Reviews

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Review by: Taizon Walker

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a classic piece of American literature. This book is extremely ahead of it’s time concerning political issues that we still face in America today. The novel follows Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Scout is a young girl in a southern town; she explores school, community connections, and life lessons learned from her dad. Scout, her brother Jem, and their childhood friend Dill kick up quite some trouble in their neighborhood. When they’re not harassing the Radley household, they are harassing their neighbors.

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Review by: Malia Wyse

The Rest of Us Just Live Here is a young adult fantasy novel by Patrick Ness that gives an exciting spin on the term coming of age. It follows Mike Mitchell, his twin sister and their group of friends as they navigate their last year of high school. Also, it just so happens that there are creatures trying to end the world on a daily basis. It's up to this group of super powered teens to save the town and make it in time for graduation.

The Hunger games

Book Review

Review By: Isabella Bledsoe

Made in 2012, this book is about Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteering to take the place of her sister Primrose (Willow Shields) in the upcoming hunger games-an event where a boy and a girl from each of the nation's 12 districts are chosen annually as "tributes" and forced to compete in games that are described as elaborate televised fights to the death. This movie is an action/science fiction and is based on a series of three books. This movie has been rated 4.6 stars and has won several awards upon the release in 2012.

BirdBox

Movie Review

Review By: Kylie Gerth

Birdbox was released in December of 2018 and is about a mother (Sandra Bullock) and her children striving to survive against a mysterious force that kills you if you see it. They have to keep their eyes covered to protect them from the entity that chases them while completing a dangerous journey down a river and through the woods to find sanctuary. This movie is a horror/science fiction movie and will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Stranger Things

Movie Review

Review By: Alissa Ogden

Stranger Things is a Netflix original sci-fi show that takes place in the made up town of Hawkins, Illinois, in the early 80s. It follows the adventures of a group of boys who love playing DND and have a passion for all things weird and different. Mike Wheeler (portrayed by Finn Wolfhard), Lucas Sinclair (portrayed by Caleb McLaughlin), Dustin Henderson (portrayed by Gaten Matarazzo), and Will Byers (portrayed by Noah Schnapp) go on an unusual adventure during the first few episodes of the first season, but things seem to take a turn for the worst when people start going missing, one of them being Will Byers himself. The boy’s friends, with the help of a new friend Eleven (portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown), set off to find and face the Demogorgon, the creature that took Will. Throughout the first season the boys go through a lot, thinking their friend is dead, and start to lose hope. By the end of the first season, Will is found and alive. Throughout the next two seasons, the group, minus Eleven, have to face off with a creature called the mindflayer. Along the way they meet the new girl in school, Max Mayfield (portrayed by Sadie Sink), who is a wild soul and fits in perfectly with the boys. Her older step brother, Billy Hargrove (portrayed by Dacre Montgomery), ends up falling victim to the mindflayer in the third season of the show, though he is able to break out of its control and save the kids just before the creature is defeated.

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