Magnus Chase is a homeless teenager from Boston who ran away from his family. His cousin Anabeth and Magnus' uncle are looking for him because they want to help him but Magnus doesn’t want their help. Then Magnus finds a sword and fights a monster. The fighting went on until he died. Then Magnus wakes up in Valhalla and an adventure begins.

Percy Jackson gets his world turned upside down as he finds out the Greek gods are very real. After Percy Jackson finds out hes a demigod he is sent to camp half blood where he meets a girl named Annabeth. Percy later finds out that Zeus' lightning was stolen. Since Percy showing up was around the same time the lightning was stolen Percy is blamed for stealing it. Because of this, Percy and Annabeth set out on an adventure to retrieve Zeus' lightning.

This book was about a kid and a boy who lived a really hard life with his older brother who was currently older than him .They both grew up with problem and suffering until one day things changed when his brother who was only 19 was murdered.the boy suffered from his brother loss and wanted revenge so one day he grabbed his brother weapon who was in his brother bedroom to hunt and murder the murderer who killed his brother and he wasnt gone stop till he got his revenge for his older brother,

The story followings two siblings whose dad is in the NBA. Their dad teaches them to play basketball and you see them getting better and better as time goes on. They struggle to earn a basketball scholarship to college so they can follow their dreams. You'll like this book, if you like sports and funny stories. I gave this book 3 stars because the story was interesting but I wish it was longer.

The Hate U Give is a book revolving around social, and racial issues that many people experience today. Starr, the main character, is a young female African American teen, going to an all white school. One tragic night, her friend and her are driving and end up pulled over on the side of the road. Starr knows this is not something to joke about, and tells her friend to do whatever the police officer says. Though, Starr's friend begins to mock the situation, knowing he hadn't done anything wrong, and thinking it didn't matter. The police officer asks Starr's friend to get out of the car and put his hands on the car. When he does this, the police officer walks back over to his car, and as the police officer is away, Starr's friend reaches for a hair brush in the car, which the police mistakes for a fire arm. This ends in the killing of Starr's friend, and sparks a series of events and protests in the all white community Starr is living in. She deals with discrimination in her all white school, and her all white friends, and even with her all white boyfriend. I personally liked this book because of how inspiring it was. I believe the book is going to help teach and influence teens and younger minds.

The perks of being a wallflower is a great coming of age story. The story is told through a series of letters that are written by Charlie to someone he considers his “friend”, though it is unknown whether he is an actual person or just Charlie's imagination. Recently, Charlie is grieving his middle school best friend's suicide. Now going into high school, he goes through a series of events, and the ups and downs of friendships. I really enjoyed how the book was written, and the many topics discussed. It highlighted on subjects that many authors and people with a voice are afraid to speak out about. I give this book a four out of ten, and definitely believe it should be directed at a more mature audience, instead of teenagers.

Jake, a young boy with a peculiar grandfather, is shocked one night when he comes to find that his deceased grandfather in the woods, without any eyes. This sets Jake to continue his father's research, where he finds himself on a remote island off the coast of Wales. He discovers an abandoned orphanage, and the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its ruins, it becomes clear that these children weren't just peculiar. They may have alone on this island, for good reason. In my own personal opinion, I would say this book was really good. I really enjoyed the mystery filled thriller, and suspense. It kept me wanting to read more, and discover the answers to the book.

Libby Strout, a young girl who’s ready for the ups and downs of high school after her dealing with the grief of her mom’s death and her heartbroken father. Libby decides that she wants to be the girl that can do anything after the previous label of ”Americas fattest teen”. Jack Masselin, a swagger boy who knows how to give people what they want. Though what people don’t see is that jack can’t recognize faces. The people closest to him like his own brothers are now strangers. Having the ability to rebuild anything he wants, jack struggles to figure out what’s going on with the inner workings of his brain. So, he abides by his own strict rules to stay charming to always smile and to not get to close with anyone. Though that all changes once jack meets Libby. Finding themselves both in a group counseling, Libby and Jack are surprised the more time they spend together on how close they feel.

I like the way this book started but after getting into it with me and my class group, I noticed I didn’t like the way the author was continuing the story line. If I had to rate this book I would give it a 2/5. One thing that sticks out to me is the way that the author discusses teenage struggles in modern day society.

In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, outcast freshmen Melinda finds herself alone. All because she busted this summer party by calling the cops, causing nobody to speak to her. Though what those kids don't know, is why she had called those cops, and they definitely will not listen to her if she tried to tell them. She becomes an isolated, reserved girl, and only finds comfort in her art class, where she eventually allows herself to come to terms with what happened. In this powerful novel, Melinda was raped by an upperclassmen boy at the summer party, someone who still goes to school with her. Throughout her healing, she runs into that boy once again, and is met by violence. Though, this time she doesn't allow herself to be fearful, instead she stands up for herself and speaks against it.