The Happiness Project is the kind of book you need to read with a paper and pen close by. I found author Gretchen Rubin relatable, smart, and witty and I was constantly jotting notes down. Besides det…
I'll admit—on first seeing the description, I wasn't sure what kind of story to expect from this unique little book. Its plethora of glowing reviews, however, convinced me to give it a try, and boy, a…
In The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan attempts to do for Egyptian mythology what he has done for Greek and Roman mythology in his other series--Percy Jackson and The Lost Heroes of Olymp…
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Maybe you're an introvert that is pretending to be an extrovert. It could be that you're an extrovert that is good at self-monitoring. Possibly,…
The Host is a science fiction novel, but one that concentrates less on the technical terms of space travel and more on the emotions and relationships experienced by the characters. Stepheni…
The Penderwicks is a sweet family story with an old-fashioned feel and a cast of characters so endearing that I was sad to leave them when the book was finished. I loved Jeanne Birdsall's depiction of…
Markus Zusak's The Book Thief is an award-winning and phenomenal story set during World War II. With Death himself narrating, readers are introduced to Liesel Meminger, a girl lacking i…
Dieters beware: luscious recipes sprinkled liberally throughout these pages. Hannah Swensen and the other characters from Lake Eden, Minnesota are back for their fifteenth appearance. Although this …
Fans of the Hunger Games and Matched series, this book is for you! Divergent is the first novel in this dystoian young adult series and is narrated by sixteen year-old Tris. Tris is an unlikely heroin…
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is more than a World War II story. Although a large portion of the book focuses on events during World War II, this book is really a biography of Louis Zamperini and his…
Picking up a few months after the previous book, Ally Condie does not disappoint with book two of the trilogy. This book is written with a little different perspective as each chapter switches back an…
The False Prince is the kind of book that grabs you the moment you pick it up. I read it quickly, kept on my toes by orphaned Sage's story from the first page to the last! I enjoyed the many twis…
