English department uses Holocaust literature to teach tolerance
Nadine Loureiro and Sydney Wolfe
November 15, 2018
Filed under News
Literature is the key to learning different aspects of life, including the past. Sophomores in regular English classes were tasked with reading one of the works of Markus Zusak, The Book Thief. The novel takes place in Germany during World War II, telling the story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger...
Wonder Book Review
Megan Linden, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2017
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There are not many books out there that openly talk about serious conditions such as facial deformity. Wonder is a story about a 10-year-old boy named August Pullman who was born with a condition called facial deformity. The story begins with August Pullman starting fifth grade and he is attendi...
“Lost in a Book” adds new twist on classic fairy tale
Katie Duford, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
Lost in a Book, published in Jan. 2017 and written by Jennifer Donnelly, is a spin-off of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Donnelly writes from Belle’s point of view. The story begins at a chess game between death and love, who are personified as two sisters. They are now on the next round of...
Fifth installment of the Throne of Glass series keeps reader in suspense
Katie Duford, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2017
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Empire of Storms, published in Sept. 2016 and written by Sarah J. Maas, is the fifth book in the Throne of Glass series, but is not the last. The next book in the series is due to come out in May 2017. The story continues to journey through Celaena Sardothien’s life after coming to terms with h...
Powerless never was so powerful
Katie Duford, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2016
Filed under Entertainment
There is power and strength inside every person. For some it is deeper than others, but it is always there, just waiting to break free. Powerless, published in June 2015 and written by Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs, follows a teenage girl named Kenna. She lives with her mom in the center of th...
The Glass Arrow pierces readers to the heart
Katie Duford, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2016
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People are never meant to be treated like property. Animals are property to be sold and bartered for, but girls and women never should be. The Glass Arrow, published in February 2015 and written by Kristen Simmons, follows a 16-year-old born and raised on a forested mountain outside a busy city. Her moth...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Katie Duford, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2016
Filed under Entertainment
After hearing all about “the new Harry Potter book,” I was persuaded into reading this new book by one of the greats. I, however, have not read any of the books in the previous Harry Potter series, so my reading and evaluation of J. K. Rowling’s newest novel is unique in itself. I have an opportuni...
“Milk and Honey” offers unfiltered, genuine reflection on life
Lauren Neilsen, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2016
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In the spirit of the graduation and the soon-to-be-moving-on period that has consumed campus, I figured a review on Rupi Kaur’s “Milk and Honey” prose novel would be fitting. In her poems, and the included black and white illustrations drawn by herself, Kaur recollects and reflects on the past 21 ye...
Laughing out loud
Lauren Neilsen, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2016
Filed under Opinions
How do I begin to describe “Hyperbole and a Half?” The obvious words come to mind; funny, heartwarming, clever. But in truth, I found Allie Brosh’s to be more than what those few descriptive adjectives infer. Brosh is a professional blogger who has captivated audiences with her interactions with the ...
Book Review: “Solacers” sparks new compassion
Lauren Neilsen, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2015
Filed under Entertainment
Arion Golmakani’s memoir "Solacers" is a recount of his cruel childhood in 1960’s Iran. Despite his harsh tales of suffering on the Iranian streets as an unwanted child, Golmakani manages to deliver a humbling message of forgiveness and hope. I read his life-story for AP English as a fall-break re...
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