I have wanted to see my writing published since I was in middle school, writing a story in my notebook when I should have been working on the math problems in front of me. I would hear about undiscovered writers shooting to the top of the New York Times Bestseller list and about brave journalists […]
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Summer is a time for sunshine and beaches, ice cream and relaxation. School is out, and whether you are headed to camp, have a job lined up, or just plan to lounge by the pool, a good book should always be within close range. When I started looking for a book to begin my summer […]
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Have you ever considered that The Little Mermaid had it wrong? And that life truly is better under the sea? Well, with these eight mermaid fashion trends, you can get as close to the lifestyle as possible. Kick up your fins and enjoy some of these styles that prove mermaid life is simply stunning. Starfish & […]
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If you’re like me, you view summer as a time to catch up on your reading. I am no longer tied down by school projects or finals and can finally kick back at the beach with a book from my neglected TBR pile. June is the month to celebrate the end of school, the start […]
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It was mid-morning in the windy city of Chicago when the clock struck 10:00 am. A thunderous noise could be heard outside the McCormick place convention center. BookCon 2016 had begun, and the winding line was let loose. This one-day convention housed some of the top authors of the YA (young adult) writing community as […]
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What started in a graveyard on St. Mark’s Eve ends in the mythical forest of Cabeswater in Maggie Stiefvaters’ much-anticipated final book in The Raven Boys cycle. For five years Maggie has fascinated readers with her tale of a girl who’s cursed to kill her true love and four unexpected boys searching for a lost […]
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Nostalgia is described as a wistful affection of the past: climbing out of bed to watch Saturday cartoons, begging to stay up to watch your favorite show, and binge watching before Netflix was even invented. With all of the recent reboots and sequels airing, it has been easy to jump on the nostalgia bandwagon. When […]
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It has gotten to a point where the media impacts almost every aspect of our lives. As we are constantly flooded with perfect, airbrushed images of people we aspire to be, it is particularly difficult for girls to not compare themselves to an unachievable goal. Since the media is such a powerful factor in girls’ […]
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Glass Sword is the much-awaited sequel to Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen. Taking place immediately after the events of the first book, we follow the struggle of red-blooded Mare Barrow. She is gifted with silver blood abilities and hunted on both sides because of her abnormality. Before I even opened the book, the first word that […]
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