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  One Up on Wall Street: By Peter Lynch After I finished my last book “ The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens”  I was filled with a need for more than just a surface level introduction. I searched many times with many different key words for more books but the one that kept getting recommended was “One up on Wall Street.” I researched the author Peter Lynch and he was a fund manager at a well known brokerage firm called Fidelity. He ended up succeeding massively during his time managing the fund. This is due to the fact that the fund reached an average annual return of nearly thirty percent! This is quite impressive when the average return of the stock market as a whole is only about ten percent. With this impressive background I figured I should buy the book as soon as possible. The book was a far more in depth book about the stock market and how you can use what you already know whether it's through a job you have or a business that you spend a lot of money at. The idea...

    Batman: The Killing Joke is a comic book originally released in 1988 (long time ago), but since has had multiple recolored updated versions, including the deluxe hardcover released in 2008 which also released a film adaptation. This story of Batman follows, Batman (obviously) but mainly the Joker, as he trying to drive while we see flashbacks, revealing how the Joker went from a failed comedian to a villain.  Quick Summary     After escaping from Arkham Asylum he purchases a old and abandoned amusement park, planning to bring commissioner Gordon here. He first goes to commissioner Gordons house and shoots his daughter, also known as Batgirl, leaving her paralyzed   He then kidnaps Gordon and takes him to the amusement park, where he puts him through psychological torture, including forcing him to view photos of his hurt daughter. The Joker’s main goal is to prove that one bad day can make anyone be driven to madness just like him. Meanwhile, Batman...

The Summer I turned pretty by Jenny Han Little Summary:      The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is a novel about 15-year-old Isabella, who goes by "Belly", is a girl who spends her summers at Cousins Beach with her family and the Fishers, a close family friend. The story takes place at the Fisher family's beach house, a place that has always represented a magical escape for Belly. This summer feels different because she has a feeling it might be one of the last summers that feels the same. Throughout the summer they find out about Susannah’s secret illness, this affects everyone differently but what they all get affected by is their relationships with each other. Other than that, the novel centers on Belly's sixteenth birthday and her growth from a teenage girl to a young woman as she experiences her first love, heartbreak, and self-discovery through her complex relationships with two brothers, Conrad who is the oldest and Jeremiah, the youngest.      ...

  Even Though We're Adults by Takako Shimura When I started reading this manga series, I expected it to be a frivolous, light read. The cover art lured me in with its bright colors and a dream-like art style, but upon being opened, it was much different than I imagined. If you are unaware, yuri is Japanese media focusing on close relationships between female characters. Yuri is commonly more mild, sweet, and slow paced than the average romance, leading many to shun its stories rather than look deeper into them.  In Even Though We're Adults, the story follows a elementary school teacher (Ayano) meeting a bartender (Akari) and having a genuine connection. That is, until Akari finds out that Ayano has a husband. Unable to stop loving each other, they work through moving houses, blocking and unblocking, and finally ending the loveless marriage between Ayano and her husband. Along the way, we meet several new characters with varying problems and traits. The Manga doesn't shy awa...

If you're looking for a humorous, heartwarming, and emotionally rich romance I advise you to read Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams. The book is set in the charming small town of Rome, Kentucky, this novel follows Annie Walker, a sweet and selfless florist who is tired of being seen as “boring” and wants to find her perfect match. We begin the book after a disastrous date, Annie's confidence takes a low hit. Then enters Will Griffin, a rough and emotionally guarded bodyguard with a complicated past. He is DEFINITELY the last person you’d expect to help Annie with her dating life. But as soon as her sister-in-law Amelia suggests Will becomes Annie’s dating coach, many sparks begin to fly. As their “practice” sessions are held in Will’s secret inn, feelings begin to involve something deeper in them. As Will teaches Annie she learns to stand up for herself and accept her desires, Will is also forced to confront his fear of commitment and emotional scars left by his abnormal fa...

  Kill Joy- by Holly Jackson I've loved Holly Jackson's mysteries since I was in 7th grade, so when I saw that she made a prequel to her famous A Good Girl's Guide to Murder , I checked it out as soon as I could.  The story follows a school-obsessed Pip, taking place in her senior year before looking into the city's tragedy of Andie Bell. In this prequel, she attends a murder mystery party her friend Connor set up for their friend group. We are introduced to characters seen earlier in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, and the contrast of the younger, more naïve teens to the later scarred victims and perpetrators. Through the murder mystery party, Pip finds out her passion for detective work, even through the silly set-up and clues set for them. I'm not going to spoil anything, but Pip threads together a more grand, outlandish solution to the mystery than what was actually prepared. She points out the many flaws in the blanket explanation of the murderer,...