The Giver – Lois Lowry

I recommend The Giver for everyone – however, the more mature you are the more you will get from reading this phenomenal book.

Gossamer – by Lois Lowry

Gossamer is perfect for readers interested in dreams, nightmares, spirits and the dream world.

Hoot – Carl Hiaasen

I recommend Hoot for middle school readers who are interested in endangered animals.

The Secret of Platform Thirteen – Eva Ibbotson

The Secret of Platform Thirteen is a fun fantasy with many laugh out loud moments.

The Housekeeper and the Professor – Yōko Ogawa

Yoko Ogawa’s “The Housekeeper and the Professor” is an enchanting story about the curious equations that can create a family.

When Santa Fell to Earth – Cornelia Funke

“When Santa Fell to Earth” is the perfect Christmas holiday book for both children and adults!

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Do you feel like you live in a home for peculiar children? Don’t worry, you’re not nearly as weird as these kids!

Why I Didn’t Finish Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House

Any book I hate on page one doesn’t deserve to be finished. Not to mention, Welcome to Dead House seems to have been written for future sociopaths.

Ready Player One – Ernest Cline

Despite its seventeen/eighteen-year-old, video game obsessed protagonist, I can’t, in good conscience, recommend this book.

The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster

The beloved classic story of Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason.

The Humans – Matt Haig

When an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the humans are less than positive.

Inkheart – Cornelia Funke

I recommend Inkheart for every fantasy lover, or those who like books about characters from a magical world coming to our own world.

Crooked House – Agatha Christie

Every person in the household had the motive, means, and madness to poison Aristide. But who did it?

The Passion of Dolssa – Julie Berry

Medieval France: Dolssa is an 18-year-old mystic who is on the run after being accused of heresy.

Where’d You Go Bernadette – Maria Semple

I love Where’d You Go Bernadette, yet every rational part of me wants to hate it.

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows – J.M. Bergen

This book is “Harry Potter” meets “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” with a splash of “The Dark is Rising” and “The Neverending Story.”

Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds

This book could have been worthy of the seven awards it has won – but it’s not.

Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann – Translated by Ralph Manheim

What do you get when you combine candy, a gluttonous mouse, and blood? The original Nutcracker story!

Why I’m Done with Harry Potter

I’ve burned all my Harry Potter merchandise, I’m done looking up Harry Potter facts, and I will no longer be going to Harry Potter festivals.

The Diary of Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition)

One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a 13-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank.

Review of “The Splintered Light” by Ginger Johnson

Ishmael’s world was grey, tedious, and dull until he saw his first color.

A Monster Calls [Book Review]

Patrick Ness’s award-winning work is a haunting story of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.