Author Archives: mayah1209

This is a super great book. I really like it! Cinder is a cyborg, and where she’s from, that’s not a good thing. She’s also a mechanic. Her stepmother and older stepsister are horrible to her. A plague is ravishing her world, and somehow her younger stepsister has caught it. Cinder’s stepmother blames her forContinue reading “Cinder by Marissa Meyer”

This was awesome! Though it was a little hard to find. It’s the same author as Pegasus. Freya doesn’t want to be a Valkyrie. She doesn’t want to reap souls. She thinks humans are monstrous brutes who enjoy violence (sometimes they are). But then the first warrior she reaps asks her to help his family.Continue reading “Valkyrie by Kate O’Hearn”

This was awesome! Alberta and her family are one of the only black families in town, so she’s super exited when she finds out her new neighbors are also black! She and Edie, the new girl, become fast friends. Edie is very goth, and Alberta is anything but goth, so they have differing personalities, butContinue reading “The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert”

This was amazing. But be warned, it’s a young adult book, and not for little kids. Deka grew up in a world where women are treated as lesser. Now it’s time for the Ritual of Purity. The Ritual of Purity is where all girls of sixteen are tested, to see if they are pure. IfContinue reading “The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna”

This is one of those books that you can’t put down. It’s awesome. Thomas wakes up in the Glade, the area at the center of a giant labyrinth. He has no memories whatsoever, and he’s surrounded by boys who also don’t remember anything. These other kids have been trying to escape the Maze for twoContinue reading “The Maze Runner by James Dashner”

On December 30th, there was a fire in Boulder, Colorado called the Marshall fire. I used to live there, and even though I don’t live there anymore, I do have friends there. Over 780 students in the Boulder Valley School District lost their homes, and their book collections, so Boulder Bookstore is excepting donations. TheirContinue reading “Donate to Boulder Bookstore”

I was reluctant to read this, but it’s actually really good! Seth and Kendra don’t want to spend over two weeks with their grandpa, but they don’t have a choice. Kendra finds a mysterious message: Drink the milk. She wonders if maybe it could be the milk that the groundskeeper puts out for the butterflies.Continue reading “Fablehaven by Brandon Mull”

I love it. The author also wrote Focused. Rachel has scoliosis, but she thinks she’s almost done with it. Then her doctor delivers bad news: the curve in Rachel’s spine has gotten worse. Now she needs to wear a back brace twenty-three hours a day. The brace changes everything. Her friends see her differently, herContinue reading “Braced by Alyson Gerber”

This was amazing. So awesome. I might have a new favorite book. Amari’s brother, Quinton, disappeared six months ago, and everyone thinks he’s dead, but Amari refuses to give up. Then she finds a mysterious briefcase in Quinton’s closet. Apparently Quinton was part of The Bureau of Supernatural Investigations, and he’s nominated her for theContinue reading “Amari And The Night Brothers by B. B. Alston”

Wow, this was amazing. This is by the same author as Spirit Hunters. Five years ago, Princess Koko of Joson disappeared into the Kidahara—the magical and dangerous forest that occupies most of the kingdom—and never came back. Present day, men have come to Joson and are planning to cut down the Kidahara. The king’s brotherContinue reading “The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh”