A must read for anyone interested in exploring art, difficult family dynamics, Jewish culture, and the struggle to do what you love in a difficult world.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This is a book that asks the big questions of life. It uses cancer as the medium to bring about the masterpiece. The characters are fleshed out and they become real to you. You find yourself dealing with the heartaches and challenges they face alongside them in the story.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive) by Brandon Sanderson
Estimated Reading Time 2 Minutes Rating: Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books (August 31, 2010)/ Hard Cover: 1008 pages / ISBN: 9780765326355 First sentence: Kalak rounded a rocky stone ridge and…
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Estimated Reading Time 2 Minutes Rating: Genre: Historical Fiction Reading Level: Young Adults (There is quite a bit of language and events in this book that are unsuitable for young…
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis
Estimated Reading Time 2 Minutes Rating: Genre: Children’s Books/Fantasy/Classics First sentence: This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child. Favorite Quote From…
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Estimated Reading Time 2 Minutes Rating: Genre: Horror/Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery First sentence: Once upon a time — for that is how all stories should begin — there was a boy…
Jesus The Christ by James E Talmage
Estimated Reading Time 3 Minutes Rating: Genre: Religious/LDS First sentence: It is a matter of history that, at or near the beginning of what has since come to be known…
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Estimated Reading Time 1 MinutesRating: Genre: Young Adult First sentence: When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had just two things…
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch (Spook’s Apprentice #1) by Joseph Delaney
Estimated Reading Time 1 MinutesRating: Genre: Fantasy, YA First sentence: When the Spook arrived, the light was already beginning to fail. Favorite Quote From the Book: If you can’t make…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Estimated Reading Time 2 MinutesRating: Genre: Fantasy, YA First sentence: Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood. Favorite Quote From the Book: Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (March 21, 2006), Paperback: 400…