By Suzanne Collins 5 Stars Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel set in the future where the nation of Panem, a totalitarian state, holds an annual event in which one male and one female each from twelve districts must fight to the death. The story follows Katniss Everdeen, an independent and resourceful…
Book Review: If We Were Villains
By M.L. Rio 5 Stars If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio is an intense, dark academia tale set in Dellecher Classical Conservatory (an elite arts institution), where a group of acting students in their fourth and final year becomes ensnared in a tragedy that mirrors the Shakespearean plays they perform so passionately. The novel…
Book Review: Gulliver’s Travels
By Jonathan Swift 5 Stars Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is a satirical literature piece about Lemeul Gulliver, an English surgeon and sea captain, who journeys to lands of fantasy. The novel is in four parts and depicts Gulliver's encounters with various fantasy societies like Lilliputians and the giant Brobdingnagians. Gulliver's Travels uses satire that is…
Book Review: The Humane Gardener: Nurturing A Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
By Nancy Lawson 3 Stars The Humane Gardener: Nurturing A Backyard Habitat for Wildlife by Nancy Lawson is a book that shows how you can turn your backyard into an amazing safe haven for wildlife. Lawson explains how gardening can be more than just planting pretty flowers—it can actually help protect animals and the environment…
Book Review: The Voting Booth
By Brandy Colbert 4 Stars The Voting Booth is a complex story about two high school students hoping to change the world with their actions. Marva has been looking forward to the election for years, mainly because it is the first election where she can legally vote. She's worked hard for many years to educate…
Book Review: The Book Thief
By Marcus Zusak 5 Stars Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is a heart-wrenching novel set in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death. The story focuses on Liesel Meminger, a young girl who finds comfort in stealing books and sharing them with others during the chaotic horrors of World War II. One of the most compelling aspects…
Movie Review: Daddy Day Care
Director: Steve Carr 5 Stars Daddy Day Care is a hilarious family comedy movie. Starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin and Steve Zahn. The movie is about a father named Charlie (Eddie Murphy) who loses his job and is struggling to afford his child's day care, so he ends up opening a daycare center himself. He…
Book Review: Eragon
By Christopher Paolini 4 stars Eragon is the first of four books in the Inheritance Cycle series written by Christopher Paolini. It is a fantasy novel that has enthralled readers like me for years. This story follows a boy named Eragon as he scales his way through magic, wonder, awe, and danger. The story starts…
Book Review: Blood Sport
By Tash McAdam 4 stars Young trans teen Jason Ross is struggling to fit in while hiding his identity at his foster home and at school. Still bent on his beliefs that his sister's death wasn't due to an overdose, he heads to a boxing gym he found in photos of his sister's old things…
Book Review: Ring Shout
By P. Djèlí Clark 4 Stars The story Ring Shout is a dark fantasy novel set in the 1920s, where Maryse Boudreaux and her friends fight monstrous Ku Kluxes who are literal demons feeding on hatred. The story blends historical fiction with supernatural horror, highlighting themes of resistance and the battle against racism. This makes…
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