Teen and Staff Reviews

Obsidio by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff. Genre: Fantasy

**Read the books Illuminae and Gemina before reading the review.

The Good Earth is a classic of historical fiction over Chinese history and how it affects a farmer

named Wang Lung written by Pearl S. Buck. This book illustrates the farmer’s journey from

looking for a wife and working hard every day on the farm alongside the hardships of dry land

and poor conditions as their family struggles until they finally gain luck by earning money to

continue their farming and livelihood and continue to become richer until Wang Lung becomes a

The Republic of Thieves is an political and amazing fantasy novel by Scott Lynch. It follows

Locke and his best friend Jean as they meet Locke’s old flame Sabetha. What follows is a

faceoff as Lock and Sabetha must face off against each other through political maneuvering and

pranks to gain more votes in the Bondsmagi election after Locke was forced to when his life was

saved by one.

Esperanza Rising is a historical fiction book written by Pam Munoz Ryan.

This novel is Esperanza, the only daughter of a rich Mexican family. This book

shows the events that happened after her father's murder. Esperanza, her mother,

and their former household servants flee with many issues. The main characters

are Esperanza, her mother, and their servants. Esperanza wants to find a way to

rise above her circumstances, since her mom's life and her own depend on it.

I Am Malala is a biography written by Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai.

This book is about a story a terrorism. This book is about a girl who fights for

girls education oh, and how her family goes through these dangerous situations.

Her family and her fight through the situations to impact the society in a positive

way. The main characters are Malala and her parents. They want equal education

The Diversity of Life is a nonfiction biology book written by Edward O.

Wilson. This book explains world living species and how they become diverse. This

also explains how we impact them as people, and what we can do to prevent this.

These are examined massive species extinction caused by human activities

during the 20th century, and how we can alter them. Edward O. Wilson explains in

this book about the unity and the diversity of species. The author of this book

The BFG is a fantasy fiction book written by Roald Dahl. The BFG stands for

The Big Friendly Giant. He's not an ordinary Giant, as he learns new ways from the

humans and the Giants. He goes through many situations with a human, and he's

learning the differences of both the worlds. The main characters of The BFG, and

his Giants. Sophie and the other orphan children are also an important part of

Wish is a fictional novel written by Barbara O’Connor. This book is about a

girl making the same wish every day since fourth grade. Even though it looks like

situations will not allow her to fulfill her wish, she finds a way. However, she may

realize that she never needed this. The main characters are Charlie Reese,

Wishbone, and Howard. She really wishes for a real family. However, her new family

A Separate Peace is a historical fiction novel written by John Knowles. This

novel is about students attending a school called Devon in New Hampshire in

1942. This book goes over a 16 year old student who grows at the school, through

experiencing many different situations. He tries to make a relationship with his

best friend Finny, and tries to cope with all the situations he goes through with

It’s the late sixties. Daisy Jones is a beautiful precocious girl with parents who barely

care and the most naturally astounding voice possible. Until now, she’s spent her time sleeping

with rock stars, getting high, and writing. The Six is a pretty well-known rock band, with the

handsome Billy Dunne as the lead singer and groupies, roadies, and drugs galore. At least until

Billy’s girlfriend gets pregnant, and he realizes he needs to sober up and get straight for his