The Firm is a 1991 novel written by John Grisham. Taking place in a small Memphis law firm, the book is a high-octane legal thriller that is a constant reminder that not everything is what it seems on the outside. […]
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson is a novel set in the streets of London during a new school year, but the story is not all fictitious for the killings that are present are nearly identical to Jack the Ripper’s. […]
“A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking is expectedly informative of the universe. It is basically a beginner’s guide to the physics of the universe and goes from the big bang to the dark matter that makes up 70 percent of the mass of all galaxies but cannot be seen. […]
The novel World War Z, apocalyptic fiction, is written by Max Brooks. The story begins in present time and is told from the perspective of various individuals throughout the globe. […]
In Ally Condie’s Matched, sixteen-year-old Cassia Reyes is anxious about one of the most important days of her life: her Match Banquet. In this society, officials decide who you are destined to fall in love with, what your profession will be, and when you will die. […]
In the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, a young teenage boy writes letters to a stranger to share his life through his first year of high school. […]
Monster, written by Walter Dean Myers, takes place in present day Manhattan, New York. Monster is a suspenseful fiction book about a teenage boy convicted for a crime he did not commit. […]
Looking for Alaska by John Green is a realistic fiction novel set in present time. It tells the story of a teenage boy’s new life in a boarding school in Alabama and the struggles he faces while he is there. […]
Terminally Human, a chapbook written by Barry W. North, a St. Charles Parish author, is a collection of twenty-three poems that capture various moments in a human’s life. […]
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