Nora Seed’s life is full of regrets, and she constantly wishes she could change her past. When she decides to end it all, Nora regains consciousness in a place that seems like her very own heaven. Transported to a place where she can now fix all her regrets and live the lives she has always... Continue Reading →
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a fiction novel following four families living in San Francisco. The four mothers of the family immigrated to the United States of America from China for the chance of a better life for their children. The four daughters are the children of each of the mothers. After... Continue Reading →
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a thriller novel that follows Amy and Nick, a married couple who are both writers living in New York. During the 2009 recession they both lose their jobs and move to Nick's hometown in Missouri. Nick and Amy grow to resent each other overtime, then one day Nick returns... Continue Reading →
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry is a historical fiction set in India during 1975, a time in which “The Emergency” was declared. During “The Emergency” basic human rights have been suspended due to India being in a state of emergency. A Fine Balance follows Dina Dalal, a widow who rents her deceased husband's home,... Continue Reading →
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in Gilead, an extremist conservative nation, formerly known as the United States of America. The novel follows Offred, a woman living in Gilead who is known as a “Handmaid”. Handmaids are forced to bear children by law in Gilead. Before Offred was forced to... Continue Reading →
Room is a psychological fiction novel written by Emma Donoghue. The novel is told through the perspective of Jack, a five year old boy living with his mother, who he refers to as “Ma''. Jack and Ma live in a single room which they both refer to as “room”. Jack’s world has only ever consisted... Continue Reading →
The book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert. T. Kiyosaki is an interesting read for all age levels and a good start to financial literacy. It starts with the insights of a nine-year-old (the author) and his friend taking the first lessons on how to make and manage money. The author compares and contrasts his... Continue Reading →
Walter Hartright is a 28-year-old teacher of drawing in England in the 1800s. Without much work recently, Walter is granted a new job opportunity to work for Mr. Fairlie, a wealthy man with two daughters who want to learn drawing and painting skills. On his late-night journey by foot to reach London from his hometown,... Continue Reading →
TBPL Book Review by Odessa Opas The Hawthorne Legacy, a thrilling sequel to The Inheritance Games, is well worth your time. This second installment is a gem of a YA book by the incredibly talented Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Taking place in enormous and mysterious Hawthorne House, live the four powerful Hawthorne grandsons; their family;... Continue Reading →
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before follows Lara Jean, a high school girl who writes love letters to all her crushes and keeps them in a special hat box her mom gave her before she passed away. The letters are never supposed to leave that box, but one day they mysteriously get sent out... Continue Reading →
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