Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books
Year: 2005
Price: About $14.95

Ever since J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, no other books have created such a commotion among youngsters and light-readers. Just like the wizard books, “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer has found its niche audience in the young adult sector; however, it has reached a cross-over point where not only both young adults, but tweens and adults have fallen victims of the “Twilight” mania. This novel marks the beginning of the vampire saga that comes to an end with “Breaking Dawn”, the fourth installment of the series.

Author: Jaime Bayly
Publisher: Editorial Seix Barral
Year: 1997
Price: About $12.95

While this book was written more than a decade ago, regardless of the social and cultural changes in today’s Latino culture, “No Se Lo Digas A Nadie” manages to stay relevant and up to date. If there is a book out there that captures what it is like being gay in Latin America, this is it. Personally I’ve read this book three times: the first one back in 2001 (I was 17), the second time around in 2005, and the third time 2008, just a few weeks ago. Not only is “No Se Lo Digas A Nadie” an easy and engaging read, it’s a great book to better understand yourself if you’re gay; it helps you understand those around you that are- let it be a friend, a cousin or a sibling. Better yet, you don’t have to be a homosexual to appreciate Jaime Bayly’s semi-autobiographical novel.

Author: Augusten Burroughs
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Year: 2006
Price: About $14.95

If you are not familiar with Augusten Burroughs, it is best if you begin your journey through his bizarre and twisted world with his groundbreaking novel “Running with Scissors”. Ever since the release of “Running with Scissors”, Augusten Burroughs has released “Dry” which served as a semi follow up to his previous novel, he also released “Magical Thinking”, a set of short stories following the same pattern and still focusing on his peculiar life. On “Possible Side Effects”, Augusten Burroughs sticks to the same formula yet once again.

Autor: Paulo Coehlo

El suicidio se encuentra entre las diez primeras causas de muerte en los Estados Unidos. Existen muchos factores que pueden llevar a una persona a atentar contra su propia vida, entre ellos están: la depresión, la violencia intrafamiliar, el abuso de sustancias psicotrópicas, una enfermedad mental, entre otras. Es difícil comprender por qué una persona desea dejar de existir y si alguna vez te has preguntado qué pasa por su cabeza, el libro Verónika decide morir, del escritor Paulo Coehlo, te ayudará a descubrirlo.