Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by E.R. grade 8
Books may be hard to find for people. It is difficult to locate a book that you would enjoy. Well, I would highly recommend Restart by Gordon Korman. This novel takes you through the life of school bully Chase Ambrose. Along with his friends, they…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by E.R. grade 8
Echo, written by Pam Muñoz Ryan, is a story that any reader is sure to enjoy. This story weaves through the lives of completely different people, and shows how they were all connected by music. More specifically, one particular instrument. Now I…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by E.R. grade 8
When a little fun ends up going south, four friends plunge into their city’s greatest fear, the Darkdeep. The Darkdeep is written by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs. This story focuses on how a group of friends discovered the great mysteries of the…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by E.R. grade 8
The Masterminds trilogy written by Gordon Korman is an absolutely wonderful read. This series was nothing short of incredible. I could continue complimenting it all day, but let me tell you why I think this story is great. Four kids grew up in a…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
Featuring explosive and career-defining performances from Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, "The Lighthouse" is a thriller-horror feature brimming with nautical mythology set against the painstakingly-recreated backdrop of the late 1800s, brought…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
"Blade Runner 2049," directed by Denis Villeneuve, is a science fiction film that follows the story of the original Ridley Scott classic, "Blade Runner," and further builds upon its world and characters. The film follows the story of Officer K, (…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
"Hereditary," released in 2018, was the first breakout hit for director Ari Aster, and for good reason. I believe what this movie excels at is using supernatural horror as a backdrop for the true horror of family innerworkings in tough periods, and…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is a bright shining star in the sea of drab, dulled-out, under-saturated action films today. Being a true lovechild of director George Miller, and his vision for the series brought to life, the film is bombastic, quick-paced,…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
I truly believe that "Dune" is a masterpiece of science fiction, being the great-grandfather of modern hard-science fiction, and an intricate piece of work that uses the far future as a backdrop for topics such as philosophy, religion, and the…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
Director Frank Darabont's second Stephen King novel adaptation, "The Green Mile," is simultaneously a tear-jerking prison drama and an uplifting story about the supernatural will of one man to demonstrate the goodness inherent in humanity, even…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by L.M. grade 12
Being distinctly different than 'soft' science fiction, "Interstellar" is what's known as a 'hard' science fiction, as it follows the actual laws of science closely. Though when it does diverge from the real laws of physics, the whimsy of the…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by S.S. grade 11
Pride and Prejudice is a classic written by Jane Austen in 1813. Upon picking it up, I was quite intimidated due to the vocabulary and how famous the novel is. Now, I can say that it was definitely worth it. It was incredibly fun to submerge myself…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by S.S. grade 11
This Is Where It Ends is a bestseller by Marieke Nijkamp that tells the story of a school shooting. We follow the event through multiple point of views, and get insight into their experiences with grief, sexuality, family, and mental health. Just…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by N.W. grade 8
This book is about Thrawn’s journey to becoming a grand admiral for the empire. My favorite thing about this book was the character of Thrawn because he is a really cool and interesting character in this book. Another thing I liked about this book…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by N.W. grade 8
This book is about Greg Heffley’s family renovating their home but the renovations don’t go as planned and then they have to decide whether or not they want to stay or move to a new home. Overall I enjoy reading this book but this book feels like…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by I.M. grade 12
Following the lives of Amir and Hassan in Kabul, The Kite Runner is a story about pain, heartbreak, and redemption. The book begins with Amir’s recollection of his childhood growing up with his servant’s son, Hassan. As he recalls his youth, Amir…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 10
I feel like this album gives off a great vibe for summer with most of it’s songs and all the members have amazing vocals. All the songs also are genuinely pretty nice to listen to as well, with most having really cool instrumentals and beats in the…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.G. grade 10
Every single one of these songs are just great and there's a great variety of difference and style to each of these songs, none of them are skips. Great lyrics and beat to each song I cannot stress that enough seriously. 10/10 album highly recommend…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 10
Despite this album being VERY long it is extremely well made. This album spans a long range of emotions and feelings with its beats and lyrics that I feel like no matter how you were feeling, you could find a song that could comprehend that. Again,…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 10
This album is about how the members we’re feeling with the current situation (Covid + quarantine), and honestly they portrayed that feeling and those emotions very well. Anyone that's been stuck inside for over the past year could very much relate…
Teen Reviews - Graphic Novels & Manga
Pick by J.M. grade 12
Watchmen was a American comic book series which was written by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Once the series was concluded, it was gathered into a graphic novel by DC comics in 1986. Unlike other superhero comic books at the time, Watchmen features…
Teen Reviews - Graphic Novels & Manga
Pick by J.M. grade 12
Batman Hush is a graphic novel published by DC comics in 2009. The graphic novel covers the issues Batman #608-619 from 2003. It is a story about Batman meeting a new villain named Hush, and how Batman finds that he is different from any villain he…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by J.M. grade 12
The Last Wish is a collection of short stories about a man named Geralt of Rivia that was written in 1993 by Andrzej Sapkowski. The short stories act as small prequel stories that set up the characters, world, and lore behind the main Witcher series…
Teen Reviews - Graphic Novels & Manga
Pick by J.M. grade 12
Batman The Long Halloween was a storyline that DC comics ran during the late 90s, and then collected into a graphic novel under the same name. The story was written by Jeph Loeb and the artist on the series was Tim Sale. It was met with criminal…
Teen Reviews - Graphic Novels & Manga
Pick by J.M. grade 12
The Walking Dead Compendium 1 is a gigantic collection of the first 40 issues of the Walking Dead Comic series. I watched the AMC Walking Dead show, and when the current season ended, I decided to give the comics a try and see if I would like them.…