July/August 2019

Book Review·Mary Shelley, Reviewed by Valentine Wulf — Before I begin this review, I want you to think of everything you think you know about Frankenstein. What comes to mind even when I think of Frankenstein is the...

Book Review·Frances Hodgson Burnett, Reviewed by Ava Horton — I consider myself privileged. I have a wonderful family, live in a big house in the suburbs, and I go to a highly-ranked school. My family really cares about me....

Artwork·Li Lingfei

Book Review·Frances Hodgson Burnett, Reviewed by Vandana Ravi — What does a person really need in order to be happy? If you were to lose every tangible thing which gives you joy now, what intangible things would make life...

Book Review·Betty Smith, Reviewed by Claire Rinterknecht — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is the story of a Brooklyn girl with Irish ancestors who grows up at the beginning of the 20th century with all...

Book Review·E.L. Konigsburg, Reviewed by Nina Vigil — Raise your hand if you like art. Yes? Good. Raise your hand if you like adventure. Excellent. Now raise your hand if you like books. Spectacular! As it happens, there...

Book Review·Roald Dahl, Reviewed by Marilena Korahais — My mother always told me tales from her childhood. Most were happy stories that made me laugh. Others were sad and made me worry about her. Sometimes she told me...

Book Review·Lois Lowry, Reviewed by Maya Viswanathan — Number the Stars is about Annemarie Johansen, a Christian girl living in Denmark during World War II. She is best friends with Ellen Rosen, a Jewish girl. When the Nazis...

Book Review·Markus Zusak, Reviewed by Ananda Bhaduri — A snow-clad cemetery in Germany, a few months before World War II. A girl cannot believe her brother has just died, as she and her mother witness the burial. A...