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The Outsiders
By S. E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis from ‘Greasers’ was jumped one day by members of a rival gang ‘Socs’. Out of defense, Johnny killed one of the rival gang members and caused a war between the two gangs while Ponyboy and Johnny hid from them. Although this book talks about gang violence and underage smoking…
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George’s Marvellous Medicine
By Roald Dahl George cooked a magic medicine and replaced his grandmother’s old one for revenge against his bullying grandmother. The medicine made his grandmother very tall, but made his father very happy thinking that he can use the medicine to sell giant animals. George, however, could not remember his recipe and keep creating new…
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Call of the Wild
By Jack London Buck was a happy and innocent pampered pet dog who was captured and sold by the gardener to pay off his debts. For then on, Buck has to learn the harsh reality of life through abuse and fierce competition among the dogs. I have always liked this story. Buck was amazing. He…
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Friedrich
By Hans Peter Richter Two boys with very different backgrounds became friends and witness the changes in each other’s lives. The narrator’s family is barely surviving while Friedrich’s family is living comfortably. However, everything changed when Hitler rise to power, and life become increasingly dangerous for Friedrich and his family, as they were Jewish. This…
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
By Lewis Caroll Alice accidentally entered into another version of the world through a looking glass in her house. In that world, things seems to work differently. The chess pieces are alive and the flowers talk to each other. The Red Queen told Alice that the entire countryside is a huge chessboard and Alice has…
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
By Roald Dahl Henry Sugar found out about the ability to see without the eyes through a book he read, and decided to master the skills to win in casinos. He managed to master the skill, but no longer enjoys gambling, until a policeman came along and gave him some other ideas for his skills.…
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Alice’s adventures in Wonderland
By Lewis Caroll Alice followed a rabbit with a pocket watch and a waistcoat down a rabbit hole into a room that has a very tiny door, a tiny key and a weird potion that says “drink me”. That began her adventure in the Wonderland, where she frightened away all the creatures by talking about…
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Diary of a wimpy kid: Double Down
By Jeff Kinney Greg wondered if he was in a reality show, and that his family are all actors and the audiences are laughing at his miseries. Then he found out that his deceased family are watching over him, and he felt very naked wondering if his relatives are constantly judging him for everything he…
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Diary Of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
By Jeff Kinney As the weather is turning colder, Jeff’s parents decided to visit a tropical island resort for a holiday. On this trip, Jeff experienced his first flight, and enjoying his vacation on the tropical island resort, along with some bugs, rodents and other adventures. It is funny somehow the consequences are always amplified…
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Molly’s Big Decision
By Carmen Allen Molly was invited to the King’s palace for a visit and was provided an option to either stay at her current orphanage or join the king in the palace. Molly also get to experience a day of living in the palace for her to make her decision. At first, I thought the…
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