Eric G., South River High School
Darius Kellner is a high school sophomore in Portland. He is constantly bullied and harassed because of his half-Persian name and his interests. He has a distant relationship with his father and suffers from depression.
Eric G., South River High School
By Aisha Y., Monarch Global Academy
Gautham T., Broadneck High School
Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi is the fifth and final book in the Pandava series, where the race to get to the Nectar of Immortality before the bad guys concludes.
Aisha Y., Monarch Global Academy
Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins follows the main character, Natalie, as she ventures through ample amounts of heartbreak, superficialness, and desperation. It utilizes the stereotypical “PR Relationship” trope.
Aisha Y., Monarch Global Academy
Vanessa Len’s Only a Monster follows the main character, Joan. She’s the archetype of the girl-next-door trope; the antithesis of a rebel. A string of unfortunate events sends Joan and the reader on a journey through time.
By Allison T., Crofton High School
Etana N., North County High School
By Etana N., North County High School
Etana N., North County High School
Michelle F., Glen Burnie High School
Aisha Y., Monarch Global Academy
Michelle F., Glen Burnie High School
By Michelle F., Glen Burnie High School
By Autumn E., Glen Burnie High School
Constance is a young woman who is forced into a marriage in order to help pay off her father’s debts. She is unhappy in the marriage, so she runs away and joins the army in place of a baker's son.