Take A Break With A Book
Allyssa Gauer, Columnist
June 6, 2018
There are many things to do over the summer break. Time off from school allows you to swim, hang out with friends and family, and of course, read a good book! The list below is of some of the top books around right now. These are the best books to read according to The New York Times. Top Thrille...
If It Ain’t Book, Don’t Fix It!
Pradyoth Velagapudi, Columnist
May 18, 2017
Book to movie adaptations. The movies where people are bound to comment that movie was not as good as the book or that the character’s hair is different. I usually look at the movie adaptation not as the same story as the book, but as a standalone portrayal of a similar, but different story; still, I c...
A Refreshing Taste of Diversity: Welcome to Night Vale
Selina Fluty, Columnist
March 31, 2016
If you’ve ever listened to Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor’s biweekly podcast “Welcome to Night Vale,” (WTNV) you’re very aware of the impossibly real town of Night Vale, where Cecil Palmer (voiced by Cecil Baldwin) describes a “friendly desert community somewhere in the American Southwest, wher...
Harper Lee Turns A New Page
Emmy Walker, Columnist
April 14, 2015
Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” has recently released exciting news: a sequel will be released in just a few short months titled “Go Set a Watchman.” “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a girl named Scout who is growing up in the 1930s and the sequel also revolves around Scout,...
“Primordial Dust” Collecting Primordial Dust
Addy Bennett, Editor of Features and Extras and Student Opinion
December 19, 2014
I was pretty excited about this book before it arrived in the mail, but when I opened to the first page, I was thoroughly disappointed. “The hills crest right below the moon and the tableau, in other circumstances, would be breathtaking. However, as I wade through corpses, I’m not focused on scenery.”...
Inside “The Outsiders”
Sammi Tester, Columnist
December 17, 2014
In an act to revisit some of my old books, I came across “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. I remember reading the book as a class in seventh grade and not being able to put it down. “The Outsiders” is the first book I ever loved. It was the first time I had read such a heart-wrenching yet exhilarating...
“Mockingjay” Misses Mark
Cooper Brown, Photo Editor
December 9, 2014
“Mockingjay Part 1” is the first half of the sequel to previous installments of the “Hunger Games” series. It is again centered around Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who finds herself in District 13, where she agrees to help its people as the face of their rebellion. The protagonists...
Ecstatic About “Eleanor & Park”
Lauren Bander, Columnist
December 5, 2014
“Eleanor & Park” by Rainbow Rowell is a piece of art that reflects this perfectly. Set in 1986, Rowell puts two outcasts into real-life situations and has them deal with real-life topics: poverty, body image, and popularity. Many say they read to get away from real-life topics like this, but...
Extremely Surprised and Incredibly Pleased
Danielle Moran, Columnist
November 16, 2014
I’d personally like to thank my teacher Ms. Shaheen, spring break assignments, and the chances of eenie-meenie-miney-moe for exposing me to the wonderful works of Jonathan Safran Foer. It is because of you all that I am now able to say what my favorite book is in those little All About Me quizzes and...
“Blood of Olympus” Could’ve Been Better
Lauren Bander, Columnist
October 27, 2014
After ten years of writing about the world of Greek (and five years of Roman) demigods, Rick Riordan closes his “Heroes of Olympus” series with “The Blood of Olympus,” which came out Oct. 7. It’s the finale; closing up all the loose ends and plots of characters we’ve created an emotional...