The House of the Scorpion

by Nancy Farmer

Reviewed by Anshika Yetchina

Fall 2021

REVIEW: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
ISBN#: 978-0-689-85222-0
REVIEWED BY: Anshika Yetchina


SUMMARY:
Matteo Alacran was conceptualized in a glass plate, and birthed by a cow. He isn’t boy or machine, but he still is scorned on all the same. A clone of the twisted but great El Patron, Matt was raised in the Big House, in the intersection of the United States and what used to be Mexico, by a servant named Celia and branded with “Property of the Alacran Estate" on his foot.

Counting by 7s

by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Reviewed by Jocelyn Chern

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Counting by 7s By Holly Goldberg Sloan

ISBN # : 978-0-14-242286-1

THE STORY:

Willow Chance, a African-American, twelve year old girl, is different than the rest of her school. She is a genius. She is interested in everything, but medical conditions and plants interest her even more. She was adopted by a set of parents and never met her blood parents. Willow was a exuberant girl, living her own happy life, and taking care of her garden, with her new parents, but one day, when her school counselor, Dell, brings her home, after some ice-cream with her new friends, Mai and Quang-Ha, she realizes that her

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Reviewed by Michael Hu

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN#: 978-0-14-240876-6

THE STORY:

Amy, Beth, Jo, and Meg are four sisters that live with their mother while their father is at war. The family has lost lots of their money and because of this, the girls struggle greatly to take care of themselves. The sisters become close friends with Theodore Laurence, a rich neighbor, also referred to as “Laurie.” Father returns after long years at war and begins to see the
relationship between Meg and John Brooke, Laurie’s tutor. The strong relationships between the family