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Cry of the Phoenix riding on the back of a phoenix

Awareness, Reflection… Awareflectness!

Awareness, Reflection... Awareflectness! Madeleine Schor, 13 I have a particularly vivid memory from last autumn. While tidying up my room, ...
Saguaros at Sunset

Coronavirus, a poem by Chloe, 9

Tick-tock, tick-tock, the time seems to move like a snail as I wait for the world to move like a ...

We’re the Resilient Generation, Not the COVID Generation

We're the Resilient Generation, Not the COVID Generation Olivia Shekou, 12 What is resilience? "Resilience" is used in physics to ...
Cover of The Other Side of Luck by Ginger Johnson, showing a boy and girl in the jungle looking towards the full moon

The Other Side of Luck, Reviewed by Ismini, 12

Una is a princess secluded from the city. Her mother passed away giving birth to her brother when she was ...
Poster for TV show Community, showing people of different ethnicities through a bookshelf

Community: A Most Unique TV Show

In the first episode of the sitcom Community, Jeff Winger, a lawyer disbarred for faking his bachelor’s degree, has to ...
Cover of The Giver by Lois Lowry, showing an old man with the silhouettes of trees and grassland

The Giver, Reviewed by Vivaan, 12

Intelligence, integrity, courage and wisdom. These are the four qualities a Receiver of Memory must have, and one more, which ...

Trumpet of the Swan, Reviewed by Keshav Ravi, 8

“Birds are a special problem, birds are hard to deal with." This is what many people seem to think, and ...

“Dreams” by Langston Hughes, Reviewed by Arielle, 13

In his poem “Dreams,” Langston Hughes puts heart-touching words to address society and the world. Hughes develops the idea that ...

The Lord of the Rings, Reviewed by Daniel, 10

Most people have heard of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien. But what many people have not ...

Hidden Figures, Reviewed by Vivaan, 10

The story of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly is a true story at the time of the World War ...

A Wrinkle in Time, Reviewed by Daniel Zhu, 10

Imagine living in total peace, but being mind-controlled every minute of your life. The book A Wrinkle in Time describes ...

Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman, Reviewed by Nina Vigil, 12

How many of you can say that you read a book that made you thirsty? Few, to be certain; that’s ...