Lightning's Run is a book about Hiram, a Jewish immigrant, and Lightning, a former slave. Hiram, a seventeen year old, has been sneaking off to a boxing club called the Woodrat because his father forbids any type of violence. Hiram wants to be taught how to fight so he won’t get bullied anymore. Lightning finds a fighter in Hiram and teaches him how to fight. When the former slave owner of Lightning comes, Hiram needs to win his first fight to get enough money for Lightning to move to a new country. The thing is, his first fight is with the boy who bu
Monstrous Affections is "an anthology of beastly tales" and it's wonderful. There are a bunch of short stories written by pretty well known authors all having ideas on the definition of 'monster.' The introduction really draws you in, and each story has its own way of making you rethink who or what you've subconsciously deigned monstrous. My favorite story in the anthology is by Holly Black (author of the Spiderwick Chronicles) and is titled "Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind)".
Normally, 15-year-old cheerleader Clare wouldn’t be caught dead hanging out with 13-year-old Jem, a talented chess player. But now, she really might die if she traveled solo. Their dystopian world has been struck by SitkaAZ13, a terrible disease with no cure. Pest, as the disease is commonly known, affects everyone once they reach their late teens. The few remaining adults, called “the Cured,” are feared for their unraveled minds and vicious characters. One mysterious figure, “Master,” stands out among the scant population.
Leila's parents and sister were killed in a car accident. The car accident caused Leila to forget everything, except a story about the northern lights. Now Leila is now on a quest to try and remember her life before the accident... by traveling up north. Along the way, she meets Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and Sonia, and changes their lives. But the question is can she remember hers?
The Fire Wish is a book about a girl named Zayele and a jinni named Najwa that end up switching places. Zayele lived in a small tribe named Zab, until the Vizier came. He said he was searching for a wife for the prince and that he was going to choose her. So, although she was against it with everything she had, her parents forced her, along with her cousin, to travel to Baghdad. On the last day of the three day journey, though, a jinni named Najwa appears. Since the creation of jinnis, there was a universal rule that if a human gets close enough to touch a jinn
The Shadow Lantern is the third book of the series Blackhope Enigma. When mysterious painted slides appear at Blackhope Tower, both Sunni and Blaise are required to return to where it all began. They later discover that the slides conceal secrets about Fausto Corvo, who is an artist-magician. Both Sunni and Blaise are now forced to fight against one of Corvo’s old enemy, Soranzo. Will they succeed in protecting Corvo’s secret or will Corvo’s secrets be found out?
Everyone around Rachel expects her to be the perfect girl with perfect grades and a perfect life. But in reality she hides many secrets from her parents and the people around her and she just added two more to the list. That includes driving the race car down empty highways in the middle of the night and Isaiah Walker, a guy she met in a drag race. Rachel has no business involving him, but ever since he rescued her that night, she can't get him out of her mind.
The book that I am reviewing is The Crazy Things Girls do for Love by Dyan Sheldon.
In this book the setting is Clifton Springs High School. At this school there are two popular girls, Maya and Sicliee. They are always trying to compete against each other to see who is more popular.
