I am not a magazine people mindlessly flip through when they’re bored. I am literature. I am art. I am stories with a spine. I …
Review: The Serpent King By Jeff Zentner
The Serpent King tells the story of a boy named Dill who lives his life in the shadow of his father’s poor decision, which landed …
Top 5 Diverse LGBTQ Books
When LGBTQ young adult books were first hitting the shelves, there was essentially one kind of novel you could expect to find: a coming-out narrative …
Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
While it may be true that “you are what you eat,” from time to time, our souls and our minds also get cravings. In cases …
Review: Everything You and I Could Have Been If We Weren’t You and I by Albert Espinosa
You know how sometimes you find a book that clings on to you, and you just cherish the memory of it, afraid that it can …
Belle Lettres: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Hello, fellow Germs! Welcome to a new series called Belle Lettres, which spotlights female writers who might not be very well-known. The title is a play on the …
Review: Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
First of all, I want to say the biggest thank you to Steysha who recommended this book to me. Gal, you definitely have great taste in books. …
Germ Girl of the Month: Maria Gelabert
Name: Maria Gelabert Grade: Senior March’s Germ Girl is Maria Gelabert, an ambitious, well-rounded, and intelligent science whiz hailing from sunny Los Angeles. Her dream? …