The Best Books to Read This Year
Many of you have been on summer break for nearly a month or two. Perhaps you are even ready to get back to the daily grind of school work, but before you do here are the five best books you need to read before September classes start.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
This is a series of 4 books about four best friends who grew up together. At the start of the series, they are about to spend their first summer vacation apart. Lena is going to Greece to visit her grandparents, Bridget is going to soccer camp in sunny Southern California, Carmen is headed to visit her father in South Carolina, and Tibby is stuck staying home in D.C. to work at the Walmart-like store Wallman’s. Right before the start of summer they discover a miraculous pair of pants that fit each of these very different girls perfectly. They decide to share the pants for one week each as they go through unique challenges throughout the summer including family life, love, loss, and most of all friendship.

You have until July 24th to read it until the movie hits the screens!

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
This is the story of Aristotle and Dante, two boys who are growing up in Texas in the 1980’s. It is told primarily through Aristotle’s perspective. Throughout the story the boys start to discover who they are as they grow in their friendship and deal with family life. They have to face things they never expected within themselves and each other. Aristotle and Dante are strikingly different but are able to complement each other’s personalities in a perfect way. Read More…