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Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke

Curse of the Specter Queen

By Jenny Elder Moke
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Oct 5, 2021

Meet the protagonist, Samantha. She has always dreamed of going on adventures. But, it was quickly ruined when her father never returned from the Great War. While working in a bookshop, she comes across a special volume of a book from her childhood friend, Bennett. When dangerous people break into the bookstore, she realizes how important the book is. Trying to solve the mystery, she pairs up with some friends and starts the beginning of a grand adventure. Will Samantha be able to uncover the secret of the mysterious book? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Thor Ragnarok

Thor Ragnarok

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Oct 5, 2021

After Thor’s vision in Avengers Age of Ultron he searches for the Infinity Stones. His journey leads him to see a vision of Ragnarok, Asgard and all of its people burning. Thor returns to Asgard but is sent to the other side of the galaxy by his sister, Hela, who wants to control all of the realms. Now Thor is on a mission to get back to Asgard with the help of a Valkyrie and Hulk. If you have watched the first two Thor movies I would 100% recommend this for you. This movie is engaging and entertaining.

Teen Review
White Rose by Kip Wilson

White Rose

By Kip Wilson
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Oct 5, 2021

White Rose is an inspiring and active historical fiction novel by Kip Wilson. This book is about Sophie and her brother who fight for not their freedom but the freedom of others. They hand out pamphlets outside their college classrooms talking about World War II that has taken many innocent Jewish lives. They get caught and are sentenced to death for their betrayal to their country. 

Teen Review
Ant-Man and the Wasp movie

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Oct 5, 2021

Ant-Man and the Wasp is an amazing movie where the main villain is the Ghost. This version of the Ghost has a disease where she cannot stabilize herself. Scott Lang and Hope Pym work together to stop the new threat. After Captain America Civil War, Scott Lang was put on house arrest for fighting with Captain America. In this new and epic Ant-Man film Scott Lang will try to stop this villain without getting caught by the authorities.

Teen Review
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins

Closer to Nowhere

By Ellen Hopkins
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Oct 4, 2021

Closer to Nowhere is an inspiring and eye-opening fiction novel by Ellen Hopkins. This book is about a boy named Cal, who has PTSD. When his mom died when he was nine, he moved in with his dad. His dad, who went to prison two times, abused Cal by hitting him and telling him to lie to the government on his behalf. When Cal’s dad went to prison again, he moved in with his aunt and uncle, and his cousin Hannah. Every so often he would run away for one reason or the other.

Teen Review
Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Oct 4, 2021

The best thing about Iron Man 2 for me was how this still peaked my interest. I liked Iron Man the first movie but I saw the trailer for this movie and I thought I would not like it. It turned out to be better than the first movie. I liked how Marvel made the villain Whiplash but I loved how this was the first Marvel movie with two bad guys. Justin Hammer resented Tony Stark and that fueled him to join Whiplash.

Teen Review
Avengers Age of Ultron movie

Avengers Age of Ultron

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Oct 2, 2021

Avengers Age of Ultron was mind-blowing. I watched this movie in theaters for the first time and it was spectacular. It did not correlate with the Infinite Stone Storyline from the other movies but the film did have a few details relating to the next two movies. The second Avengers movie introduces new heroes and creates conflict and doubt between the Avengers. They begin to fight with each other but end up joining back together.

Teen Review
Thor The Dark World movie

Thor The Dark World

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Oct 2, 2021

This movie was different from what I expected it to be. In Thor The Dark World you get to see the first Infinity Stone “Aether” and you get to witness a tragic and funny event by the God of Mischief. In this movie, Thor is trying to bring peace throughout the realms but encounters Malekith. This is an amazing movie to watch and I would recommend this to people who loved the first Thor movie. My opinion over this movie is marvelous.

Teen Review
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Kendal A.
Oct 2, 2021

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, is a realistic fiction novel about Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza. Aristotle is a lonely, angry teenager. He wants to learn more about his brother, who is in prison. And his father, who has become quiet and closed off after returning from war. Once he meets his best friend, Dante, he starts questioning more things than he ever had before.

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