Synopsis Verna LaVaughn is fourteen and needs a job. She decides to be a nanny for a little family. The mom, Jolly, is seventeen and …
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How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana | Parent Guide
Synopsis This is the life of Sandra Uwringiyimana, a refugee fleeing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dive into the political strife and racism …
Wither by Lauren DeStephano| Parent Guide
Synopsis of Wither Wither takes place in a futuristic dystopia where everyone knows when they will die. Men die at twenty-five and women die at …
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole | Parent Guide
Synopsis The Castle of Otranto was supposed to be a thriller-horror book. However, many of the ‘scary’ elements have been overused, and seem clique today. …
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco | Content Guide
Synopsis of Stalking Jack the Ripper Audrey Rose Wadsworth is a seventeen-year-old girl who loves dissection. Her uncle is a coroner and has agreed to …
One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale | Parent Guide
Synopsis One Dead Spy is the first in a series of non-fiction comic books where history comes alive. One Dead Spy is the story of …
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale | Parent Guide
Synopsis This is the story of Princess Anidora-Kilandra Tatianna Isilee, a crown princess who learned how to speak to birds from her Aunt. Years later …
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare | Parent Guide
Synopsis City of Bones begins when fifteen-year-old Clary walks out of the Pandemonium Club in New York City. The last thing she expected was to …
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo | Parent Guide
Synopsis Charlie Bones is a ten-year-old living with his cruel grandmother and her three evil sisters. After finding a photo of a missing person, he …
Eragon by Christopher Paolini | Parent Guide
Synopsis Eragon finds a dragon egg while out hunting one day. Soon after creatures come to his village looking for him and kill his uncle. …
