Who has time to read for fun? Reading is relaxing when you manage to find the right book. But sometimes the hardest part is the process of picking your next read! Here are some recommendations from people around school.
Ellie H recommends The Seven Husbands of Evelyne Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. “As a lover of rom-com movies and light, easy reads,” she enjoyed this book the whole time and had trouble putting it down! Evelyn Hugo is an inspirational and empowered woman and the books surround her glamorous life as a Hollywood movie star and all of the drama that follows. “From the engaging format to the enthralling storyline, all aspects of the novel were phenomenal.”
Ava E is reading a new book called In Five Years, Rebecca Serle. It is short with “some sad parts, but overall it's a nice book!”, she said. Imagine time traveling five years into your future and landing in a place that was totally unexpected.
Mrs. Baker has been reading A Gentleman in Moscow, written by Amor Towles. “The book explores the life of a Russian Count who is detained on "house arrest" (or really hotel arrest!) after the Russian Revolution of 1917. It follows him for decades as he lives out his life in tiny rooms atop a Russian hotel, watching the city and his friends age and change around him, and developing a vibrant life and deep relationships notwithstanding his circumstances”, she said. Mrs Baker felt that “the book is funny, touching, and a must for anyone who likes historical fiction.”
I just finished reading the Burden and Blessing of Memory, a memoir by a 90 year old holocaust survivor,Ann Jaffe. This memoir taught me about the Holocaust through an extremely personal account of what happened to her as a Jewish girl who was even younger than me during WWII. Mrs. Jaffe tells it not as a story, but more as if she is telling you personally about her life. She jumps back and forth to make connections from her times hiding in the woods, to life in her 20’s in Displaced Person camps, to her present life in Wilmington. She teaches that, even after everything she has been through, hate is never the answer. Not only must we be tolerant of all, but treat all the way we wish to be treated. She learned this from her father as the war came to a close. After seeing all of her Jewish neighbors killed, her own brother shot by the Nazis, and having to hide in the woods for 20 months without warmth and shelter, she manages to teach the reader that letting go of hate and treating others, even past enemies, with kindness are the most important values.
Whether you are busy with sports, studying, or socializing this spring, pick up a novel and let yourself escape into a different world!
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