Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a story about a girl named Minli who lives in a poor village on Fruitless Mountain. After hearing a story about how the old man of the moon, who lived on the top of Never-Ending Mountain could grant you one wish, Minli decided to start her search for the old man of the moon. Along the way she meets a talking fish, a king, and even a dragon. I love this book because there are alot of unexpected twists and fun characters.
The City of Ember is a tale about a rundown underground city due to a mysterious disaster. This story follows Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow who live inside the crumbling city. They must hurry to solve clues to get everyone out before the lights go out forever. I like how this book leaves you clinging to every word so once you start you can’t stop! My favorite part is when they get to choose their jobs and when they are exploring the pipeworks.
The Last Olympian is the fifth book in Rick Riordans first series. The Second Titan War has begun, with the gods battling Typhon, Posiedon battling ancient ocean gods and monsters, and Camp Half-Blood and the demigods fighting Kronos’s armies. Percy has faced Kronos many times before, but it’s extremely difficult this time because Kronos is possessing Luke Castellan, His old friend and nemesis, and Percy’s girlfriend Anabeth’s older brother figure.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo follows the story of Galaxy "Alex" Stern, a young woman with the ability to see ghosts and interact with the supernatural world. She is offered a chance at a new life when she is recruited into Lethe House, a secret society at Yale University that monitors and regulates magic and occult activities among the elite students.
Five teenagers all end up in detention for the same reason- having their phones in class. Yet, all teenagers claim the phones were planted. A very uneventful detention becomes life changing when only four of them make it out of that classroom. The athlete (Cooper), the beauty (Addy), the brain (Bronwyn), and the criminal (Nate) are all luckier than the outcast (Simon). Everyone in the room is a suspect in Simon's death, and as the kids learn more about each other they start to trust each other less. One of them is a killer and it's up to everyone else to find them out.
Quentin and his next-door neighbor, Margo, grew up together. Even though they spent their childhood together, they grew apart. That's because Margo stayed an unencumbered force, and Quentin did not. One strange night, she shows up at his house, pulls him into her whirlwind ride to get revenge, and she shows him what a strength it is to be free. She's not perfect though, and soon after their daring night, she's back out of his life. Back into her world of popularity and fun. Soon after, she truly disappears and leaves a paper trail for Quentin to follow.
In the fiction novel Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, artist Mia Warren and her young daughter, Pearl, have recently moved to the idyllic suburb of Shaker Heights. There, they become entangled with the Richardsons - the epitome of refined planned community members - when the Richardsons rent out one of their properties to the Warrens. When Mia’s unshakeable sense of self leads her into “interfering” in a matter Ms. Richardson would have rather she stayed out of, Ms.
The Selection is a novel about America Singer. America gets a letter in the mail one day that explains how she could enter the Selection to become the next queen of Illea. Unlike the rest of the young women in the country, America doesn’t want to enter. She already has the rest of her life figured out, and it includes her secret love Aspen. But, when Aspen begs her to enter so he won’t feel bad, she decides to enter and her life changes instantly.
The Martian by Andy Weir follows the gripping tale of Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded alone on Mars after a mission gone awry. Believed to be dead by his crew, Watney must employ his resourcefulness, scientific acumen, and a great deal of humor to survive on the unforgiving planet. He engineers innovative solutions to grow food, generate power, and establish communication with Earth, all while grappling with the challenges of isolation and an uncertain future.
Geronimo was working near a window at the Rodent's Gazette on a breezy late July morning. It was quiet until Trap slammed the door open. He arrived to inform him of Mouse Luxe, a super-sized resort that was the most upscale lodging option on Mouse Island. He was telling Geronimo about the competition he had joined, which was run by Smoothie Slickpaws, the proprietor of the travel business Trust Me You'll Like It and a close friend of Geronimo's. The wildest, most remote, and stinkiest location on Mouse Island was Port Stinky, where Trap brought Geronimo to board a helicopter.
