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Why You Should Play Chess

Chess. The generations-old game of strategy, cunning, and skill. Of maneuvering pieces with intent and strategy with a goal of ...

A Closer Look Into Nature

Look closely at the picture above and take a guess as to what it is. A banana? A rock wall? ...

The Story That Cannot Be Told, Reviewed by Roxy Messier, 12

A few days ago, something happened. If it had not happened, it wouldn’t have been told. What happened was this: ...

A Castle in the Sky, Reviewed by Lydia Chen, 9

If you like anime, you should check out this Japanese film named A Castle in the Sky by Studio Ghibli ...

Raya and the Last Dragon, Reviewed by Winnie Li, 12

Have you ever thought about being a lone rider in a dystopian world trying to save the one you love ...

Spaced Out, Reviewed by Arjun Nair, 11

“There’s nowhere to hide on the world’s first moon base. After all, it’s only the size of a soccer field.” ...

All We Can Do Is Wait, Reviewed by Sita, 13

All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson is an incredibly moving story about life, death, and the gray ...

The Twits, Reviewed by Petros Korahais, 8

The Twits by Roald Dahl  is a disgusting, creepy, repulsive book full of gross descriptions of stinky people who are ...

All Rise For The Honorable Perry T. Cook, Reviewed by Emma, 9

All Rise For The Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor is an amazing book that deserves much praise. The ...

Little Women, Reviewed by Grace, 13

Kind Cinderella lives luxuriously in a castle after enduring her hardships obediently. Gentle Snow White gets saved by the dashing ...

The Mysterious Benedict Society, Reviewed by Nora, 13

Would you say you are a gifted child? Your gift does not have to be in school, you could be ...

Reflection: A Twisted Tale, Reviewed by Pragnya, 13

In 1998, Disney released the animated film Mulan, a musical set in Han China that centers around Fa Mulan, an ...