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We Want Math, and Band Too!

In June of this year, I learned that New York City's Mayor Adams was planning to cut public school funding, ...

Poetry Soup Ep. 3 – “No End of Fun” by Wisława Szymborska

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem ...

Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone, Reviewed by Pragnya, 13

Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone is very experimental in the way its lens plays with the reader’s perceptions throughout the ...

Poetry Soup Ep. 2 – “The Keeper of Sheep” by Fernando Pessoa

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem ...

Poetry Soup Ep. 1: “The Painter” by John Ashbery

Mission Statement A lot of people don't realize how great poetry can be, and there are very few places where ...

Pride and Prejudice, Reviewed by Iris, 11

Everyone faces conflicts in their lives, and the best way to overcome them is to read a book about a ...

The Gone Series, Reviewed by Sita, 12

The Gone series by Michael Grant was a very gripping, fun, and entertaining read, and despite it not being for ...

Gorilla Dawn, Reviewed by Anushka, 10

I remember picking up “Gorilla Dawn” from the Scholastic Book Fair in our school just over two years ago. I ...

Animal Farm, Reviewed by Ashlyn, 11

Animal Farm is a fictional book by a man named George Orwell, based on the events that happened during the ...

Restart, Reviewed by Emily, 10

Have you ever wanted to have a fresh start in your life? Erase your past and create a new future ...

When You Trap A Tiger, Reviewed by Pragnya, 12

When you Trap A Tiger by Tae Keller is a story of family, relationships and the magic in everyday life ...