What I'm Reading

Mrs. Harrison's Latest Reads & Recommendations

Realistic Fiction• 4 stars •Taiwanese Mei has faced her family's high expectations her whole life; can she find the courage to finally stand up for herself and chase her own dreams?

Realistic Fiction• 4 stars •Bookstore clerk Darcy is dealing with major family issues when she strikes up a friendship with Asher, a store patron who is navigating issues of his own; can they help each other confront the truth and find a better future?

Mystery• 4 stars •Pickpocket Keralie suddenly discovers a treasonous plot to murder the royals, putting her in a race against time to save the kingdom before she is eliminated herself

Mystery• 4.5 stars •When her flight home is canceled due to a snowstorm, Mira books a rental car with a group of strangers to make it home for the holidays, but the dangerous road conditions turn out to be the least of her worries when she realizes they are being followed

Romance/Realistic Fiction• 4.5 stars •Bookish librarian Izzy has been content with her life until suddenly two men vie for her attention, challenging her to decide whether to settle for comfort or chase her dreams

Realistic Fiction• 4 stars •Mary and her best friend Isabel travel to an estate in Bath to participate in a role-playing retreat based on Jane Austen's novels, but when Isabel loses her memory in an accident, the two must deal with the issues in their complicated friendship

Adventure/Fantasy• 4 stars •This charming classic novel follows the zany adventures of Mole, Ratty, Mr. Toad, and Badger, including a theft, a prison break, and a dangerous siege against Toad Hall

Adventure• 4.5 stars •Maddie has been living with her dad, a retired Secret Service agent, in the wilderness but suddenly finds herself in the middle of a kidnapping plot involving the President's son

Romance/Realistic Fiction• 4 stars •Izumi, who has been raised in America, learns that she is actually a Japanese princess and travels to Japan to reconnect with her father and her country

Historical Fiction• 4.5 stars •This novel has dual storylines, following Adalyn, who works with an underground group during Nazi occupation, and her granddaughter Alice, who travels to Paris to clear out her grandmother's home and learns secrets that have been buried since WWII

Romance/Realistic Fiction• 3.5 stars •American teenager Mia spends her days training at an elite ballet school in Paris, but she also researches her family history and falls in love along the way

Mystery• 4 stars •Cassie joins an elite group of teenage criminologists working with the FBI to solve high-profile cold cases, but as she gets closer to solving her first case, she finds herself in danger

Fantasy/Adventure• 5 stars! •When her best friend Charlie is kidnapped by a sorceress, Tress stows away on a ship, facing a perilous journey across dangerous oceans to rescue him

Adventure/Fantasy• 4 stars •Sage, an independent and fiery woman apprenticed to a matchmaker, suddenly becomes a key player in the middle of a treasonous plot, working as a spy for the army to save the kingdom

Fantasy• 3.5 stars •Eva finally meets her English grandmother, but she has more questions than answers as magical and mysterious things begin to happen around the estate

Science Fiction• 4.5 stars •This action-packed dystopian series follows soldier June and rebel Day, who are on opposite sides of a war but join forces to overthrow their common enemy

Realistic Fiction• 4.5 stars •When Madeline inherits her aunt's bookshop in small-town Winsome, she puts her career on hold to save not just the failing store, but possibly herself and her new friends along the way

Science Fiction• 5 stars! •Continues the series years into the future--just when Michael and his friends believe they can finally lead normal lives, a new, sinister threat arises

Adventure/Fantasy• 4 stars •January discovers she has the ability to open portals into other worlds, but she must decide who to trust after she learns that some want to exploit her magic for their own sinister purposes

Adventure/Fantasy• 5 stars! •When Talia's best friend goes missing, she risks everything to find her with the help of a mysterious band of heroes, but she soon uncovers a dangerous plot against them all

Mystery• 4 stars •Now that The Inheritance Games are over, this new installment focuses on the brothers Grayson and Jameson and new discoveries about their heritage

Realistic Fiction/Mystery/Romance• 3.5 stars •Sophie works at a swanky inn full of guests who are more than they appear to be

Romance/Realistic Fiction• 4 stars •Zuri's music dreams are put on hold thanks to her sister's over-the-top wedding plans... or are they???

Romance/Adventure/Realistic Fiction• 4.5 stars •With Britt's plans of playing soccer over, she needs to win scholarship money to pay for college. The new plan: Enter a travel scavenger hunt in the UK with a $100,000 prize

Fantasy/Romance/Adventure• 4 stars •Jani & sister Zosa get the chance of a lifetime to work at the magical Hotel Magnifique, but they soon learn the hotel harbors dangerous secrets that could cost them their lives

Mystery/Realistic Fiction• 5 stars! •When Hannah's husband suddenly disappears, she teams up with surly stepdaughter Bailey to piece together clues to rescue him

Historical Fiction/Romance• 3.5 stars •A mashup retelling of the books The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, & Little Lord Fauntleroy

Historical Fiction/Romance• 5 stars! •A reimagined chapter of Little Women that focuses on Jo March's complicated relationship with her best friend Laurie

Science Fiction• 4 stars •The prequel to The Hunger Games, telling President Snow's backstory

Romance/Realistic Fiction• 4 stars •Jenny travels to Korea for family, but she didn't count on risking her future there

Mystery• 5 stars! •To inherit the fortune, Avery must outwit an angry, powerful family

Romance• 4 stars •Imagine America with a royal family, full of power struggles, drama, & image control

Fantasy/Romance• 4 stars •A dark but addictive retelling of Beauty & the Beast

Mrs. Harrison's All-Time Faves!

Realistic Fiction & Romance

Mystery & Horror

Adventure

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Historical Fiction

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