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John Steinbeck was both a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist of a couple of books. 

Controversy in Of Mice and Men is what makes the story great

By: Amir Saadeh, Reporter
January 26, 2021
based on a true story, this book gives comfort and hope to people missing a loved one or wanting to believe in heaven.

Explaining the book “Heaven is For Real”

By: Olivia Bryant, Reporter
January 25, 2021
Astrology orignated in Babylon about 2,400 years ago. Astrology has remained a pop-culture hit among many.

The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need helps beginners

By: Joe Sanfilippo
January 22, 2021
Dear Edward was released on January 6, 2020 and has a sales rank of 10,611

“Dear Edward”: Is it worth the read?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 21, 2021
A New York Times Bestseller, One of Us is Lying is a masterpiece. It can almost be called the Breakfast Club with a dark spine-chilling twist.

One of Us is Lying: reviewing the mystery

By: Dylan DaCunha, Reporter
January 19, 2021
A baseball legend and a man that moved America in the right direction in the time of segregation, Jackie Robinson is a true hero and this book tells it all.

I Never Had it Made is a the perfect success story of a black man in a white world

By: Niko DaSilva, Reporter
January 15, 2021
A small yet bold piece of literature, that has opened the minds of many who read it.

“Einstein’s Dreams” captivates sci-fi readers

By: Emma Nadella, Reporter
January 14, 2021
Author Nicola Yoon made her literary debut with her 2015 young adult novel, Everything, Everything. The New York Times Best Seller novel eventually got a movie adaptation in 2017.

Is the novel “Everything, Everything” really everything?

By: Katherine Albuquerque, Editor
January 11, 2021
We Were Liar is included in the ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2015.

We Were Liars is a page turning book

By: Christia Assa, Managing Editor
January 8, 2021
Speak is the emotions, heart, and struggles of a teenage girl, written by Laurie Halse Anderson. After its publish date in 1999, this novel has been experiencing an overload of positive reviews. Take a peek into a broken girls life through her personal diary; the novel Speak a teenage must-read novel/movie.

“Speak” a teenage must-read novel

By: Jackie Poznanski, Editor
January 7, 2021
Reading The Epidemic during a pandemic written by Suzanne Young was the highlight of my readings.  It is a sequel to The Remedy and the fourth book in her book series, The Program. The order of this series goes, The Program, The Treatment, The Remedy, The Epidemic, The Adjustment, and The Complication. This book has 384 pages and is young adult, fiction, and dystopia.

Reading The Epidemic during a pandemic is a must

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
January 6, 2021
Original book cover done by Pocket Books

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” brings reality to young adult readers

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 16, 2020
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