Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by S.M. grade 11
Spirited Away is the first and only hand-drawn film not originally in English to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, which was very well deserved. The film is highly regarded as Hayao Miyazaki’s best film, and the best from Studio…
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Pick by N.D. grade 11
Movie: Avatar the way of water. The sequel to the original Avatar by James Cameron follows the family of our original protagonists, Jake and Neytiri, over the course of a dramatic few months. The movie can be an acquired taste at times, due to it’s…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by N.D. grade 11
The Princess Bride is a timeless classic of a film. It’s dramatic, sword-slashing tales of romance, betrayal and comedy set a shining stage for any other movie trying to follow in it’s footsteps. To anyone who has yet to see the film- there is…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by G.N. grade 7
"The Hunger Games" is a thrilling novel that captivates readers from start to finish. Set in a dystopian society where a wealthy Capitol rules over twelve disadvantaged districts, the book follows the story of Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen-year-old…
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Pick by K.O. grade 7
The book, “Restart” by Gordon Korman is a thrilling story from beginning to end. The main character, Chase Ambrose, is relatable. He gets the amazing opportunity to start his life over again after he was involved in a terrible accident that caused…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.O. grade 7
The book, “Code Orange” by Caroline B. Cooney is a thrilling story from start to finish. The book takes place in New York City, where the main character, Mitty, was born and raised. Cooney does a great job with the character development of Mitty,…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon - Madeline Whittier has been ill ever since she’s been born. She has a very rare disease that’s called SICD and due to this illness, she is unable to leave her house. Just trying to get in contact with other…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
Salt to the Sea By Ruta Sepetys - Salt to the Sea takes place during WW2 and follows four different characters from all different backgrounds, mostly facing the same problems, as they are seeking freedom on the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by J. grade 8
I read the book Fever and enjoyed it. It’s written by the author Laurie Halse Anderson. She usually writes historical fiction, which is the genre this book is. Fever takes place during the year 1793. The main character is named Mattie, and she lives…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by J. grade 8
I would recommend the book Hunger Games to everyone! It is super captivating, and you never want to put it down. It was written by Suzanne Collins, and is a dystopian novel about a society that has an annual event called the hunger games. Every year…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
(Trigger/content warnings for depression, suicide attempt, suicide thoughts, panic attacks, loss of a loved one, grief, loss, and sexual assault.)
How it Feels to Float by Helena Fox - The biggest topic in How it Feels to Float is mental…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
(Trigger/content warnings for addiction, drug use/alcohol, sexual content (very slight), violence, and abuse.)
You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow - The main character, Emory feels invisible and she always has. Between the spotlight of…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
(Trigger/content warnings for cancer, death, drowning, and suicide)
We Are Okay by Nina Lacour - Marin is trying to make a new life for herself after running away and not speaking to anyone from her old life. She has a roommate in college and…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
When a daring 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a weirdly glamorized version of her newly-moved into home, She discovers that it has horrid secrets. When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels disinterested and mistreated by her…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
After she is orphaned, thirteen-year-old Maria Merryweather leaves her rich home to live with her wild uncle at Moonacre Manor. Whilst living there, she discovers a mythical world occupied by quirky characters and magical beasts. This is a wonderful…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Howl's Moving Castle is a love story between an 18-year-old young girl named Sophie. She ends up cursed by a witch into an old woman's body after meeting a magician named Howl. While she is under the curse, Sophie sets out to find her fortune, which…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by A.H. grade 12
The movie A Beautiful Mind by Ron Howard is probably one of the most beautifully directed movies I have ever seen. Not only does the movie have an impactful plot but also can teach a great lesson to anyone who watches it. The movie explores a…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
The story is about a young man whose name is Victor and a woman named Victoria. They meet for a marriage that their parents arranged because both families are in need of money. When the nervous groom practices his wedding vows in the accidental…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
The Hate U Give is about a teenager named Starr Carter. She moves between two totally different worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The balance between those two worlds is destroyed when…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
Trigger/Content Warnings - self-harm, suicide, drug use, abuse, strong language, and other adult content.
This book is about a girl named Charlie Davis and her battle with self-harm. She is in pieces and at seventeen years old, she has already lost…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
After moving to Salem, Massachusetts a teenager named Max Dennison explores an old abandoned house with his sister Dani and their new friend who Max has a crush on, Allison. After ignoring a story Allison tells, Max accidentally frees a coven of…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
Content Warnings - Ableist Language, Homophobia, and Religious Trauma
I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about a girl named Chloe Green who is very close to winning. When her two moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she spent the past four…
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Pick by K.E. grade 10
This book is full of short and long poems and is a collection of small considerations and pondering. It is filled with interest in reflection and a love letter to easy happiness: Something as simple as walking by a small blade of grass on the…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
A boy named Stanley Yelnats IV is wrongfully accused and sent to a brutal camp, where the camp warden and her staff force the children to mysteriously dig holes all day in the desert. They question their rehabilitation, as they think something…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Trigger/Content Warnings: rape, blood depiction, murder, torture, gun violence, war themes
The Nightingale tells the stories of two different sisters who are separated by years as well as experience, ideals, passion, and circumstance, both walking…