Emma Donoghue’s novel “Room” sticks with you.
The story focuses on Jack, a 5-year-old who has never seen the outside world and is living in a 10-foot by 10-foot room with his mother, “Ma." Unbeknownst to him, M...
Written in 1959, the novel "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes is considered a classic for good reason. Although written decades ago, its themes are still relevant today.
This science fiction novel follows Charlie Gordon...
“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel is a cutting-edge, poetic novel about the possible apocalyptic future of earth.
The story begins with Jeevan, one of the main characters, living in our modern-day world and exp...
The two books published so far in Congressman John Lewis’ "March" trilogy have been widely read across Washburn as a part of its ongoing iRead series.
"March" is a graphic novel and the autobiography of John Lewis in his...
“Through the Woods” freaked me out. Illustrated and written by Emily Carroll, a webcomic artist on the rise, this graphic novel is an anthology of five of Carroll’s comics. These five self-contained short stories te...
“Nimona” is the graphic novel I didn’t know I needed. Set in a fantastical medieval kingdom of dragons, knights and science fairs, Noelle Stevenson’s story centers around Nimona, an impulsive shape shifter keen on being th...
