Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword Of Summer by Rick Riordan, Disney Hyperion, 2015. 491 Pages

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Vintage Contemporaries, 1991. 110 pages.

Originally published in 1984, The House on Mango Street, a YA coming of age classic, reads and feels as fresh as if it were written today. Cisneros reveals Esperanza's world through a series of short, vingettes that read like poetry-- sparse and powerful  with well chosen words. We experience life on Mango Street-- we see  and smell  and feel ---as if we lived there with Esperanza, and Marin and Nenny.  This book lives up to its well deserved reputation.

Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah, Scholastic, 2010. 297 pages.