City of Bones Book Review
January 27, 2012 • Rachel Moravek, Staff Reporter
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In the beginning of “City of Bones”—the first of Cassandra Clare’s four books in “The Mortal Instruments” series, main protagonist Clary Fray finds herself fascinated with a startling green-eyed boy with spikey blue hair anxiously waiting in line to enter the all-age Pandemonium Club situated... Read more »
The City of Ember
December 12, 2011 • Laurissa Marcotte, Staff Reporter
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Imagine a vast, underground city lit only by shoddy street lamps and a failing electrical system. Imagine a tyrannical, corrupt government that hoards the city’s supplies and leaves the citizens hungry and destitute. Now imagine you’ve never known anything besides this city, and then one day you... Read more »
The Muppets
December 2, 2011 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter
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The Muppets have been around since 1976, when Jim Henson first introduced The Muppet Show staring unforgettable characters like Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, and so many others. Now back with a different twist, the Muppet gang embarks on a journey to save their legendary,... Read more »
Bad Teacher
November 30, 2011 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter
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Bad Teacher is a movie with a B-list cast, a sloppy plot, and crude humor. Most movies now-a-days aim to make the main character relatable to the viewers or at the very least tolerable, but this movie is a different story completely. After watching the trailer, I expected a good story with a classic... Read more »
Uglies
October 10, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
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In a futuristic world full of extreme beauty, anyone normal is considered ugly. Uglies is an enthralling and entertaining book set 300 years in the future. There are hover cars, fantastic buildings, and most importantly, the ability to make every human pretty. Tally Youngblood is 15, less than three... Read more »
Something Borrowed
October 5, 2011 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter
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“Something Borrowed” is a movie about a girl and the complicated relationship between her and her best friend. Rachel is pushed and pulled every which way her best friend Darcy wishes. After going to college, she meets a guy whom she instantly feels a connection with. Unable to truly face her fears... Read more »
Shel Silverstien’s books bring out the child in all of us
September 7, 2011 • Erica Staab, Co-Editor-in-Chief
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Who really likes to feel all grown up all the time? I know I don’t, and after reading Shel Silverstien’s poems, I don’t think he did either. One thing that really reminds me of my great childhood days are Silverstien’s books “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and “A Light in the Attic.” His... Read more »
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
May 20, 2011 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a classic story about a loud, rambunctious man named McMurphy who fakes being insane to get out of working on a farm. As he arrives at the hospital he is scrutinized by the “Big Nurse”, the head honcho on the ward with a serious control problem. McMurphy ends... Read more »
Priest
May 18, 2011 • Jordan Dietze
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What could be better than watching people hunt down and kill vampires? How about watching priests hunt down and kill a new breed of vampires. I was anticipating for “Priest” to be good, but not this good. The movie had everything you could want from killing to a little love to tension between the... Read more »
Soul Surfer
April 26, 2011 • Jackie Balzer, Online Editor
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Based off the true, inspirational story of Bethany Hamilton, the new movie “Soul Surfer” has finally made it to the big screen. Hamilton is now 21 years old and a pro surfer following the traumatic event that happened when she was 13 years old. “Soul Surfer” stars AnnaSophia Robb playing the... Read more »
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