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November 8, 2017By Lorena Alvarez-Valencia
Orion Carloto is a YouTuber from Atlanta who gained fame through a joint channel that she ran with a friend. Eventually, Carloto began writing on the online publication Local Wolves. There, she began to showcase her work, confessing to Twitter back in 2013 that she wanted to write a book. https://twitter.com/orionnichole/status/909745151903436801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Prior to the release announcement
November 2, 2017By Daniela Romero
As a college student, I find myself procrastinating often and looking for myself in a hundred different places. Nineteen is the perfect age to work on yourself and expand your learning. Recently, my new passion has been reading books by female authors about the ever-growing pains we must endure as teenagers and as women. These five books
October 31, 2017By Alina Sparks
*Contains spoilers* Choice. A monosyllabic word which encompasses no less than the meaning of life itself that carries the weight of the world’s hopes and dreams in six letters. Around the world, millions suffer every day, oppressed under tyrannic control of authority, powerless in their ability to have a say in their lives. Lowry’s development
October 30, 2017By Ximena Reyna
“Maybe we just lived between hurting and healing” -Benjamin Alire Saenz Much time had passed since I had picked up a book that had such a lasting impact on me and caused me to feel such a spectrum of emotions. After reading books like Harry Potter and When You Reach Me, I’ve come to the realization
October 28, 2017By CelineChristinaHartanto
Celine Christina Hartanto 12 Years a Slave: Why Non-Blacks should Stop Saying the N-Word Some people here in Indonesia are so entitled to the point that they think saying the N-word is hilarious, whether it’s ni*ga or nig*er. In reality, the N-word is a racial slur that was forced upon African-Americans during slavery. Because of the belittling connotation, it
October 27, 2017By chloe gray
Autumn has always been the season associated with warm colors and reading, so here are six books you need to read or re-read this autumn: 1. The ‘Harry Potter’ series by J.K Rowling You may be going back to school and desperately wish you were actually going to Hogwarts. Although anytime is a great time to read Harry
October 26, 2017By Deanna Whitlow
I remember the first time I was introduced to the writing of John Green. I was casually scrolling through Tumblr, when I came across a text post of people discussing The Fault in Our Stars. I read the whole thing and had the entire plot of the book spoiled for me. Despite that, I still
October 17, 2017By Tayla J.H
Sitting at my desk in front of my window, I have the view of the eerie orange hue that has tinted my outer surroundings, and, evidently, many other places in the UK, as there have been warnings night and day of the commencing hurricane Ophelia. The BBC has reported that this “red sun” has been
October 17, 2017By Ximena Reyna
There are few people that I have met in my life that share the same love for writing as me. In attempt at an enjoyable schedule my senior year of high school, I decided to take a journalism class. Through this, I met Minnah Arshad, a sixteen-year-old girl at Plymouth High School who plans to
October 16, 2017By Aishvarya Singh
The month of Halloween is upon us. Horror films, warm drinks, sweaters, and most importantly, spooky reads. Nothing goes better with a pumpkin-spiced latte than a book filled with mystery, thrills, and scares. Assembled here is a list of books that you should definitely try out, if you’ve got the guts, that is… via GIPHY
October 5, 2017By Tayla J.H
“What is the point of worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one’s life took?” – Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day The British author Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel prize in Literature for 2017. His notable works consist of: The Remains Of The
September 30, 2017By Lama Zaioor
Today marks the end of this year’s Banned Books Week celebration. This campaign, promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, celebrates the freedom to read and aims to address the issue of book censorship. These 10 very different books have one thing in common: they are all banned for sending powerful messages that authority