Cupid-Endorsed Books
Happy Valentine’s Day! In this month filled with conversation hearts and Hallmark cards, pick up a few new books!
1) The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon
The Sun is Also a Star is about a girl named Natasha and a boy named Daniel who spend a single day together in New York trying to avoid circumstances set on pushing them apart.
2) Everything Everything, Nicola Yoon
Maddy has never been outside in her life because she would die from an illness. That doesn’t stop the boy-next-door Olly from befriending her… even if they can only really talk through text.
3) Lifestyle of Gods and Monsters, Emily Roberson
A modern version of the classic story of Theseus and the Minotaur told from the perspective of Ariadne, the King’s daughter.
4) Eleanor and Park, Rainbow Rowell
When Eleanor starts at her new school, she hates everything about it. Everything but Park. A love of music pulls these two characters together in a story about family and first love.
5) Opposite of Always, Justin A. Reynolds
Jack met Kate at a party, and they clinked instantly to form a relationship unlike anything he’s ever had before. Then, she dies. When Jack wakes up, he realizes that time has reset. He hasn’t met Kate yet, but maybe in this timeline, he can save her.
Laura Fiorentino • Feb 20, 2020 at 8:01 PM
Thank you, Morgan, for helping me to expand my reading list!
Ms. Popp • Feb 20, 2020 at 7:16 PM
Morgan, your synopses make the books intriguing. Great job! Everything Everything sounds like the plot from a movie long ago titled The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.