Librarian review: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher is a bit of a conundrum for me. I really wanted to like this book, I really, really did. But . . . I did not like it really at all. The problem I have with this novel is that too much was going on and none of […]
Turntable image from openclipart.org The Last AudioSplice!!! What's an AudioSplice? The Basics: I've taken little snippets of a handful of songs and smashed them together into a sort of sonic puzzle for you to figure out. There is also a theme that links the songs somehow for you to work out, to help you along […]
Well, it’s been a great summer. Thank you all for your amazing participation and excellent submissions. You guys are incredibly talented, and really represent how multi-faceted, and multi-talented the youth of our great city are. I hope you enjoyed participating in Word Out 2014, and look forward to participating in 2015. Before I go, I […]
The Secrets Of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer Reviewed by Anupya, age 15 “More often than not, it was the little things that brought you down.” – Lily Graves The Secrets of Lily Graves is a crime novel by Sarah Strohmeyer about the death of seemingly perfect Erin Donohue, frenemy of Lily […]
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 9. 🙂 Since this is the last mini-writing contest of the summer, I'd like to end with something very fun. Have you ever heard of a “spoonerism”? A spoonerism is a pun that happens when you accidentally switch the letters or sounds of two words in a sentence, […]
Former Fish of Folsom Lake [image from Associated Press] If you've been following the news, perhaps you've heard something about the extreme drought that riddles nearly the entire state of California. The snowcaps from the mountains haven't been replentished over last winter and the mountain rivers the supply the water reservoirs are running dry. Even […]
Dying to go Viral by Sylvia McNicoll! Reviewed by Nicole Would you believe me if I told you you had the chance to relive one week of your life after you've died? Probably not. But Jade, a 14-year-old girl, does. After passing away from a bad skateboarding accident, she's left the world without saying goodbye […]
Image of Bjork in Swan Dress By Cristiano Del Riccio [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Whether walking to through the mall or down the halls at school, there’s an incredible amount of pressure to adopt particular fashion trends. Stores will push particular looks, magazines will declare certain accessories ‘must haves’ for anyone who wants to look […]
What would you do if you thought your father had gone missing? What if no one believed you? This is what happens to Laureth Peak, the 16-year-old daughter of Jack Peak, a British author who has been trying write a novel about coincidence for several years. Her mother thinks he’s obsessed, and Laureth thinks he’s […]
Idols, by Margaret Stohl Reviewed by Anupya, age 15 “How do we fit together? These men who call us children yet insist we are not?” -Doloria A sequel to Icons, Idols is an action-packed, fast-paced novel written by Margaret Stohl about Doloria Maria De La Cruz, her position as an Icon Child and the responsibilities […]