‘Stop Laughing’ covers serious issues
Chloe Jackson, Student Life Editor
February 3, 2012
“Please Stop Laughing at Me” is anything but a typical young adult novel. The book, which is based on the life of author Jodee Blanco, is a wake up call to anyone who reads it about the bullying that goes on in the nation’s schools. Though Blanco’s elementary school life proves to be a fun time... Read more »
Chuck Palahniuk does it again
Brittany Rogoff, Ad's Manager/Reporter
January 13, 2012
“Hey Satan, it’s me, Madison…” Any fan of the 80s movie “The Breakfast Club,” will enjoy Chuck Palahniuk’s latest novel, “Damned.” It is a six-feet-under version of the popular cult favorite. After the main character, Madison, daughter of a narcissistic film star and a billionaire,... Read more »
Readers get pulled into ‘Darker Still’
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
January 4, 2012
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 19th century in the great New York City. Step right up and see the newly famous painting featuring the rich and handsome Lord Denbury of England. This painting’s convulsing eyes and captivating likeness could draw in anyone who so much as looks at it (literally).Natalie... Read more »
A future discovered
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
January 2, 2012
Although it is not the best book by Jay Asher ever written, “The Future of Us” really makes an impression on readers and really makes them think about how what they do now can affect what the outcome is in the future.A teenage girl in 1996 receives a new computer as a gift from her father. With this,... Read more »
‘Clockwork Prince’ winds up a mystery
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
December 24, 2011
The new book in Cassandra Clare’s “Infernal Devices” series is set in Victorian London about a century in the past. This sequel to the first book in the series, “Clockwork Angel,” has many of the same aspects as the first does. The characters still seem to be chasing the same enemy as they... Read more »
‘Courageous’ makes an impact
Naomi Ellifritt, photo editor
December 13, 2011
Cleaning up the streets is a tough job; Officers deal with the worst of society and too often they get little thanks and a bad rep. For some, an even tougher job awaits when they get home. Trying to balance their work with a marriage or fatherhood can be overwhelming. These are some of the exact problems... Read more »
‘Last Breath’ leaves readers breathless
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
December 9, 2011
Once again, trouble shows up in Morganville. In the exciting and unpredictable new release from Cassandra Claire’s Morganville Vampire series, “Last Breath,” the town has been fretting about the marriage between Eve and Michael. The only vampire/ human marriage that has ever happened within the... Read more »
‘Destined’ to be a dud
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
November 29, 2011
As most of the books in the ‘House of Night’ series by P.C. and Kristen are, ‘Destined’ was very much a dud. As much as the characters in the series could possibly make this series enjoyable, the flow of the book completely crashes. This series started out as a good idea and was written pretty... Read more »
Chaos isn’t so beautiful
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
November 22, 2011
The new book in the “Caster Chronicles” series takes place after Lena’s seventeenth birthday. Her claiming on her birthday has the whole town of Gatlin out of it. Temperatures have greatly increased and bugs have taken over the entire town. To save the town, one person must sacrifice their life.... Read more »
‘Bloodlines’ keeps Meads’ story going
Caitlyn Nickerson, A&E Editor
October 7, 2011
The spectacular spin-off of “The Vampire Academy” series, “Bloodlines,” brings more to the world of vampires in Author Richelle Meads’ point of view. It brings out more from the alchemists, who are humans that have their lives dedicated to protecting and covering up messes made by the world... Read more »
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