Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures, is the fascinating story of 70-year old Tova's bond with the Giant Pacific octopus she sees at her workplace every day. Will the clever octopus, Marcellus, hold the key to the disappearance of Tova's son 30 years ago? Who knew I’d cry over an old lady and her special octopus? (Unless me, of course. I always cry at these books. What would Marcellus think of me?). The writing style, the well-developed characters, and t

Wonder is the story of a 10-year-old boy called Auggie Pullman, who was born with facial differences. He has been through lots of surgeries, which meant he had to be homeschooled until 5th grade, when his parents decided that he needs to go to school. Auggie agrees despite knowing it will be hard for him. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid, but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder is

Anne is an eleven-year-old orphan with red hair, a miserable life and a vivid imagination. She is sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, two middle aged siblings who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island. They are surprised when Anne comes, but after bonding with her they decide to keep her. Anne has trouble getting used to this small town but after a while she manages to win everyone's hearts in Avonlea. This won

Charles Maxim finds a baby floating in a cello case in the English channel. Their ship had just sunk and the baby was the last to be rescued. Charles decided to name her Sophie and raised her the best he can. He was a scholar and taught Sophie himself. As Sophie got older she wanted to learn music and was keen on the cello as she remembered her mother playing. When the authorities came to check on them, they weren’t happy with the way she was being raised and they decide Soph

Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but no one knows it. Most people—her teachers, her doctors, her classmates—dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disa

It's the year 1975, and a counselor in the Adirondack summer camp discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara, isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. I enjoyed The God of The Wo

Ryland Grace is the only survivor on a critical mission to save the Earth. But he doesn't know that right now. In fact, he can't even remember his name or where he is. He has woken up from a long sleep and has nobody except two corpses for company. As his memories start to come back, he confronts the impossible task that faces him. With the nearest human light-years away, he's got to do it all alone. Or does he? This is definitely the best sci-fi book I've ever read. It was v

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life. When I started reading this amazing book I was astonished. The community in the book was as scary as it was thrilling to read. The people who live there and their rules are very different from ours, and the fact that nearly nobody noticed the difference between a dystopia

Enter the story of the boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse and discover their irresistible and heartwarming adventure! With its magical illustrations and endless messages about friendship and kindness, it's impossible not to like this graphic novel. This book is a must read for everyone of every age.

I adored this book featuring bookworms in their natural habitat, it was extremely cute and funny. There are caricatures and lovely drawings on each page and if you are a true bookworm, you will think that you are not alone while reading this. I've read it a lot of times and I laugh every time. I recommend this extremely relatable graphic novel to all book lovers.

It’s been four years since the night seventeen-year-old Fable watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father, the most powerful trader in the Narrows, abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little food. The only thing that keeps her going is the goal of getting off the island, finding her father, and demanding her rightful place beside him and his crew. To do so, Fable enlists the help of a young trader named West to get her

This is a lovely book with 7 wonderful stories. Each story is fun to read and all of them are fantastic. My favorite story was 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'. I've read nearly all of Roald Dahl's books and this is one of my favorites. I recommend it to everyone of every age. Don't forget to watch it's short movie after reading this! It was just as amazing as the book.

Avery Grambs has a clear plan for the future: get past high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But this plan turns upside down when she inherits a fortune of billions from Tobias Hawthorne, a man she has never heard of. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into the humongous Hawthorne house, which is full of puzzles, riddles, codes, and secret passageways. Unfortunately for Avery, it is also occupied by the remaining members of the Hawthorne family, who have just

Five years ago, high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. Everyone in the small, silent town called Fairview knows the story. Now, as a senior herself, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. She can't shake the feeling that there's more to this case than people think, so she opens the case again, and starts investigating for her school project. But someone in Fairview doesn't want her investigating, and now her own life might be in dange

The Brocket family is proud of being perfectly normal. But the moment Barnaby Brocket is born, it's very clear that he is anything but ordinary. Barnaby defies the laws of gravity, and floats. His parents aren't happy at all, so one day they decide that Barnaby has to go. This is a wonderful and heart-warming story about an abnormal child who accidentally flies around the world. I really liked this story because it helps us understand that differences can be good too. Even th

In a peaceful retirement community, four unlikely friends meet every Thursday to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place very near them, they find themselves in the middle of a big investigation. The members of the Thursday Murder Club might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeve. I loved this book so much that I couldn't put it down. I liked the way that it was very funny and clever at the same time. I loved all the cha

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate Mars while thinking him dead, astronaut Mark Watney finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive. Even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him? Once again, Andy Weir astonishes me. I had no idea a top

The nation of Panem is a Capitol surrounded by twelve districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before; and survival, for her, is second nature. But if she is to

Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. Outside of the prison, a rebellion is waging, and when the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is tasked with keeping her alive long enough to undergo the Trial by Ordeal. When a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.”, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in the Reb

This is probably my favorite Agatha Christie book! The peaceful village of King's Abbot is baffled when Roger Ackroyd is murdered a day after widow Ferrars, who he was planning to marry, dies. Hercule Poirot starts investigating and reaches to the most startling conclusion in his long career. When I finished this book I was completely shocked. Although most detective books have surprising endings, this was nothing like it. If anyone solves this mystery and gives logical reaso