Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, is about a 10-year-old boy named August, or “Auggie.” Auggie was born with a facial deformity, making it hard to make friends because he looked different. Auggie was homeschooled up to fifth grade. But his parents think it’s time for him to attend a real school. He struggles to fit in, […]

The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, is set in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. The town minister discovers his daughter, niece, and other girls dancing with his slave Tituba in the forest. His daughter faints because she fears they will be discovered and does not wake. Although they say they were only dancing, rumors spread

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, is the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy. It’s a year after the first Hunger Games, and this is the 75 anniversary of the games. Tributes are selected from past winning tributes of the Games.  Not only do Katniss and Peeta still have to pretend they’re in love, but

Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, is a novel about Africa’s destructive encounter with European colonization. The story is told through the experiences of a fictional character named Okonkwo. Okonkwo is a wealthy and successful Igbo warrior of Okonkwo in the 1800s.  Not only must Okonkwo deal with enemies in his tribes, but he must also

I Am Malala is a biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl who stood up to the Taliban. The Taliban took over power in her region of Pakistan, the Swat Valley, and forbade women from getting an education. Malala and her family eventually left the Swat valley and returned when told the Taliban was removed.

The Diary of A Young Girl is Anne Frank’s diary during the German occupation of Amsterdam. In the time of her diary, Anne Frank was a Jewish girl between the ages of 13 and 14. Anne and her family hid in a secret annex for two years before being betrayed to the Nazis. Anne’s writings