A Memoir on Writing by Stephen King

Blurb submitted by Camille Brown
A Memoir on Writing is Nonfiction



Writing is an art. Art should be expressed throughout life and Stephen King tells us how writing impacted him. He lives a very sad and hard life but he confines his feelings through the art. The secrets of writing are told and shown withing the time span of a life. This book shows how to take advantage of natural born talent and how to shape the gift you were born with. Everyone has a gift, it just depends if you shape it into greatness. Read more to find out how Stephen King made a living off his talent and how writing made him successful through books and in life.

The Fifth Wave by Rick Yauncy

Blurb submitted by Bailey Smith
The Fifth Wave is Fiction

The Fifth Wave by Rick Yauncy is the best thrilling fiction book you could ever read. The main character is Cassie Sullivan. Cassie was just a normal  sixteen-year-old crushing on a boy in her class named Ben Parish when her world turns upside down. Cassie loses her brother in the midst of all the brainwashing that "The Others" were doing to get the humans to switch over to their side.Now she is racing through time trying to get to her brother Sammy. They were split up by " The Others''. These creatures have taken over the humans world and way of living.There are five waves of havoc that these "Others" create. These waves are killing thousands of innocent humans. It will take all the humans left to fight "The Others" and get back their city and save lives without killing themselves first. This book is filled with action that you cannot give up. Want to know what happens in the end? Does Cassie get Sammy? Read the book and you'll find out.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Blurb submitted by Chandler Raybon
The Fault in Our Stars is Fiction

This is one of the best books I've read. It is the sixth novel published by John Green. It is about a teenage girl who has been diagnosed with lung cancer at a very young age and attends a support group.Hazel Grace Lancaster is 16 years old and is hesitant to go to the support group. But only admits it as a good thing when she meets a guy her age named Augustus Waters who also starts attending the support group regularly. I highly recommend this book if you like reading about trials of young love. It's a really eye-opening novel.

Sybil by Rheta Schreiber

Blurb submitted by Nesha Griffin

Sybil is Nonfiction

The Book Sybil is about a young lady with multiple personality disorder. It started off with Sybil Isabel Dorsett not knowing where she is. She's on a dark road during the winter time with no lights or anything. When she was trying to figure out where she was, she found a key with numbers on it which lead her to her hotel room she had forgotten about. The book describes all of the personalities. The book is about how Sybil started off scared and shy and now she kinda finds herself as she continues to undergo her treatments. During her childhood, she was physically abused, and its hard to understand where she comes from. During different times throughout the book, you could kinda tell when her personalities would change. Most people that would read the book would think that Sybil is crazy. The book really isn't about just her being abused as a child during blackouts. You would have to piece together what it's like to be Sybil and how she suffers from a lot of things as an adult.

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Blurb submitted by Savannah Garcia
Hatchet is Fiction

If you're looking for a good book to read I would suggest Hatchet. It’s great for young teens and adults to just to have fun and enjoy reading. It has thrills and suspense, so it makes you want to turn to the next page and keep reading. The book is about a 13-year-old boy named Brian. He is flying a small plane to go see his dad for the summer. The pilot gives him a very brief flying lesson in which Brian has control of the plane for a few minutes. The pilot seems to be experiencing increasing pain in his shoulder, arm, and stomach. At first, Brian does not think it is very serious, but as the pilot begins jerking in his seat it becomes clear that he is having a heart attack. The attack stops and the pilot is dead. Brian is forced to take over the controls. After a harrowing descent, the plane crashes into a lake in the Canadian woods, where Brian is stranded. He has to learn how to survive, as in, how to find food, how to find or make shelter, and protect himself. He has his obstacles and his challenges but that doesn’t stop him. This book is great if you like young adult fiction. Hatchet is a great book to dive into.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Blurb submitted by Tucker Hendrix
The Fault in Our Stars is Fiction

This book features sickness, health, love, and loss. The story is told through the eyes of Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old cancer patient who, at the beginning of the book, was in a sort of depression when her world got turned upside down by Gus Waters. Gus was a boy Hazel met in a cancer support group and they immediately hit it off. The two were inseparable and fell in love very fast. They bonded over reading and talking about Hazel's favorite book and author, An Imperial Affliction by Peter Van Houten. Eventually, the story takes a turn and heartbreak and loss find their way into the story, tearing the couple apart and breaking the hearts of every reader out there. The story is beautifully written and a great love story. If you haven't already read the book, I would highly recommend, but don't get too far from the tissues because it is a serious tear jerker towards the conclusion.

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Blurb submitted by Arham Khan
When Breathe Becomes Air is Nonfiction

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a great read for sure! It is one of the best books to teach a life long lesson. It talks about how short life is and what in the end it all comes down to -- not the result you expected. Mr. Kalanithi worked all his life to attain the title of Neurosurgeon; yet, after all that, he was diagnosed with stage IV Lung cancer that ended up taking his life. Long story short, his life plans such as developing a happy family with his wife, traveling, and just small happy moments were ended by the sad news of him being diagnosed. All that he had accomplished until now had seemed like it was all going to waste. He felt as though his kids' future would be devastated considering they wouldn't have a fatherly figure around them. Overall, The book taught me the value of every moment spent in life and the people in it -- the closed ones and the ones we don't talk to at all. Life is so short so enjoy it and live it as if you have no time to live life.