4 Book Suggestions for the 4 Day Break
Teacher's convetion is quickly approaching and if you are anything like me, you are looking for a good book to delve into for those few days off. One of these four books, each less than 400 pages long, is sure to grab your attention, so you'll surely be able to finish in four days. Put on a sweater, pour a cup of apple cider, and try one of these!
1. Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
On a cold and snowy night in Toronto, famous actor
Arthur Leander drops dead of a heart attack while
performing in a production of King Lear. Kirsten
Raymonde watches from behind the curtains as Jeevan
Chaudhary performs CPR, trying and failing to bring
Arthur back to life. That same night, a terrible flu
begins to spread, engulfing the city, and eventually the
continent, in sickness and death. Fifteen years later, in
a radically different world, Kirsten is an actress with
the Traveling Symphony, a group that performs
Shakespeare for communities of survivors. Spanning
decades, this suspenseful novel depicts life before and
after the pandemic in glittering beauty.
336 pages
2. Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes
Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an
ordinary life, until she takes a badly needed job working
for Will Traynor. Before Will was wheelchair bound in
a motorcycle accident, he lived a big life – extreme
sports, worldwide travel – and now he’s pretty sure that life
the way it is, is not worth living. Even though he is moody
and bossy, Louisa sets out to help him find happiness
again, and show him that life is worth living. This story
is both heartbreaking and romantic, written with grace
and heart.
369 pages
3. The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
Rachel takes the commuter train each day, and as the
train passes through the suburban town on its route, she
watches the same couple breakfasting on their deck.
Their life, she thinks, is perfect, not unlike the life she
recently lost. Until the day she sees something shocking,
and goes to the police to share what she witnessed. But
when she gets wrapped up in the mystery that follows,
she begins to wonder: has she done more harm than
good? Hawkin’s debut novel is a psychological thriller
that will keep you compulsively reading.
325 pages
4. Paper Towns, by John Green
Quentin Jacobsen has spent years loving his adventurous
neighbor, Margo Roth Spiegelman, from afar. One night
during their senior year, when she cracks open a window
and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and
recruiting him for a night of revenge—he follows. The
next day, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo has
disappeared. Joined by his friends, Q embarks on a road
trip to find her, only to discover that the closer he gets,
the less he sees the girl he thought he knew. Recently
turned into movie, this humorous novel will surely
resonate with its young adult audience.
305 pages
