The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, is a powerful story about the holocaust and its horrors-- perfectly encapsulating its troubles through a young boy named Bruno. Heartwrenching and gripping, Bruno takes readers through a friendship between a German and a Jew as a barbwire fence separates the two indefinitely. This book is excellent for people wanting to know more about what the holocaust was like and the devastation it caused.
Twisted Palace by Erin Watt is teen fiction and the third book in the series. Ella Harper is still fighting. Even after learning to be a Royal, the threat of her long lost father and Reed who’s life is on the line, this may be the fight that beats her. Reed Royal has never been one to back down from a fight, but the drama that stirs up in and out of the Royal mansion may be the one that knocks him down. With everything trying to keep them apart, can Ella and Reed survive in their world of wealth and lies?
Broken Prince by Erin Watt is teen fiction and the second book in the series. Reed Royal has everything one could ever want. But he never cared about anyone except for family until Ella Harper came crashing into his home. It started with hate and wanting her out but ended as the absolute opposite. Until a stupid mistake drove her out, for final. Now, he must do everything he can to get her back, and it’s not as easy as he thought.
Paper Princess by Erin Watt is a teen fiction. Ella Harper has spent her entire life fighting. She’s moved from town to town with her flighty mom and fought to make ends meet, hoping one day she’d finally make it out. After her mother’s death, she’s left to fight alone. Until Callum Royal saves her, getting her out of the slum and into his giant mansion with his family. He has his five sons, each of them more captivating than the rest. But one stands out to Ella, Reed Royal, who is determined to get her out of his posh life and back to where she belongs.
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is mystery fiction and the second book in the series. After the secrets that were unveiled in the last book, Avery Grams must continue the search as to why she has the inheritance. Now, she must find who has the answers to her questions, the man who refuses to be found. She knows she’s not a Hawthorne by blood, thanks to a DNA test but there are too many leads to her family history. Now, there’s more than one mystery, and things–and feelings–are about to get complicated.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is mystery fiction. Avery Grams has one plan: graduate high school, get a scholarship, and leave. Her life flips upside down when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves his inheritance to Avery. Except, she doesn’t know Tobias. And she definitely doesn’t know why she received the inheritance. To keep the treasure, she must live in the mysterious Hawthorne mansion, full of generational secrets and lies.
Majesty by Katherine McGee is young adult fiction and the second book in the series. America is about to have its first ever queen. As Princess Beatrice gets ready for the throne, Princess Samantha is living up to her careless, party image with a certain prince. Nina is trying to avoid Prince Jefferson and the palace as much as she can. Daphne is trying to win back Jefferson while closing a dark secret that threatens to open.
Five years ago in the town Pippa lives in, Andie Bell was murdered. Now, Pippa is going to solve the murder for a school project. Pippa and the rest of the town know that Sal Singh was supposedly the murder, but Pippa finds it hard to believe. Pippa teams up with Ravi Singh, Sal’s brother to start searching for justice and closure for the Singh family and the town. As Pippa and Ravi search the town and talk to people that knew Andie, dark secrets from the past come out and makes this murder even more complicated and hard to solve.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this entry, Harry and his friends look forward to spending their summer by watching the Quidditch World Cup live and experience the skills of quidditch phenoms such as Victor Krum. However, mysterious things occur at the Cup and the threat of Voldemort, and his followers grow stronger.
In Helena Fox’s debut title How It Feels to Float, we follow the protagonist Elizabeth, or Biz, as she goes through the struggles of grief, identity, and mental health after the traumatizing events she has gone through. Biz’s father died ten years ago, and then she recently kissed and got rejected by her best friend. Her mental health takes a downward spiral, and we watch as she attempts to recover from these obstacles.
