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Deserter, Reviewed by Sita, 13

by Sita

Published July 15, 2022

I never enjoyed being scared like my peers did. I was the kid who refused to go on roller coasters, was terrified of the dark, and thought the Harry Potter film franchise was in the...

Becoming Pablo Neruda: The Dreamer, Reviewed by Emma, 10

by Emma Hoff

Published June 30, 2022

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Reviewed by April, 14

by April Yu

Published June 13, 2022

Every year, May is celebrated as AAPI Month in honor of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have contributed to the world. With popular reading platforms like Goodreads publishing lists of AAPI authors, the...

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, Reviewed by Sita, 13

by Sita

Published June 8, 2022

Jason Reynolds’ Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is, in its simplest form, a story about a walk home from school. But it is also a story about grief, growing up, facing...

Four Books and the Meaning of Normal: A Review of Out of My Heart, Wonder, The Thing About Georgie, and Freak the Mighty

by Emma Hoff

Published May 11, 2022

Four novels, Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper, Wonder by R.J. Palacio, The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff, and Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, all include and think about characters who...

To Kill a Mockingbird, Reviewed by Grace, 13

by Grace Huang

Published May 5, 2022

How to Find What You’re Not Looking for, Reviewed by Anushka, 11

by Anushka Trivedi

Published May 4, 2022

Anne of Green Gables, Reviewed by April, 13

by April Yu

Published April 25, 2022

Mexican Gothic Reviewed by Sita, 13

by Sita

Published April 14, 2022

Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s gothic horror novel Mexican Gothic is incredible. It has truly mastered the art of its trade, undertaking the ‘something-is-a-little-off' family living in a something-is-quite-a bit-off house’ story without being cliché, melodramatic, or making...

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II, Reviewed by Brais, 12

by Brais Macknik-Conde

Published April 7, 2022

Deserter, Reviewed by Sita, 13

Post Published July 15, 2022 by Sita

I never enjoyed being scared like my peers did. I was the kid who refused to go on roller coasters, was terrified of the dark, and thought the Harry Potter film franchise was in the genre of horror. As I got older, I felt it was time I developed more of a tolerance for spooking myself.

Becoming Pablo Neruda: The Dreamer, Reviewed by Emma, 10

Post Published June 30, 2022 by Emma Hoff

The Dreamer, written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and illustrated by Peter Sís, is a unique story based on Pablo Neruda’s childhood. Pablo Neruda was a poet and a communist best known for his collection of love poems and his odes to common things. He was a supporter of the rights of the Mapuche people and the rights of indigenous people in general, and was advisor to Salvador Allende, a former president ...

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Reviewed by April, 14

Post Published June 13, 2022 by April Yu

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, Reviewed by Sita, 13

Post Published June 8, 2022 by Sita

Jason Reynolds’ Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is, in its simplest form, a story about a walk home from school. But it is also a story about grief, growing up, facing your fears, chronic illness, divorce, bullying, and a school bus falling from the sky. The walk home is ten blocks, and each block is told from the perspective of a different kid on their walk home.

Four Books and the Meaning of Normal: A Review of Out of My Heart, Wonder, The Thing About Georgie, and Freak the Mighty

Post Published May 11, 2022 by Emma Hoff

To Kill a Mockingbird, Reviewed by Grace, 13

Post Published May 5, 2022 by Grace Huang

One of the most classic Southern Gothic novels, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee from a little girl Scout's perspective, tells the story of the struggles for justice in an Alabama town during the Great Depression. Scout's dad, Atticus, defends a black man against a white girl’s accusation of sexual assault and faces disapproval from the whole town.

How to Find What You’re Not Looking for, Reviewed by Anushka, 11

Post Published May 4, 2022 by Anushka Trivedi

Veera Hiranandani’s How to Find What You're Not Looking for is a book that stays with you long after you have read it. The book explores difficult questions concerning religious and cultural differences that divide our society. This book also questions the meaning of religion and culture and their significance in everyday life.

Anne of Green Gables, Reviewed by April, 13

Post Published April 25, 2022 by April Yu

As quoted by Buddha, “With our thoughts, we make the world.” For Anne Shirley, a young, bright-cheeked orphan brought to the budding beauty of Prince Edward Island, the world cannot be more lovely than she imagines it. From a huge lake that she nicknames the “Lake of Shining Waters” to the multicolored flowers she fashions into crowns, Anne’s imagination knows no limits. In L. M.

Mexican Gothic Reviewed by Sita, 13

Post Published April 14, 2022 by Sita

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II, Reviewed by Brais, 12

Post Published April 7, 2022 by Brais Macknik-Conde

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II, by Alan Gratz, is a historical fiction novel set in Nazi Germany, 1943. Michael O’Shaunessey, a 13-year-old-boy, is an Irish and German citizen and the son of the Irish ambassador to Germany. Because of Michael’s dad’s job, the family is living in Berlin during World War II.

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