With the holiday season comes an assortment of Christmas films—a majority coming from none other than the Hallmark Channel. Yet, this season, Netflix appears to champion the genre with their most recent release, Let It Snow, based on the bestselling novel by young adult writers John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson. Told with intersecting storylines, […]
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I am Harlee Meydrech, and I have generalized anxiety disorder, also known as GAD. Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States, with 10% of teenagers and 40% of adults suffering from anxiety of some kind. Anxiety is a general term for mental disorders that cause fear, nervousness, and worrying. I recently […]
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Book banning and censorship is no new subject in America, as people have been challenging and trying to get certain books off of library shelves for decades. Just this past month, the American Library Association (ALA) published its latest list: the top 10 most challenged books of 2015. This list is a part of the […]
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“Paper Towns as a Picture”: Paper Towns is a book by John Green, and this painting tried to capture my feelings about the book and how I imagined the two main characters. . “My City” is based off of the Milwaukee skyline. . “Day Dreamer” is actually a painting I made while listening to […]
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John Green and his brother Hank Green are the vlogbrothers, sending videos back and forth to each other through their YouTube channel. John Green is also the author of many popular YA novels, and in this video he interviews the stars of Paper Towns, the latest movie adaptation of one of his novels. John Green, Nat Wolff, and Cara […]
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On May 30-31, BookCon took place at The Javits Center in New York City. Thousands of readers, authors, and companies came together in the place where “storytelling and pop culture collide.” There were plenty of books to browse, people to talk to and panels to listen to. One panel discussed the creating process when writing. […]
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Hello, my beautiful, beautiful creatures! God, did I struggle with picking a book to review this month! And then it hit me. As you all may know, the Paper Towns movie is coming soon to every theater near you. So, I decided this was the perfect opportunity to share my feelings about this book with you. Prepare for […]
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In honor of today being Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday, author John Green is here to give you a history crash course about the famous, contradictory, and controversial American founding father.
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This movie is an adaptation of John Green’s book, Paper Towns. His last book adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars, was a smashing success, so I for one am very interested to see how this new movie does. I have always idealized road trips with friends, so I’m expecting a fun adventure as these new and old […]
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