want