The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Summary: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Everyone wants to know what really went down …
The Giver by Lois Lowry Summary: Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile …
The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden Summary: At 26, Mia West has her entire life planned out, but those future plans crumble when her boyfriend Ethan breaks up with Mia instead of proposing after six …
Swing Time by Zadie Smith Summary: Two brown girls dream of being dancers, but only Tracey has talent. It’s a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, …
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Summary: Stella Lane loves her job where she comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases, but that passion leaves her with almost zero experience in the dating department and …
Crazy Rich Asians Series by Kevin Kwan Summary: Crazy Rich Asians – The relaxing summer in Singapore Rachel Chu envisions with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, falls apart the minute she steps off the plane. Their vacation …
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Summary: On a dark and stormy night, Meg Murry, her younger brother Charles Wallace, and their mother receive an unexpected visit by a disturbing stranger. Meg’s father mysteriously disappeared …
A Writer’s Humble Beginnings My writing career began as the resident playwright for the Anderson Street Little Theater in Tacoma, Washington. The venue, a neighbor’s garage. I was also the in-house director and leading lady. …
Otaare by Alessandra Ebulu Summary: When Bola Johnson get a call from his cousin and manager about a twitter war he’s been tossed into, he’s stunned. Ukeme Collins, a writer with a beef against Johnson’s family, …
Matilda by Roald Dahl Summary: 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 …
