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The Last Olympian

The Last Olympian

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Mar 31, 2025

Rick Riordan’s final installment in the Percy Jackson series comes in amazing fashion with The Last Olympian. The book begins with Percy and Beckendorf attacking an enemy ship, however the mission goes haywire and Beckendorf is killed. Percy then travels to get bathed in the river Styx, something his enemy Luke had done previously. After getting bathed, Percy and the people of Camp Half-Blood travel to New York to defend Olympus, which is left unguarded due to the gods fighting Typhon.

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Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

Starry River of the Sky

By Grace Lin
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Mar 31, 2025

Starry River in the Sky is a book written by Grace Lin. This book follows Rendi, a mysterious boy who arrives at an inn, and is given a job as chore boy. Although he plans to leave the inn, he ends up bonding with a few customers and the innkeeper. Throughout his time at the inn however, he notices the moon has gone missing. He and Madame Chang, a visitor to the inn, tell stories of people that are only revealed later.

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Who is Kamala Harris? by Kirsten Anderson

Who is Kamala Harris?

By Kirsten Anderson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Mar 31, 2025

This book is about Kamala Harris, who was the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States. This book tells her life story, from her childhood in California to becoming a lawyer, senator and finally vice president. It highlights her hard work, leadership and the challenges she overcame to break barriers in politics. The book also explains her role in the government and how she made history.

Teen Review
Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav Kone
Mar 31, 2025

Monsters, Inc. is an amazing movie with a unique world. The movie introduces Monstropolis, a city powered by the screams of children in the human world. The screams are collected by the monsters working at Monsters, Inc. using closet doors to enter the children's rooms. 

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Despicable Me

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav Kone
Mar 31, 2025

Despicable Me is a good movie. The movie starts off showing us how Gru, the protagonist, plans on stealing the moon fueled by the motivation to top the thief who stole the pyramid of Giza. With the help of his minions, this plan takes an unexpected twist when he agrees to adopt three children. 

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Coco

Coco

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav Kone
Mar 31, 2025

Coco is an amazing movie packed with emotion and depth. The movie begins with how Miguel dreams of becoming a musician, but their family is against it because of their history with music. On Día de los Muertos, Miguel accidentally ends up in the world of the dead and begins the journey to finding out about his family history. 

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How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav Kone
Mar 31, 2025

How to Train Your Dragon is a good movie with a unique story. The story takes place on the island of Berk, plagued by dragons, the locals have to defend themselves and their livestock from the dragons. Hiccup, the Chieftain’s awkward son, manages to strike down a dragon and begins his journey to finding out the truth about dragons. 

Teen Review
Minions

Minions

Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav Kone
Mar 31, 2025

Minions is an okay movie with lots of fun moments. The movie introduces and shows how minions have existed since the beginning of time and have evolved from single celled organisms with one goal, a goal to serve the most evil masters but often they result in their masters death. In this movie, we see the minions look for a new master, a master who would fulfill their requirements. This was the main goal of the movie and once it is achieved we see a simple story take place. 

Teen Review
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

By Madeline Miller
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 30, 2025

Patroclus is a young prince, thrown out of his kingdom after a display of violence that leaves no room for mercy. He is sent to a foreign place where he is unknown, with other exiled boys of the land. There they live together, training and eating as a group, until they are deemed worthy to return to their respectful kingdoms. While in this group, Patroclus notices one boy who stands out. His name is Achilles, and he glows with life in whatever room he’s in. Patroclus is drawn to him, as a young boy and later during adolescence.

Teen Review
Who is the Man in the Air? by Gabriel Soria

Who is the Man in the Air?

By Gabriel Soria
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Mar 30, 2025

This book is about Michael Jordan, one of the best basketball players ever. The book tells the story of how he went from a young boy with big dreams to an NBA superstar. It shows his hard work, determination and love for the game, as well as the challenges he faced and the goals he achieved. The book also talks about how he became famous worldwide and inspired millions of fans.

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