Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling #potterspeedread
It is the middle of the summer, but there is an unseasonal mist pressing against the windowpanes. Harry Potter is waiting nervously in his bedroom at the Dursleys' house in Privet Drive for a visit from Professor Dumbledore himself. One of the last times he saw the Headmaster was in a fierce one-to-one duel with... Continue Reading →
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyโs daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey meets Linus, her brotherโs gaming teammate, she is energized. She connects with him. Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way sheโs never been able to do with anyone before.... Continue Reading →
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world. For starters she has two of... Continue Reading →
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling!! #potterspeedread
Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His best friends Ron and Hermione have been very secretive all summer and he is desperate to get back to school and find out what has been going on. However, what Harry discovers is far more devastating than he... Continue Reading →
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets รtienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, รtienne... Continue Reading →
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling!
Harry Potter is midway through both his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants... Continue Reading →
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has already survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the... Continue Reading →
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
What if you arenโt the Chosen One? The one whoโs supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if youโre like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage... Continue Reading →