The Princess Diaries (920L)
Cabot, M. (2008). The Princess
Diaries. New
York, NY: HarperTeen.
Meg Cabot’s novel The
Princess Diaries is one of her most well known novels. They even turned it
into a film series. It is about a girl who lived in New York City with her mom,
but finds out at the age of fourteen, that her father is actually the prince of
Genovia. She is now technically the heir to the throne of Genovia. She learns
to become a princess from her grandmother. Her princess lessons are difficult
for her due to her awkwardness and her clumsiness. But of course, she works
through her issues and decides to stick with her training and to continue on
with her family legacy of royalty.
This novel has been one of my favorite Young Adult novels
for years. I have actually read the whole series and every other novel Meg
Cabot has ever written. I just connected with Mia’s character due to her being
awkward and clumsy and sometimes just plain weird, especially me in high
school.
There are many themes found in The Princess Diaries. There are themes of beauty, coming of age,
courage, family, friendship, heritage, love, loyalty, obligation, secrecy, and
the overlooked.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (1070L)
Grahame-Smith, S. (2009). Pride And Prejudice And Zombies. New York, NY: Quirk Books.
Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride
and Prejudice parody is hilarious. The idea that Elizabeth Bennet would be
off fighting zombies with her sisters during dances is so intriguing. If you
love Pride and Prejudice, you will
love this version. Elizabeth Bennet falls in love with Mr. Darcy just as
Austen’s classic novel. The detail of the zombies and the weaponry that the
Bennet’s have learned is awesome.
This novel is so closely related to Austen’s classic
novel, which has been one of my favorite novels since I was in middle school.
There are
many themes found in Pride and Prejudice
and Zombies. There are themes of beauty, family, friendship, fear, fear of
failure, heroes, justice, loyalty, love, obligation, and quest for knowledge,
safety, survival, and war.
Me and Earl and
The Dying Girl (820L)
Andrews, J. (2013). Me and Earl And The
Dying Girl. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams Inc.
The main characters of Jesse
Andrews’s novel Me and Earl and the Dying
Girl are Greg, Earl, and Rachel. Greg and Earl become friends with Rachel
after Greg’s mother makes them. Rachel had been diagnosed with leukemia, but
she decided to stop her treatments. Greg and Earl make a movie about her.
I really enjoyed this novel due to
the fact that it shows teenagers coming together and being there for each other
when things get hard.
There are many themes in this novel.
The themes are beating the odds, coming of age, courage, faith, family,
friendship, fear, loyalty, perseverance, quest for knowledge, seizing the
moment, and survival.
Bad Kitty (770L)
Jaffe, M. (2007). Bad Kitty. New York, NY: HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Bad Kitty is a
Young Adult Mystery novel that involves a main character that loves to solve
mysteries. Her name is Jasmine. Her and her family is in Las Vegas when she
finds herself trying to solve a celebrity murder mystery.
This novel is something I most definitely would have read
in middle or high school. I loved stories like this.
The themes in this novel are beauty, coming of age,
corruption, courage, effects of the past, family, friendship, greed, hate,
justice, love, loyalty, manipulation, perseverance, quest for knowledge,
revenge, secrecy, survival, and the overlooked.
Audrey, Wait! (760L)
Benway, R.
(2009). Audrey, Wait! New
York, NY: Razorbill.
The novel Audrey, Wait! is an interesting Young Adult novel where Audrey, who
is the main character, broke up with her boyfriend. He wrote a song about her.
That song became famous and then she became famous as well. The novel is about
her trying to find normality in her life again after the breakout of the
breakup song.
Another novel I definitely would
have chosen to read in middle or high school.
The themes in this novel are abuse
of power, coming of age, courage, family, friendship, hate, love, loyalty, peer
pressure, revenge, and the overlooked.
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