The Naturals follows protagonist Cassie Hobbes, a gifted 17 year old girl, who has a knack for reading people. Ever since she was a kid, Cassie had a special ability to look at a person and know their whole life story. When the number of cold cases began to rise, Cassie finds herself in contact with the FBI as they plan a special task force with other teen “naturals.” Seizing the opportunity to put her profiling abilities to use, Cassie finds herself thrown into a world of danger and mystery.
Daphne Vincent, an enthusiastic librarian in Waning Bay, Michigan, felt perfectly settled into her new life with her soon-to-be husband Peter Collins. That is, until her fiancé realizes his love for his childhood best friend, Petra. Devastated, Daphne moves into the apartment of Petra’s ex-boyfriend Miles Nowak, whom she believes will understand her situation. Daphne and Miles begin to bond over their shared breakups, hatching a plan to get back at their exes while navigating their new lives.
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang is a fun, contemporary romance that dives into the struggles of class privilege and academic pressure. Alice Sun, a Chinese-American scholarship student at her Beijing international boarding school, feels invisible among her rich and influential classmates. To make matters worse, her parents have just confessed that they cannot afford tuition, even with the scholarship.
Jane Austen adaptations might be one of my favorite forms of media. I’ve watched everyone you could get hold of, but by far my favorite will always be Pride and Prejudice 2005. This movie was an adaptation of Jane Austen's famous novel by the same name and follows Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy and their troublesome, frustrating, and utterly swoon worthy romance. Elizabeth Bennett comes from a large family with little means, while Mr. Darcy comes from a noble and wealthy family with a large estate.
The Truman Show is a movie that I feel deserves its hype. I was told by at least 20 people to watch this movie, and it’s just as good as everyone said it would be. The Truman Show is about Truman, a man who grew up on TV; however, he isn’t aware that his life is being filmed. Truman’s entire life has been orchestrated by producers and directors since his birth. What he thought was just his life was actually scripted plot lines created in a writer's room.
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? tells the inspiring story of a brave girl from Pakistan who spoke up for girls’ right to go to school. It starts with her childhood in a small town where not all girls were allowed to get an education. Malala loved learning and believed that boys and girls should both be able to go to school. When she started talking about this in public, some people didn’t like it. In 2012, she was attacked and seriously hurt, but she survived.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a good book for people who like magic, mystery and adventure. It's about a boy named Harry who finds out he's destined to become a wizard and goes to a school called Hogwarts. As he adjusts to his new magical life, he faces a mystery. He and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, discover a plot to obtain the sorcerer’s stone, a mythical stone that provides immortality. Harry and his friends work together to prevent the stone from getting into the wrong hands.
This book tells the story of Tom Brady, one of the best football players ever. It begins with his childhood in California, where he loved playing sports and dreamed of doing big things. The book shows how he worked hard in school and football, even when some people didn’t think he would do well. It talks about how he played football in college at the University of Michigan and was picked very late in the NFL draft. But he didn’t give up.
Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright? is about one of the most well-known building designers in the world. It starts with his childhood in Wisconsin, where he enjoyed nature and liked building things. As he got older, he became famous for making buildings that looked nice and fit in with the land around them. The book talks about how he came up with new ways to design buildings and made some famous ones, like Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the story follows Harry Potter, who is in his second year at the school. As mysterious events unfold and a danger threatens the students, Harry must unravel the secrets of the Chamber of Secrets and solve the mystery.
