Children's Books
This series by J.K. Rowling got me into reading.
What is Harry Potter?
This boy was hijacked by the Capitol in Mockingjay to try and kill Katniss and therefore the rebellion.
Who is Peeta Mellark?
This book focuses on a young Black woman in New York who starts an affair with a man in an open marriage.
What is Luster?
This author has 6 published novels, including Persuasion.
Who is Jane Austen?
This book focuses on a girl staying at her grandparent's farm over the summer and possibly attempting a relationship with the cute boy down the road.
What is Crushville?
This author wrote Anne of Green Gables and its subsequent novels.
Who is L. M. Montgomery?
Belly goes back to Cousins looking different than last year in this book by Jenny Han.
What is The Summer I Turned Pretty?
In this book, Luc fake dates Oliver in order to fix his reputation and keep his job. (Hint: I was obsessed with this book for a hot second.)
What is Boyfriend Material?
Rhysand is the character I was most anticipating in this book.
What is A Court of Thorns and Roses?
Based on this Mario Kart track, a sister has to ride in a high-stakes, dangerous race to get enough money to pay for her brother's health care.
What is Neo Bowser City?
This name encompasses a series of books by the same publisher, such as Drama Queen and Life, Starring Me! that could be purchased through the Scholastic Book Fair, mostly focusing on girls entering middle school and dealing with confidence, friendship, and crushes.
What are Candy Apple Books?
Maxon Schreave is the main love interest in this series, where America Singer is competing in a bachelorette style "Hunger Games" to be his wife.
What is The Selection?
The romance The Other Half was written by a local author from this area in Wisconsin.
What is Door County?
I use this app to track my reading.
What is the Story Graph?
Jane is this, so she ends up at her aunt's winery trying to find her independence but might accidentally find a new romance along the way.
What is left at the altar?
In this book, Christian leaves his troll father and cave home to work at the palace, in order to get closer to the princess that he has been corresponding with via pigeon mail.
What is Once Upon a Marigold?
This author wrote The Raven Cycle series, The Wolves of Mercy Falls series, and The Scorpio Races.
Who is Maggie Stiefvater?
By Emily Henry, this book is currently on my nightstand, and the last physical book that I was reading.
What is Beach Read?
This was the last play I read (at your recommendation) in its entirety, and it's something I could see you directing one day in a creative way. (Hint: it is not Death of a Salesman - I did not read that.)
What is Our Town?
The protagonist of Beyond the Dome, he is the prefect's son who is kidnapped and later runs away in protest to an unjust society.
Who is Wesley Hardy?
I met Kate Klise, the author of this book series, which is told in a series of letters, newspaper articles, memos, etc.
What is Regarding the...?
What is Lola and the Boy Next Door?
This book by Sally Rooney focuses on two young adults in Ireland who can never seem to find the right timing. (Hint: the cover is blue and green, and this was also adapted as a Hulu series.)
What is Normal People?
By Louise Erdrich, this book (one of my favorites from college) follows the lives of five interconnected Ojibwe families living on fictional reservations in Minnesota and North Dakota.
What is Love Medicine?
SoaTS is the acronym of this four-novel series that I wrote in the 8th grade.
What is Secrets of a Teenage Spy?