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“Uglies” is a call for change in the YA dystopian genre [opinion]

“Uglies” is a call for change in the YA dystopian genre [opinion]

Catherine Guo October 20, 2024

Just over fifteen years ago, the young adult (YA) dystopian genre hit what many consider to be its “golden age” with the publication of the first novel of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games”...

Is it the end for cultural phenomenon "It Ends With Us"?

Is it the end for cultural phenomenon “It Ends With Us”?

Jasmine Y. Zhang September 11, 2024

This column contains spoilers for the movie "It Ends With Us." Colleen Hoover’s "It Ends With Us" originally came out in 2016 but became a cultural phenomenon in 2022, when the novel blew up on BookTok,...

Reading books intended for younger audiences should not be viewed as childish

Reading books intended for younger audiences should not be viewed as childish

Grace Guo April 2, 2024

I always feel a hint of embarrassment when I stroll into the library's Youth Services Department, a.k.a. the kids section. You feel like a bit of a creep being surrounded by kids less than half your age...

Media Specialists Hannah Barbato (left) and Teri Ramos (right) shelve books together on Mar. 1, 2024 at the CHS media center. “I really enjoy putting apart some of my time to shelve books and help students,” Ramos said.

Student, media center specialist, CCPL worker discuss the evolving role of libraries

Aida Karim March 6, 2024

When freshman Rethika Sathyamathan was working on her National History Day project (NHD), she said the changing support the library has offered her was vital to her success with research and data collecting,...

Senior Nick Stitle works on his next book on at the CHS Media Center on Feb 8th, 2024. The next book of Stitle's 'The Stormless' series is set to release sometime in 2024.

In honor of Library Lovers day, students, media assistant discuss the spiking trend of self-publishing

Aidah Brown February 15, 2024

The first of three annual book publishing seasons may have begun, but media assistant Terri Spilman said those processes can differ because of the varying ways of publishing. "There are a lot of different...

School board member Greg Brown expresses his disappointment with the board for allowing inappropriate books to circulate in the media centers across the district. Senior Ryune Kono said books should only be removed if the purpose or overall content of the book is harmful to students.

New policies in book censorship ignites heated discussions within CCS school board

Royce Brown November 30, 2023

On Nov. 13, Assistant Superintendent Amy Dudley gave details to the CCS school board about a new policy involving censorship in media centers across the district. This policy, labeled Policy 5522, is to...

Senior Srinija Darapureddy and Junior Jahnavi Avula

Q&A with Senior Srinija Darapureddy and Junior Jahnavi Avula, writing to inspire

Safin Khatri October 31, 2023

Can you tell us about your journey as a writer and how you got started publishing a book?  First over summer break, Srinija and I, were reading articles and we learned about gender disparity (in) STEM...

Review: "Caraval" is a legendary read [MUSE]

Review: “Caraval” is a legendary read [MUSE]

Jenny Li May 4, 2023

Caraval, written by Stephanie Garber, is a “sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous intrigue of a legendary game” hosted by Legend. Twists and turns...

Why books are preferable to movies in light of new book-to-movie adaptation “A Man Called Otto”

Why books are preferable to movies in light of new book-to-movie adaptation “A Man Called Otto”

Nora Mariano February 6, 2023

The line between books and movies has become blurred as many popular books earn their own movie adaptations. The most successful recent examples are the Harry Potter series, Hunger Games and Jurassic Park.  Recently,...

Review: “My Dark Vanessa” allows readers to get a victim’s point of view [MUSE]

Review: “My Dark Vanessa” allows readers to get a victim’s point of view [MUSE]

Kate Loper January 24, 2023

After I finished all the unread books on my shelf, I was craving a new addictive read. So I decided to hop onto Goodreads and scroll through the several book recommendations and reviews based on the books...

Review: "I’m Glad My Mom Died" not just your ordinary celebrity memoir [MUSE]

Review: “I’m Glad My Mom Died” not just your ordinary celebrity memoir [MUSE]

Grace Guo January 10, 2023

"I'm Glad My Mom Died," Jennette McCurdy's personal memoir discussing her trauma related to abuse, eating disorders and addiction, may not have been the most upbeat vacation read for winter break, but...

Review: Does the movie "Where the Crawdads Sing" do justice to the book? [MUSE]

Review: Does the movie “Where the Crawdads Sing” do justice to the book? [MUSE]

Helena Wang November 28, 2022

Directed by Olivia Newman, the movie “Where the Crawdads Sing” debuted in theaters on July 15 and appeared on Netflix on Nov. 12, which quickly shot to the top of the charts on the movies list. Based...

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