Pasadena Public Library
review by Kira Toal, age 15 Light Years by Emily Ziff Griffin Light Years by Emily Ziff Griffin is coming of age/adventure story about a teenage girl named Luisa whose world is thrown into chaos when a deadly virus called ARNS kills thousands around the world. She is forced to leave […]
review by John Chon, age 14 The Ones and The Equals by Daniel Sweren Summary of The Ones: Cody has always been proud of being a One. She and her boyfriend James were two of the lucky babies from the 1% of the U.S. population that were randomly selected to benefit from genetic engineering. Now, she […]
review by Madison Comick, age 15 The Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey Lee The first book I read by Stacey Lee was Under a Painted Sky, a historical page turner addressing racism, loyalty, and freedom. It was one of the best books I’d read all year, so when I saw that […]
review by Madison Comick, age 15 The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti According to everyone in Griffin Mills, Lizzie Lovett is the perfect girl. You know that kind. The perky, blonde cheer captain whom everybody either loves, hates, or wants to be. She’s the girl who gets all the […]
review by Alicia Zhang, age 13 The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana The Library of Fates is a novel set in an Indian culture that is drenched with magic. When a brutal conqueror attacks the palace of Shalingar and plans go wrong, Princess Amrita must reclaim her losses and accept her future. […]
review by Sylvie Bower, age 16 I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo Desi Lee knows that anything is achievable if you have a plan and stick to it. So far, it’s gotten her everything she’s wanted – straight As, the student body presidency, and the varsity soccer team […]
review by Alicia Zhang, age 13 The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber In a world split into corporations, Earth-dwellers and Delonese inhabitants from another planet, a virtual reality programming competition between the aforementioned corporations is the most popular form of entertainment. Nineteen-year-old Sofi Snow and her friend Heller are […]
Review by Hadley Willman, age 17 The Best Possible Answer by E. Katherine Kottaras Summary: AP exams—check SAT test—check College application—check Date the wrong guy and ruin everything you’ve spent your whole life working for—check Super-achiever Viviana Rabinovich-Lowe has never had room to be anything less than perfect. But her […]
Rebel of The Sands By Alwyn Hamilton Summary: “Amani is desperate to leave the dead-end town of Dustwalk, and she’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to help her escape. But after she meets Jin, the mysterious rebel running from the Sultan’s army, she unlocks the powerful truth about the desert […]
review by Kara Eng, age 18 The Princess Bride by William Goldman Summary: What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be…well…a lot less than the man of her dreams? As a boy, William Goldman claims, he […]