Wonder is an inspiring, heartwarming and brilliant book written by R. J. Palacio, which chronicles the school year of a 10-year old boy, August Pullman. August or Auggie, as he is called, has a genetic disorder called mandibulofacial dysostosis, commonly known as Treacher Collins Syndrome. He has extreme facial deformities which need a series of…
The Sun is Also a Star is a book by Nicola Yoon which chronicles the life of two very different individuals. Daniel Bae, an American Korean whose parents own a hair care store and Natasha Kingsley, whose parents are undocumented Jamaicans who moved to America when she was 8. They connect when Daniel saves Natasha…
Are you a fan of fantasy and mystery? Do you love exquisite descriptions of seemingly ordinary things like clocks? Then this book is for you! The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is a novel that takes place in the 19th century and involves magic…..specifically two magicians who are pitted against each other by their competing…
The honest truth by Dan Gemeinhart is a book about hope and persevering against all the odds. Mark is a 12-year old boy with a loyal dog called Beau. His best friend is a girl named Jessie. This book is about his decision to climb Mt. Rainier, a promise that he had made to his…
The fault in our stars is a book by John Green which throws light on a different type of star-crossed lovers. The novel traces the journey of two teenagers – Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-yr old thyroid cancer survivor who breathes with the help of an oxygen cylinder. She has been battling the disease since…
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a touching depiction of Nazi Germany. The central character is a girl called Liesel Meminger, and the narrator of the book is death himself! But that said, it is not a morbid book. It describes the trying times that both Germans and Jews had to undergo during World…
Appearances are often misleading, as is evident from the case of 11-year-old Melody Brooks, in the book Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper. Melody has cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement and muscle tone or posture. It is caused by brain damage and such children not only look different but are unable to…
Are you an aspiring writer? Have you written draft after draft of what seemed to be an original story but have never been satisfied with the result? Do you believe that writing is a craft that can be honed with hard work and skilful application of specific ideas? Would you like the opportunity to pick…
Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven is a teen love story involving two very different people. The leads are Libby Strout, an overweight teenager and Jack Masselin, whose family owns a toy store, and who suffers from prosopagnosia. In this neurological disorder, a person is unable to recognize faces. The novel moves back and…
What would you do if the alphabet in every book you read swam in front of you? What if you are known as the dumb kid in your class who cannot do anything right? Would you quit school altogether or would you keep going in the hope that someday things will work out for you?…