I remember borrowing this book for English class in Grade 8. The cover, in black and white, showed a boy in an unbuttoned shirt smoking a cigarette. Of course, then and there I immediately formed a distasteful opinion about the book. Little did I know, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton would prove me wrong…
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is perhaps one of the most unique and different books I’ve ever read. The blend of fifth-dimensional physics with philosophical quotes and lyrics can be jarring, especially when it’s a book classified as children’s fiction. But much like its heroine Meg Murry, while it may be difficult to…
The Pearl by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck begins with one of the most picturesque, idyllic scenes in literature: a pearl diver, Kino, awaking at dawn, gazing lovingly at his wife Juana and their baby son Coyotito, listening to the sounds of the sea. The reader can, then, perhaps catch a glimpse of the “music…