Look To The Books: 11
Books To Enjoy Reading This Summer
Looking for
some books to read during your summer vacation? Perhaps you need a book to read
while you are relaxing poolside or at the beach? Check out some of these
interesting books to read!
“The Last
Black Unicorn” is an autobiography by comedian, Tiffany Haddish. This book
focuses on how Tiffany Haddish found strength through her struggles throughout
her life which include a childhood where she was bullied, marital issues, romantic relationships she once had with former co-workers, health problems, troubles she's had with her parents and finding
her place in the world of comedy. This book is full of emotion and Tiffany’s
stories in this book will certainly have you either laughing or crying.
Another
autobiography you can check out is “We’re Going To Need More Wine” by actress,
Gabrielle Union. This is another book filled with emotional stories that will
either have you laughing or crying. In this book, Gabrielle Union discusses starring
in the film, “Bring It On”, dealing with a stalker, being raped, her
ex-husband, being a stepmother and finding love again after her divorce from
her first husband.
“The Redheaded Princess” by Ann Rinaldi tells
the story of Elizabeth I of England and how she went from a young princess to a
strong and powerful queen. The novel focuses on her relationships with her
family including her sister, Mary I. The novel also details her relationships
with her tutors who helped strengthen her into the queen she was destined to
become.
“Red Riding
Hood” by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright is based on the film starring Amanda Seyfried,
Billy Burke and Gary Oldman. The story focuses on a young lady named Valerie
who is in love with a rebellious woodcutter named Peter. However, her family
arranges her to marry, Henry, a wealthy blacksmith in town. While struggling to
be engaged to a man she doesn’t love, Valerie also has to mourn the loss of her
sister who is killed by a werewolf that haunts her village. Eventually, the mysterious
werewolf comes for Valerie and she must make the difficult decision to either leave
her loved ones behind and flee the village with the werewolf or fight the
werewolf in order to protect her loved ones and possibly rid the village of the
creature that has frightened them for decades.
“Ash
Princess” is the debut novel by Laura Sebastian. It tells the story of a young Astrean
princess named Theodosia who loses her kingdom after a ruthless Kaiser and his Kalovaxian
army invades her family’s country, murder her mother and imprison Theodosia. Throughout
the years, Theodosia is bullied, harassed and beaten. When the Kaiser forces
Theodosia to murder her own father, Theodosia finally makes the decision to
seek revenge on the Kaiser and his army and with the assistance from a few
loyal followers, devises a plan to reclaim her throne and her kingdom.
“Memoirs Of A Geisha” by Arthur Golden takes
place in Japan and tells the story of a little girl named Chiyo, who is sold
off to a geisha house after her mother becomes gravely ill and her father can
no longer provide for her and her sister, Satsu. The geisha house chooses to
keep Chiyo but unfortunately, not her sister so Chiyo and Satsu are separated
from each other. After a failed escape attempt, Chiyo loses hope of ever having
a happy life again. This changes, however, when a Chairman shows her a bit of
kindness. Chiyo then begins to see the life of a geisha as a positive thing and
strives to become one so she can someday be reunited with the Chairman.
As the years
go by, Chiyo eventually begins her geisha training with a famous geisha named
Mameha. She ventures on to become one of the most successful geishas herself
under a new name, Sayuri. However, her life still has its troubles as she must
deal with her sudden success as a geisha potentially being sabotaged by a rival
geisha that she lives with, Hatsumomo who has been envious of Sayuri since
childhood due to her exquisite beauty.
“Fallen
Grace” by Mary Hooper takes place in Victorian London and focuses on an orphan
named Grace Parkes and her sister. While Grace and her sister struggle to
survive on the streets of London, Grace becomes pregnant, eventually giving
birth to a stillborn. The baby’s death leads Grace and her sister down a path
where they find themselves associated with wealthy, powerful people. Upon
discovering a fraud that has been placed upon them, Grace and her sister strive
to claim the legacy they were meant to have.
“Close To
Famous” by Joan Bauer focuses on a group of people living with big dreams in a
small town. Foster McFee desires to have her own cooking show like celebrity
chef, Sonny Kroll. Meanwhile, Macon Dillard wishes to be a documentary
filmmaker. Miss Charleena dreams of making a Hollywood comeback while Foster’s
mother hopes to become a headliner instead of a backup singer. When unexpected
events occur in their small town, everyone’s aspirations will be put to the
test.
“Rio” by
Georgina Gentry focuses on a cowboy named Rio who has fallen in love with a
woman named Turquoise Sanchez. However, the Senator of Texas, who is used to
getting everything he desires, is also interested in Turquoise. Turquoise is
faced with the decision to either marry the Senator for a comfortable life or
follow her heart and be with her cowboy.
“Anya’s War”
by Andrea Alban is based on a true story. It focuses on a girl named Anya
Rosen. Anya and her family move from Odessa to Shanghai, in the hopes that
China will be safer from Adolf Hitler. Life for Anya in Shanghai is comfortable
until Anya finds out her hero, Amelia Earhart has disappeared. Along with this,
Anya discovers an abandoned newborn and eventually realizes that no place is
fully safe.
“Icebreaker”
by Deirdre Martin focuses on a man named Adam Perry, who has become the newest
hockey player for the New York Blades. When Adam is charged with assault on
another player, he hires an attorney named Sinead O’Brian. Torn between Adam’s
struggles to help his team win the Stanley Cup and Sinead’s rule about not
dating her clients, the pair never expected that they would fall in love.
