Eleanor and Park is a book all about the romantic relationship between Park Sheridan and Eleanor Douglas. These two are portrayed as polar opposites inside of the books. Park being a half- Korean male and Eleanor the new shy red head from a bad background. They both met on the bus and started to bond over comic books and music and from there their relationship had a lot of ups and downs. There were a lot of emotions, and we see both characters grow as people because of the events that take place.
Romeo and Juliet is a book that starts in the City of Verona where we see a conflict between two families: the Capulets and the Montagues. These families have hated each other since the beginning of time. One day at the Capulet household there was a masquerade ball and Romeo Montague decided to go to this ball with his friends as a joke and to try and disrupt the ball. This is where Romeo and Juliet meet, and they fall in love.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is the story of Elizabeth Bennett and her family. Lizze and her sister Jane are of age to find husbands, and Jane has taken an interest in Charles Bingley, the new rich man in town. Bingley’s friend Mr. Darcy comes along, and immediately dislikes Lizzie. Soon, the two are rivals, and must overcome their pride and prejudices to get along and fall in love.
“See You Yesterday” by Rachel Lynn Solomon is a refreshing new take on the classic time loop plot. Our protagonist, Barret Bloom, is a college freshman who just wants to turn over a fresh page at her new school after a troubled high school experience. Instead, she has a completely disastrous first day and ruins any chance at a positive reception from those around her. In dismay, she falls asleep… only to wake up again to the exact same day.
Julie Berry’s “Lovely War” is a poignant, moving take on passion, young love, and the loss of innocence. The novel begins with a conversation between the Greek gods in an effort to answer why Love is always drawn to war, but quickly spirals into the tale of Hazel and James, two teenagers in a time of chaos.
This book is so sweet. I love how the main character’s perspective changes
throughout the book, and she’s got an amazing attitude. The characters are
great, the writing is great, everything is great!
This book follows main character Caymen Meyers, who works in her family’s
porcelain doll shop. All her life she’s observed the rich who walk in the
shop’s door, looking for an expensive doll. And if she’s learned anything, it’s
that the rich tend to have a short attention span.
I loved this book so much! Picture Twilight, but replace vampires with
werewolves. And I know that can sound kind of lame, because when you
think of werewolves you think of the general stereotypes, but Shiver really
puts a good twist on it.
Shara Wheeler was perfect in every way. She was smart, kind, beautiful, athletic, wealthy.
Shara Wheeler was perfect. Until she went missing after prom. She left no trace when she
disappeared, no obvious answer. Just a series of notes on pretty pink stationary. Notes
addressed to the only three people she ever kissed: Smith, the star of the football team, Rory, a
stoner and musician, and Chloe, the only outed bisexual that goes to their catholic high school.
The story follows this unlikely bunch teaming up to discover Shara’s whereabouts. Along the
Crush is about a boy named Jorge Ruiz who has middle school life under control. At
least until he runs into a possible crush on a theatre girl, Jazmine. He has to figure out a way to
ask her to the athletics ball without everyone noticing since Jorge hates gossip. I really enjoyed
this book because it was funny and exciting. My favorite part is when Jorge helps the drama
club move boxes and they get pizza. I would recommend this book to 5th, 6th, or 7th graders.
