Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures, is the fascinating story of 70-year old Tova's bond with the Giant Pacific octopus she sees at her workplace every day. Will the clever octopus, Marcellus, hold the key to the disappearance of Tova's son 30 years ago? Who knew I’d cry over an old lady and her special octopus? (Unless me, of course. I always cry at these books. What would Marcellus think of me?). The writing style, the well-developed characters, and t

Rory Gilmore: The ultimate bibliophile representative in the TV show Gilmore Girls. The following list features a select few of the many books mentioned in the show. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath The Godfather by Mario Puzo The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Rebecca by Daphne du

Wonder is the story of a 10-year-old boy called Auggie Pullman, who was born with facial differences. He has been through lots of surgeries, which meant he had to be homeschooled until 5th grade, when his parents decided that he needs to go to school. Auggie agrees despite knowing it will be hard for him. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid, but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder is

Anne is an eleven-year-old orphan with red hair, a miserable life and a vivid imagination. She is sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, two middle aged siblings who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island. They are surprised when Anne comes, but after bonding with her they decide to keep her. Anne has trouble getting used to this small town but after a while she manages to win everyone's hearts in Avonlea. This won

Charles Maxim finds a baby floating in a cello case in the English channel. Their ship had just sunk and the baby was the last to be rescued. Charles decided to name her Sophie and raised her the best he can. He was a scholar and taught Sophie himself. As Sophie got older she wanted to learn music and was keen on the cello as she remembered her mother playing. When the authorities came to check on them, they weren’t happy with the way she was being raised and they decide Soph

Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but no one knows it. Most people—her teachers, her doctors, her classmates—dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disa