Hamilton, the biggest in recent Broadway history, tells the story of one of America’s less well-known Founding Fathers. Alexander Hamilton was an to George Washington (the nation’s first president), a writer, lawyer, and the founder of the U.S. Treasury Department. He also wrote many of the famous Federalist Papers, which Read more…
Suggested Reading: 14+ Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-2009) Nicknamed the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson is the world’s most famous pop artist. With nine other musically siblings, his family formed the Motown group, Jackson 5, in the early 1960s. At the age of 5, Michael began serving as the lead Read more…
3 – Uh Oh “Holly, Amy!” Millie called from the palace doors. “You’re here!” Her two best friends had arrived at the palace doors with picnic baskets in their hands in preparation for a tea party. “Millie,” Amy wrapped her in a hug. “I’m so excited for the sleepover!” “I Read more…
Suggested Reading: 14+ Review: (Note: There are two different versions of the reviews. Use the table of contents below to navigate to your preferred review. ) SIMPLIFIED ORIGINAL SIMPLIFIED Rating: 9/10 Recommended Audience: TV-14 (, moderate violence, language, drinking, sexual content) Disclaimer: will be a [simple_tooltip content=’tendency Read more…
2 – Three Wishes Millie still felt disappointed the next morning. Why can’t I have a pet? she wondered. She couldn’t even have lessons from the palace tutor yet because she wasn’t “old enough”. It was probably better than around the palace all day. She could barely even meet her Read more…
(art by Irene Lee) Suggested Reading: 12+ This fanfiction is about two of my close friends. By nature of the “fanfiction” genre, none of this actually happened, but the main characters are real people. It was a cold day in Irvine, and the wind Heather’s hair as she walked home Read more…
While technically a children’s book, A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, told a simple yet emotional story that speaks to any willing reader. The novel of a middle-school aged boy named Conor, whose mother has been sick with cancer. Conor struggles with bullying at school, and his father lives across Read more…
1 – Shadow “One, two, three, four…” a little girl said. “What comes after four again?” “Five!” a voice replied from the distance. “Oh, yeah! Five, six, seven, eight nine, ten,” she said. “Ready or not, here I come!” The wiggling behind a rosebush caught her attention. “Aha! Found you!” Read more…
When time goes by, And mysteries fly, There’s no one around, There is no sound. You wish you were there, But you’re in , To discover that you can not go. People walk, people run, But you are the only one sitting out of the sun. People are Read more…
When I was in elementary school, I grew up thinking reading was cool because I to my older sister a lot, but I did not enjoy reading at all. So, when I say this is a good series, it’ll truly make you want to read. Chris Colfer, the author of Read more…