The Secret Garden – Zest to Find the Hidden GarthShort Summary: “The Secret Garden” is a remarkable book identifying the therapeutic power prevailing in mother nature. This novel is magnificently noted by the American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1911. The exceptional narration depicts the magical effect of living in pure nature on humans and the great bonding between the siblings. Indeed, the novel is set in the 20th century, and talks about a girl going throu....
The Giving Tree – A Connection Between Humans and NatureBrief Summary:Highlighting the effectual connection between nature and humans, “The Giving Tree” is written aesthetically by Shel Silverstein. It is a children’s picture book that evokes the story of a little boy developing an emotional bond with a tree. But, the point here is that this bonding should be identified as positive or drift to the negative side. Indeed, the relation is effective enough to develop two d....
A Wrinkle in Time – War between Light and DarknessShort Summary:Created on the ideation of “Teleportation”, “A Wrinkle in Time” is a spectacular novel by Madeleine L’Engle. Explicating the brilliance of teleportation and science fantasy, the novel talks about three main characters – Meg, Charles, and Calvin traveling to different galaxies to rescue Meg’s father. Their task is not just to rescue, but to fight the evil intruder Black Thing who has invaded several....
The Secret Life of Bees – Sweetness of Honey Leads to a Bitter TruthBrief Story:Written on the note of beekeeping, “The Secret Life of Bees” talks of an estranged connection between a girl and her reluctant father. She thinks that her dad is responsible for killing the mother. Through this novel, the American author Sue Monk Kidd highlights the era of 1964 when betrayals and interracial issues were prominent factors. This book highlights the story of a shattered girl w....
Eragon – Journey of a Dragon RiderAbridged Summary:Noted as the most spectacular fantasy, the novel “Eragon” unveils the tale of amity between a boy and his dragon. It was jotted down by an eminent writer Christopher Paolini in 2001. The story of its publishing is interesting because the writer had to self-published it. Indeed, the popular version was printed in 2001, which made it to the readers’ tables. In the novel, Eragon discovers a strange stone which is reveal....
The Lightening Thief – A Battle for JusticeBrief Summary: “The Lightening Thief” represents the fantasy side of the Greek Mythology in a unique way. It is marvellously written by Rick Riordan, which highlights a tussle between Percy Jackson (main character) with the Olympians (Greek Lords). The fight is over realizing the rested powers and proving that the “alleged thief” is not the real one. Besides this, the story is about authorizing Percy’s position among ....
City of Bones – Seeing Beyond the WorldBrief Summary:“City of Bones” is a fantasy novel spectacularly written by Cassandra Clare, which talks about a girl (Clary) adept at seeing beyond worldly humans. She is helped by her friends and ultimately meets a group of Shadow Hunters, who are on a mission to remove evil shadows or spirits from the world. Clary is unaware of her remarkable powers, which start getting activated when her mother goes missing. Analyzing....
A Brief Overview:The Catcher in the Rye is about Holden Caulfield, who is expelled in his junior year and struggles with a sense of confusion.The Novel Opens in an Asylum Holden Caulfield tells the story from a mental hospital in the form of a flashback on a Saturday in December – the day of the season-ending football match between his old school - Pencey Prep and rival Saxon Hall.He has been expelled and is on his way to say goodbye to Mr. Spencer, his ....
The novel starts with introducing the protagonist of the story, Miles Halter, who is leaving his parents and his home in Florida to join Culver Creek boarding school. His mother throws a going away party for Miles, but no one turns up at Miles's party except two weird guys, whom he considers boring because Miles has an introverted and shy personality in school. He interacts very little with others in the class. That is why he doesn't get the chance to befriend others.After that, he mov....
Support GroupWritten by John Green and published in 2012, the novel The Fault in Our Stars tells the story of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters, two teenagers battling cancer. Hazel has thyroid cancer. Augustus had osteosarcoma but has been declared cancer-free with an amputated leg. The story begins with Hazel’s reluctant participation in a support group for cancer patients that her mother has forced her to take part in. There,....
Brief Summary:“The Charlotte’s Web” is a spectacular storybook written by E.B White, who portrays the essence of death through its vital characters, Wilbur and Charlotte. Here, Wilbur is a pink-colored pig and Charlotte is a lady spider. Both of them represent different views on embracing death. Charlotte is close to reality with death being the ultimate truth and no one should be feared. On the other hand, Wilbur is fearful of his death and takes every possible means to ....
The novel opens up with the March family's four daughters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Meg is the elder one; she is a pretty woman who is very fond of luxuries and material things. Jo is the second one. She is extremely fond of reading books and has a tomboy personality. Her dream is to become a world-famous writer. Beth is the third one with a kind, shy, and gentle nature. She is such a sweet lady who is willing to take care of others. Finally, we have Amy, the youngest daughter of the March fam....
The BeginningIf He Had Been with Me is a young-adult high school romance novel by Laura Nowlin, published in 2013. Set in a small town and narrated by Autumn, the novel deals with complex human emotions, tumultuous adolescence, and a tragic loss. Autumn and Finny are best friends, and they grew up together. Their mothers are best friends, too. Autumn’s mother suffers from mental health issues, while her dad remains ab....
The TragedyPierce Brown’s futuristic dystopian science fiction novel, published in 2014, narrates the story of Darrow, a “Red” miner living on Mars in a color-coded society ruled by the “Golds.” He is angry as he participates in and loses a competition that would have earned him surplus food and supplies. His wife, Eo, comforts him as they visit a garden forbidden to the Reds and are caught by guards while leaving. Dur....
The BeginningIn The Summer I Turned Pretty, the author Jenny Han narrates the story in the protagonist, Isabel “Belly” Conklin’s voice. Belly spent her summers with her mother, a recently divorced Laurel, and brother, Steven, at the Fisher family’s beach house in a town called Cousins Beach on the Atlantic Coast with her mother’s cancer survivor friend, Susannah Fisher and her teenage sons, Conrad, and Jeremiah Fisher.....
