Tag: book review
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Romance novel highlights separation of lovers, distrust
by Abi Hernandez As Madeline picks her bathing suit on this forbidden trip, Olly gazes at her beauty and stares in awe. They walk on the beach and jump into the water as Madeline has her first beach experience. “Everything Everything” by Nicola Yoon takes readers on a romantic and twisting journey. Madeline Whittier was […]
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‘This is Where it Ends’ tells story of mass shooting from four perspectives
by Autumn Bippert Many see the effects of mass shootings. But only those who live through them know what it is like to experience the horror that has occurred in front of them. “This is Where it Ends,” written by Markeke Nijkamp, tells the story of a school shooting from four different points of view […]
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‘The Sun and Her Flowers’ tells life journey of young women through poetry
By Danisha Lewis A young immigrant girl has moved to the United States in hopes of living a better life. In reality, she goes through the torment and bitterness of society while trying to make a lifestyle in this new state of mind. “The Sun and Her Flowers,” a novel by Rupi Kaur, is every […]
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‘Dry’ captivates, alarms with cautionary tale of water deficiency
With the world running low on resources, the threat of running out of water came to fruition in California. “Dry,” Neal Shusterman’s latest book, co-written with his son Jarrod Shusterman, explores what would happen if the United States ran out of water. Like many of Shusterman’s books, the story is told from the point of […]