What Were the Twin Towers? by Jim O’Conner is a non-fiction book. This book narrates real events that occurred at the twin towers. It mentions that the twin towers were the two tallest buildings in NYC. These were called the World Trade Centers - and there were two of them (WTC 1 & WTC 2). A plane had been hit into these towers, and other possible sites of crashing were also investigated and assumed. The tragedy struck on 9/11 making it a memorable day across the world.
Ava Chen seems to be an overly optimistic girl that's full of sunshine and rainbows, who
never stops seeing the good in people. But Ava’s childhood has been proven to be
severely traumatic which causes Ava’s brother to be very overprotective but when her
brother, Josh goes off to volunteer in Central America for a year he asks his best friend
Alec Volvok to move in next door to look after Ava. Which Ava tries desperately to deny
since she doesn't have the most positive feeling towards Alex. Alex also seems to have
Moxie features Vivian Carter, who goes to Rockport High School in her small town. However, in her school, a recent riot of sexist dress codes and football players getting away with harrassing girls in plain sight spurs Vivian into taking action. After discovering her mother’s old box full of photos of rockstars and “Riot Grrls”, Vivian decides to create a zine full of different images and text related to going against all the misogynistic qualities that most of the guys in her school possess.
Slacker by Gordon Korman follows Cameron Boxer who created a ‘lifestyle’ where all he does is gaming. He avoids homework, doesn’t join any clubs, and no one knows him besides his two best friends (basically, he’s a slacker). Until he starts a positive action club after almost burning down his home. The club wasn’t supposed to be something anyone could join, it was just supposed to be a distraction for his parents so that they would let him keep gaming.
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin follows Rose Howard who has Asperger’s syndrome. Rose is obsessed with homonyms, which is why she named the lost dog her dad brought home, Rain. When a storm hits Rose’s town, Rain goes missing because her father let him out. Now it is up to Rose to try and find Rain, but can she find him before his original owners do?
The AP Human Geography review book by the Princeton review was the perfect way to study for my AP exam. It was easy to read, and it broke down the content into simple chunks. It was 1 chapter and 1 page at a time. This made it simple and easy to understand. I really recommend this book to anybody taking the APHG exam, as this will really help you review and go over the content well.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio follows August Pullman with facial differences. The story is mostly told in Auggie’s perspective about how he wants to be treated like an ordinary kid, but some are told in other people’s perspectives. The book is about the day-to-day challenges he faces.
