Many benefits of reading
Reading helps with language development, builds vocabulary, trains concentration and attention, stimulates creativity, and teaches life lessons. In a society flooded by quick media, sitting down with a good book is still the best way to grow our mind and imagination.
Peer to peer recommendation
Children and teens are more likely to read a book when recommended by a peer rather than an adult. However, most of the book reviews out there, even for children’s and teens’ books, are written by adults. Eve’s List is a place for kids to see and share their own perspectives.
Stay engaged during the pandemic
When school was closed during the pandemic, I made the resolution to read a book a week. Reading kept my mind active and let me feel connected to the world despite the social isolation.
Newest Reviews
- Deep Sky
A hybrid of Hogwarts and Hunger Games, set in space. Set in the back drop of earth plighted by climate change and the only hope for survival in a new planet suddenly threatened by internal sabbotage, the growth and struggle of a biracial young woman teaches us what it means to truly come to terms with who we are. - Hurricane Island Outward Bound Ocean Kayaking
In summer 2024, I participated in a sea kayaking course with friends organized by the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School in Maine. The week-long trip included challenging paddles, such as a ten-mile trek to return an instructor to the hospital and a twelve-mile journey. Highlights included a whale sighting, paddling through seal territory, and a reflective SOLO session. Despite the physical and mental demands, the camaraderie and shared experiences made it unforgettable. - Dragon Hoops
Nerdy Asian math teacher and graphic novelist decides to follow his school’s basketball team around to learn about the ins and outs of teenagers from diverse backgrounds striving on the same team to achieve state championship. - The Outsiders
The book that inspired a hit movie that produced many future stars. The themes of friendship, growth, and betrayal seem as eternal as ever. - Three books I read recently and why I liked them
What I wrote on a high school application essay asking about the books I read recently. Actually I’m still reading only of them… but they are all super good! - Life as We Knew It
Asteroid knocks the moon out of orbit and the natural disasters that follow forces everyone to stay at home. Even though it was published before the COVID pandemic, the psychological effect remain eerily familiar. - How Lucky
What does it mean to be lucky, or unlucky? When you are struck with a progressive medical illness that confines you to a wheelchair, where do you look for friendships and how do you prepare for what the friendship might bring? - Coo
Can you imagine being raised by animals? Like Tarzan who was raised by apes or Mowgli in the Jungle Book who was raised by wolves… what if you are raised by pigeons, not in the jungle but atop a busy city? - Akira Book 1
Akira is the quintessential manga masterpiece. The book that inspired generations of youth and introduced the genre of graphic novel to the world. - Six Wives of Henry VIII
Perhaps the most fascinating and frequently dramatized marriages of Western history. Six women, six personalities, six stories. What about them that grapples us? - Lies My Teacher Told Me
Are you ever curious about the people you’ve read about in history textbooks and wonder what they were like in real life? What happened to them after they did what they were famous for? This is the book to read to learn about the human side of heroes and may change your impression of many of them. - Goodbye Perfect
The perfect student in everyone’s eyes run away unexpectedly, with her teacher and lover. Her best friend must keep her location secret but feels betrayed.