What does it mean to live fully, knowing each breath could be your last? In Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie Schwartz, a former sociology professor battling ALS, reconnects with his student Mitch to share timeless wisdom on love, purpose, and mortality. Facing a terminal illness, Morrie transforms his final days into a classroom of […]

How does a reluctant hobbit forge a hero’s heart? J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit follows Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving hobbit from Bag-End, thrust into a perilous quest by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. From trolls and goblins to the dragon Smaug’s lair, Bilbo’s journey transforms him, uncovering courage and cunning beneath

How does a woman’s heart bloom amid life’s storms? Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God follows Janie Crawford, a resilient, fair-skinned Black woman in the American South, as she navigates love, loss, and self-discovery. From stifling marriages to the vibrant Everglades with Tea Cake, Janie’s quest for autonomy defies societal judgment, weaving a

In a world consumed by ash and silence, what does it mean to survive, and what fire must be carried against the encroaching dark? Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, strips existence down to its bare essentials. The father and son navigate a bare landscape, their bond the only bulwark against the void. Following

How does a silenced voice find the strength to speak? Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak traces Melinda Sordino’s raw battle with the aftermath of a summer assault in Syracuse, New York, forging her path from silence to defiant voice through art and courage. A ninth-grader ostracized for calling the police at a party, Melinda grapples with