Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

Reviewed by Jennifer Cai

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
ISBN#: 9781451673319

THE STORY:

Guy Montag is a fireman, a man who burns books. He lives in a setting that shows a desolate, bleak future where books are outlawed. He is a fireman, expected to burn illegal works along with the houses in which the books are found. When his quaint and youthful neighbor Clarisse McClellan moves in, he begins to question his actions. Tempted by curiosity, Montag commits the crime of book reading, and meets up with Faber, a retired English professor, to discuss the value of ideas.

Peter Pan

by J. M. Barrie

Reviewed by: Nailah Ahmad

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

ISBN#: 9781503290280

THE STORY:

Wendy, John, and Michael are three ordinary children who live with their mother, father and dog, Nana. Nothing exciting ever happens to them except in their dreams, where they go to a magical place called Neverland. One night, a young boy named Peter Pan came through the children’s window and tells them they can fly to Neverland with him. With help from a little fairy dust, Wendy, John, and Michael fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland where they hope to go on many adventures. What they don’t know is

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

Reviewed by Adarsh Kamath

Fall 2016

REVIEW: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

ISBN# 978-1495238956

THE STORY:

Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy lives with his Aunt polly and his step brother Sid in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn have always been troublemakers. After one of Tom’s troublesome affairs, he is ordered to whitewash a fence. When his friends come, he acts as if he loves the job and his friends are jealous which makes them want to do it for him. This a major example of

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

Reviewed by Kavya Iyer

Fall 2016

REVIEW: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

ISBN#: 9780316013680

THE STORY:

Junior is a freshman in high school growing up on a Spokane Indian reservation, living with his parents and older sister. He was born with a variety of medical problems, and has been picked on by other kids all his life. His best friend is a dog named Oscar and his other close friend is the tough kid, named Rowdy. He is one of the few on the reservation that is excited to learn, but is frustrated with the old materials at his school.