This blog post comes from Caitlin, a 15 year old student from Cardinal Heenan school who has been working at Central Library on work experience over the last couple of weeks. Here are some of her recommendations:-
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Counting by Sevens is one of my favourite teenage fiction books. It is about a young girl who loses both parents at the same time to a car accident. The young girl is far from stupid and doesn’t seem to let things like being judged for being unique to faze her, but the accident does. It portrays a good example of trying to move on from heartache and that if people are there to help don’t seclude yourself from them, open up to them because they only want to help. It also shows the struggles of carrying on through hard situations and the fact that even though you think you may be stuck, there is always a way to pull yourself back up again.
Violet Wings by Victoria Hanley
Violet Wings was my favourite book as a ten year old, a book about fairies, magic and wings, this was my ten year old dream after watching Barbie movies constantly. It is a book about a seemingly weak girl called Zaria, who after discovering her magical powers as a faery is faced with unspoken powers and evil people after her at every turn. In an attempt to help a human boy find his father, Zaria is faced with uncountable troubles. This book is full of excitement and intensity and made me see that power isn’t everything. It teaches near teens girls that truth is absolute and that you can do anything if you believe in yourself and the people around you.
Limit by Keiko Suenobu
This manga though less well known in the younger generation is a really good manga with a gripping and intense plot. After a group of school pupils are involved in an over the Cliffside bus accident, a small number are left behind and the less popular begin to show their true colours. Forced under a kind of leadership, Konno has to learn how to survive and keep her wits about her or her life could be taken by a satanic classmate. This book is very gripping and had me on my feet wondering if anyone was going to be killed. It shows you how to cope in an unexpected situation and that you must be able to survive because only the strongest do.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights is a book about life, death and above all love. Catherine who is in love with Heathcliff is forced with another man against her will, this leads to saddening events and tragedies. A story, the epitome of how strong ones love for another can be and that pulling this meant to be love apart is tragic, a bit like Romeo and Juliet. This book had me crying for which reason is still unsure to me, is it the gripping love story, the tragic ending or the message behind it all- loved ones can’t stay forever.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On is a wonderful story of two boys falling in love. Simon and Baz are kind of enemies but secretly they both don’t think that is true. In a world of magic, is it ok for a vampire and human to be in love? In this coming of age book about diverse love, it made me really happy how accepting we are as a community nowadays. The book was really well written and had an intense plot and it was very gripping. Overall it had me very in depth with the storyline and hoping that what happened was best for the characters.
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