Through­out my fresh­man year, (2007–2008), I’ve had to read nine books for school. I’ve enjoyed every­one of them, and I’d like to give you a brief sum­mary of what it is I read.

White Fang by Jack Lon­don– The story of a wolf pup who has to strug­gle for sur­vival as he’s tossed from tragedy to tragedy.

Call of the Wild by Jack Lon­don– A very stir­ring book about a dog named Buck who is being called by the wild to join his wolf relatives.

Ani­mal Farm by George Orwell– What would hap­pen if ani­mals tried to gov­ern them­selves? Find out in this incred­i­ble tale that also describes the government.

The Pearl by John Stein­beck– For a strug­gling farmer, find­ing a pearl means the world. It can give him money to pay for his son to go to school. But, like every other form of money, the pearl arouses greed in the farmer and shows us that money doesn’t solve all our problems.

The Cay by Theodore Tay­lor– Does it mat­ter what color a per­son is? Phillip has to find this out after an acci­dent leaves him blind and in the same boat (lit­er­ally) as a black man named Tim­o­thy. Expe­ri­ence the hard­ships faced by these two sur­vivors as they strug­gle to stay alive and be rescued.

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger– Holden is a flunk-out that decides that he needs to leave.  He leaves his school with what money he has and goes out in the world. This funny adven­ture is def­i­nitely one that you’ll want to read again and again.

And then There were None by Agatha Christie– This is def­i­nitely the best book I’ve read this year.  Ten peo­ple with noth­ing in com­mon find them­selves stranded on an island. What’s worse, one by one, they’re killed until none are left. This book is also known as Ten Lit­tle Indians.

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells– What’s the future going to be like? In this book, a time trav­eler finds out. The future is wild in this book. The best Sci-Fi adven­ture around, this clas­sic is cer­tainly one that you’ll enjoy.

Lost Hori­zon by James Hilton– Four sur­vivors of a plane crash find them­selves in the mid­dle of the won­der­ful place of Shangri-La. Find out who these four adapt to their new surroundings.