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Review: Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska by John GreenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I woke up sick, so I apologize if this review is a little disorganized…. Well, this book was not what I expected. I expected a romance story with both Alaska and the main character Pudge. The first half of the story was long and, […]

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Review: The Devil’s Arithmetic

The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen My rating: 3 of 5 stars When I was fourteen years old, I was nominated by my school district to receive an award known as the Raoul Wallenberg award. This honor was given to one kid from each school district in the state, and less than twenty kids per […]

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Review: Hoot

Hoot by Carl HiaasenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is listed under Project: Yearning for YA. To learn more about this project, click here.I’ve had a love/hate relationship with YA literature in recent years. Depending on the hand writing the story, YA can be good, great, just okay, bad, or absolutely atrocious. I […]

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Project: Yearning for YA

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted a review of a novel (besides Journal 3 Special Edition) but I just got Hoot by Carl Hiaasen today and I just finished it a few minutes ago. I should have a review posted either tomorrow or Friday for it.Anyway, I’m scheduled to take a YA literature course […]

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My Review of Journal 3 Special Edition

“Against all odds,” “I’m Back….” So it took me some time, but I can finally say that I received my copy of the Gravity Falls Journal 3 Special Edition and read it in full. And all I can say is, “Wow!” It was so much fun to read, even more fun than the regular edition. The […]

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I Got Something Special Recently….

So I know it’s been a while, but I’m finally out of school for the summer and I was waiting for something I ordered (because I didn’t want to say anything until I got it) and it finally came in yesterday. I think some people might be able to guess what I have, but until […]

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The Stories in Media

I seriously need a new book, but I don’t have the time these days to read in full sittings like I used to. Thanks, college. So I’m wondering about media forms (surprise, surprise) and why we can get sucked into some while others cannot grab us. That, I know, happens often for a variety of reasons, but I […]

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What Draws Us to Media?

It’s funny how time flies, isn’t it? I can’t believe I’m actually nearing the end of my freshman year of college. I’m sitting here listening to the Rick and Morty theme just because. I don’t watch the show myself, but the theme grew on me very quickly. Anyway, the music is making me think about what […]

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Waiting

Waiting hurts. Waiting is hard. I know this because my patience has really been tested for the past four months and there’s still two and a half more to go before I can finally say that I have what I want. Okay, I know I’m being cryptic. I’ll explain. So as you may be aware, […]

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Taking Risks in Writing

So I know I haven’t posted in a while. College is kicking my butt. Anyway, I’m rereading The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz (#2 on Project: Sherlock rankings) and I’m remembering why it was so high on the list and one of my favorite books. The funny thing is, it was all set to win until a last-minute […]