As you may have known, I have two sets of reading lists on my "A Quirky Writer's Odyssey" books. They're all Wattpad titles so it's here will I talk about some of my favorite non-Wattpad books.
Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
Set in the 1940's Hiroshima, the story is based on the real-life Sadako Sasaki, a young school athlete who was suddenly stricken with leukemia following the atomic bomb. At the hospital, she remembered a Japanese legend of how making a thousand paper cranes would grant her wishes. She hoped to get better and have a normal life.
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Growing up with her unloving adoptive parents and older brother, Matilda was a clever girl who loved to read. Let's not forget she's got telekinetic powers! One day, she got the chance to go to school and there she met other children who loved to challenge the grownups around them. What I liked about the story was it portrays adults as imperfect. They're very snooty, condescending and too full of themselves.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
I once listened to the audiobook version of this on YouTube. The first two books were a lot better though. It's also adapted into graphic novels for those who want to see whatever they're reading.
It starts off with a young twelve-year-old name Artemis Fowl, a criminal mastermind with a humongous intelligence and ego, and Butler. He took a fairy name Holly hostage so her kind can help him find his missing father. The reason it wasn't as popular as J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series because 1) no merchandise dedicated to AF; 2) the MC represents everything parents don't want their kids to be; and 3) unlike Harry Potter, Artemis was already established to be perfect and wealthy.
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Before this even got published, it was once a diary belonging to a fifteen-year-old girl name Anne Frank. You can see what kind of life she had during World War II while her family and their friends hide behind a revolving library in the Secret Annex (Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
The 1940's marked the time when Nazi soldiers used to send Jews to concentration camps as they were looked down upon and seen as a threat to society.
The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Lisbeth Salander is an antisocial hacker recruited by a journalist name Michael Blomqvisy to investigate the ongoing human trafficking in Sweden. The title is an ode to the dragon tattoo on her back. This explores mature themes which may not be suitable for young readers under eighteen.
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeline L'Engle
The story centers around thirteen-year-old Meg Murray, her genius little brother Charles and fellow schoolmate Calvin as they set out to find her scientist father.
When I first read the book, I thought Meg was on the spectrum considering she's often getting into fights at school and everybody else doubt how smart she is. Her two older brothers were both jerks, insisting she use a "happy medium" and get along with people.
It's a great story that tackles how society demonizes individuals who are different from the rest.
W.I.T.C.H. by Alessandro Barbucci/Elisabetta Gnone/Barbara Canepa
This may be an odd one out, but still I consider it as literature. Starting out as a comic series for young girls in Italy, it's become much popular worldwide and also received a graphic novel adaptation.
The title comes from our five magical protagonists - Will Vandom, Irma Lair, Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale and Hay Lin. They were bestowed five magical elements by The Oracle as they battle evil forces: Heart, Water, Fire, Earth and Water.
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