Picking up shortly after The Hunger Games, the intensity continues in Catching Fire, book two of Suzanne Collins' incredible three-book series. After winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Pe…
Exquisite! M.L. Stedman masterfully constructs in THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS a compelling tale hinged on a single, catalytic decision. Conflicted characters in a complex web of relationships struggle …
The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley tells the tale of Constance and Emilie, two women deeply connected despite having never met. The book travels between two time periods and I overwhelmingly preferr…
In a truly authentic novel, author Vanessa Diffenbaugh gives us a character, Victoria, who believes that she is "unforgivably flawed". Diffenbaugh is to be commended for her brilliance and the b…
Chasing the Prophecy is the concluding book in Brandon Mull's fast-paced adventure trilogy, The Beyonders. The author has a knack for creating up-tempo stories that include intense, dramatic, emotio…
The Well of Ascension has a peculiar quality to it: you cannot stop reading it. Literally. It was the most frustrating phenomenon. I did nothing but read this book for four days, and I have no reg…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in the hugely popular Harry Potter series. In this book, J. K. Rowling creates a richly detailed, thriving magical world. There are no holes in …
Coming off of a Newbery Award for Moon Over Manifest, Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool almost immediately hit the New York Times Best Seller list. The charm in Navigating Earl…
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Racehl Renee Russell is a doodle diary styled after Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but aimed firmly at girls. This book targets an eleme…
Look Me in the Eye is a touching memoir of growing up with Asperger's syndrome before it was identified and diagnosed as a form of Autism. John Elder Robison shares…
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is a popular fantasy collection that is used as a back story for his stand alone book, The Law of Nines. Readers who haven't read …
It's not hard to see why Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky won a Newbery Honor for 2013! The story is quirky and unique, and Mo's voice throughout it is fun and engaging. While the mystery that makes…
