By: Reagan Buselli The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a revolutionary dystopian novel set in futuristic North America about how the government reminds the country that they have absolute control. There were thirteen districts, but after the first major rebellion, District 13 was obliterated. Each of the twelve remaining districts randomly choose a male…
Authorized by: Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa By: Vaericia Meno Carrie (2013) is about a shy teenage girl named Carrie who is bullied at school and treated badly by her extremely strict and religious mother. One day, she discovers that she has special powers that allow her to move things with her mind. When…
Author: Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith By: Vaericia Meno 10 Things I Hate About You is a romantic comedy about two sisters, Kat and Bianca Stratford, who have very different personalities. Bianca is popular and wants to start dating, but their dad has a rule that she cannot date until Kat does. The problem…
Photo from goodreads.com By: Mairyn Boone Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel where books are banned and burned in a society. Guy Montag, who is the main character, works as a fireman and must burn these books, but he begins questioning his job and the foundation of their society. I read this…
By: Kiana Madrigal With the movie rendition newly released, I’d like to feature The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood in this weeks’ edition. The Love Hypothesis was published in 2021 and is a romance novel starring biology and pumpkin spice lattes. Set at Stanford University, the story follows a third-year biology Ph. D. candidate, Olive…
Director: Tom Shadyac By: Vaericia Meno The movie Patch Adams is about a man named Hunter but known as “Patch” in the movie wants to become a doctor and help people in a unique way. After going through some tough times himself, he realizes that making people laugh can help them feel better, even when…
By: Nora Warner Photo: Hachette Book Group The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell is a best-selling fantasy and adventure book by Chris Colfer. It is the first in a six-book series. There is also a prequel trilogy. The story follows twins Alex and Connor Bailey who, after the tragic…
Photo: Heart of the Beast Movie poster By: Joseph Ward Heart of the Beast is an intense survival drama led by Brad Pitt and an impressive retired combat German Shepherd, Odin. After a plane crash strands off a war-weary Special Forces veteran and his loyal dog in the brutal Alaskan wilderness, the film becomes a gritty…
By: Hannah Daidone Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey brings poet Homer’s famous story to the movies through a combination of adventure, mythology, and dramatic storytelling. The film switches between the perspectives of Odysseus as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War, and his son (Does Odysseus’ son have a name?) voyaging to find the father he’d…
By: Hannah Daidone Freida McFadden’s Never Lie is a psychological thriller that keeps readers guessing until the very end. The story follows newlyweds Tricia and Ethan as they become stranded while house hunting, inconveniently during a snowstorm. While exploring the home, Tricia discovers a collection of old recordings that reveal the disturbing story of a missing psychiatrist…
