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The Catcher in the Rye, a novel by J.D. Salinger published in 1951. The novel details a couple of days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden searches for truth and rails against the “phoniness” of the adul

Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 is set in a dystopian society that burns books in order to control dangerous ideas and unhappy concepts. The novel tells the story of Guy Montag, a fireman who questions the book-burning policy and undergoes extraordinary suffering and transformation as a r

The Crucible is a really old play by Arthur Miller about the Salem Witch Trials. In this play, there a lot of ups and downs in emotion. The story started as a simple accusation by a girl named Abigail. As the book progresses into 4 Acts, the lie is then shown through every person in the town. The b

Tris Prior lives in a futuristic world in which society is divided into five factions. As each person enters adulthood, he or she must choose a faction and commit to it for life. Tris chooses Dauntless -- those who pursue bravery above all else. However, her initiation leads to the discovery that sh

Through his wisdom and mannerism, Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory, a post that distinguishes him from others and gives him authority . He follows the rules and receives wisdom in the form of memories, but soon becomes upset with the rules that run his community. So, Jonas takes action an

17-year-old Filipino American Jay Reguero is almost done with his senior year of high school and planning to attend the University of Michigan in the fall. But things change when he learns that his cousin Jun, his childhood best friend and pen pal, died as a victim of President Duterte's war on drug

At the age of 10, the Taliban took over Pakistan. When they announced that girls were forbidden to have an education, she fought for her right to be educated. On October 9, 2012, Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban. No one expected her to survive. Now, Malala is an inspiration to many childre

In 1938, young orphan Liesel arrives at a new home with her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa. When Hans, a kind and humble house painter, learns that Liesel cannot read or write so he teaches Liesel the wonders of the written language - English. Liesel grows to love books, even rescuing one from a

In Okay for Now , main character Doug Swieteck moves to a small town where he's the strange new person who doesn't know anything. He meets Lil Spicer, and with her help, he discovers different sides to him that he didn't know existed. Through this journey, Doug makes many questionable choices,

The Toll is the third book in the Arc of a Scythe series. The book is set in a sci-fi world in which death has been eradicated and scythes have the job of gleaning people to better humanity. As evil Scythe Goddard’s gleaning methods become more and more extreme, our protagonists have to fi

Quentin is having an adventurous day with the most popular student in high school and a best friend named Margo. However, the next day, Margo is nowhere to be found. With help from a few friends and some advanced clues that she left behind, Quentin embarks on a mission to find the girl who he thoug

Tristan’s family was always living in New York City, but all that was about to change. His dad announces that they are moving to a sequestered house on a hill on the outskirts of Petersville in upstate New York. His baby sister Zoe is frightened and confused. Jeanine is a math genius in gifted and

11-year old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets. He lives with his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan(named after his hero) He always wanted to launch his golden iPod into space the way Carl Sagan (his hero)launched his Golden Record on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. He traveled from Color