By Jenna Evans Welch 4 Stars In the novel Love & Gelato, Lina, an American teenager, goes on an impromptu trip to Italy, as it was her mother's dying wish. The purpose of the trip is for Lina to connect with her father, whom her mother has never spoken about. Initially, Lina dreads the trip as…
Movie Review: The Maze Runner
Directed by Wes Ball 5 Stars The Maze Runner film is based off of the novel written by James Dashner. This film follows a teenage boy named Thomas, who arrives in a glade at the center of a giant maze. Once dumped there, he has no memory of his previous life, just like the boys before him. The teenage boy quickly…
Series Review: Oshi No Ko
By Aka Akasaka 2 Stars A doctor and his patient get reincarnated into the children of an idol. This book contains slight gore, suicide, incest, and romance themes. I like the concept of the plot and how it demonstrates the life of someone in the entertainment industry and the struggles entertainers deal with. People tend to believe that working in…
Book Review: Fire Force. 1
By Atsushi Ohkubo 5 Stars Fire Force Volume One, written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo, takes place in a world where humanity is ravaged by a condition known as spontaneous human combustion. This condition affects humans, causing them to suddenly burst into flames and become monsters called Infernals with no prior indication. In this world of flames, there is…
Series Review: Bleach
By Tite Kubo 5 Stars Bleach is an awesome masterpiece and an emotional, life-changing storyline, with the manga and art created by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the story of a young Japanese High Schooler named Ichigo Kurosaki who has the ability to see these creatures called hollows. Though he ends up running into a hollow that is trying to kill innocent families…
Series Review: Dr. Stone
By Riichiro Inagaki 4 Stars Dr. Stone is a manga and anime series that is set in a world where humanity suddenly turned into stone. With no reasoning behind this tragic disaster, civilization collapsed, and within time, nature took over. Thousands of years later, a young scientist named Senku wakes up from his long-lasting slumber. He realizes that the…
Book Review: The Thing About Jellyfish
By Ali Benjamin 5 Stars The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin is a quiet, thoughtful book for middle schoolers. It’s about Suzy, a girl trying to make sense of a sudden loss by latching onto a scientific theory involving, yes, jellyfish. That’s about as much plot as I’ll give you, because this book works best when you experience Suzy’s emotional journey…
Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee 4 Stars I recently read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and it’s one of those books that stays with you even after you finish it. It has a strong plot that pulls you in. Even the British said, “Every adult should read it at least once before they die.” Ain’t that crazy? That shows how…
Book Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By Mark Twain 4 Stars A village boy by the name of Thomas Sawyer; he is always up to mischief, and charms his way out of punishment. He is known to the village as the naughty kid. Parents warn their children to stay away from him, and yet girls and boys alike are attracted to him nonetheless …
Book Review: Wild River
By Rodman Philbrick 4 Stars Wild River by Rodman Philbrick is one of many from The Wild series. In this book, Daniel is on a river rafting trip sponsored by the famous inventor, Bryon James, when he wakes in the middle of the night to a flood. The dam has broken, causing massive waves to sweep the campsite away…
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