The book that inspired a hit movie that produced many future stars. The themes of friendship, growth, and betrayal seem as eternal as ever.
05
Feb
2023
22
Jan
2023
Three books I read recently and why I liked them
What I wrote on a high school application essay asking about the books I read recently. Actually I’m still reading only of them… but they are all super good!
11
Jan
2023
Life as We Knew It
Asteroid knocks the moon out of orbit and the natural disasters that follow forces everyone to stay at home. Even though it was published before the COVID pandemic, the psychological effect remain eerily familiar.
26
Dec
2022
How Lucky
What does it mean to be lucky, or unlucky? When you are struck with a progressive medical illness that confines you to a wheelchair, where do you look for friendships and how do you prepare for what the friendship might bring?
16
Nov
2022
Coo
Can you imagine being raised by animals? Like Tarzan who was raised by apes or Mowgli in the Jungle Book who was raised by wolves… what if you are raised by pigeons, not in the jungle but atop a busy city?
26
Oct
2022
Akira Book 1
Akira is the quintessential manga masterpiece. The book that inspired generations of youth and introduced the genre of graphic novel to the world.
04
Oct
2022
Six Wives of Henry VIII
Perhaps the most fascinating and frequently dramatized marriages of Western history. Six women, six personalities, six stories. What about them that grapples us?
25
Jun
2022
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Are you ever curious about the people you’ve read about in history textbooks and wonder what they were like in real life? What happened to them after they did what they were famous for? This is the book to read to learn about the human side of heroes and may change your impression of many of them.
20
May
2022
Goodbye Perfect
The perfect student in everyone’s eyes run away unexpectedly, with her teacher and lover. Her best friend must keep her location secret but feels betrayed.
24
Apr
2022
Things Not Seen
What happens when an invisible boy meets a blind girl? The surreal story features an unlikely friendship blossoming from the characters’ unique perspectives.