My favorite book I read this year is called Everything, Everything, written by Nicola Yoon. It is a realistic fiction novel because realistic characters go through events that could happen in real life. The story is about a girl named Maddy Whittier, an eighteen year old girl who was born with a severe immune system problem called SCID. She's forced to stay inside her home all day, every day away from everyone and everything that hasn't been "decontaminated" because of her disease. Anything in the outside world can be extremely dangerous to her health because she has an extremely non-mature immune system from being inside all the time. One day when Maddy is sitting inside doing homework, she notices a new family moving in next door. One of the people is named Olly, and Maddy and him immediately hit it off online and started talking. You may think it's too dangerous for Maddy to interact with anyone, but not according to Maddy's nurse, Carla; who is willing to take the risk of potential danger to sneak Olly into their house for him to meet Maddy in person while Maddy's mother isn't home. However, when her mother finds out about Olly and Maddy meeting, she fires Carla, who has been her nurse for her entire life. Later, Olly and Maddy are still messaging over the internet. Olly proposes that they sneak out and fly to Hawaii so Maddy gets more from her life than just sitting inside. Will she do it?
Everything, Everything is one of the best books I've ever read. I finished it in one day from reading nonstop. One of the reasons I love this book is because it's not just another "sick teen" stereotypical story; it makes you feel a lot more connections to the characters. One example of this would be that there are illustrations provided in the book that are "drawn by Maddy herself" that show what she's feeling in a more visual way. Another reason I love this book is because it's a real page turner. The reason I was unable to put this book down was because something was constantly happening on every page. There is also one certain page in the book towards the end that is completely black, and I wanted to keep reading to find out what that page was going to be. Finally, the last reason I love this book so much is because although it is a bit mature, it still has a funny bit to it where there's a laugh here and there. For example, some of the characters make cheesy jokes at certain times that will for sure make you smile. Overall, I would recommend this book to people around the age of 14 looking for a read that will make you laugh and cry all in one piece.
Katie T.
Spicer 1/3
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