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…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Holding Up the Universe follows the connection that blooms between a girl named Libby Strout and a guy named Jack Masselin, they are two teens who happen to meet because of a horrible bullying "game" that lands them both in group counseling.…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
A spoiled Cocker Spaniel named Lady whose life takes a rapid turn when a lively Tramp from the other side of town gets his way into her heart. He's a mutt who knows his way about the streets and the town, but once Lady catches his eye, this messy…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days cleaning up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during the 700 years he's been on Earth, WALL-E has developed a personality,…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
A 78-year-old balloon salesman named Carl Fredricksen, is about to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams. After tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But grumpy Carl's worst nightmare comes true when…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Merida, the rash but brave daughter of Scottish King Fergus and Queen Elinor, making her a princess; is an amazing archer who wants to go out on her own path in life. She decides not to pay attention to the age-old traditions and this angers the…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by G. grade 8
Divergent by Veronica Roth is a dystopian book where America has been split up into four factions, dauntless, who have no fear, abnegation, who are very selfless, candor, who never lie, amity, peaceful, and erudite, intelligent. Tris (the main…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by J.F. grade 6
The book I decided to recommend to you is a book in my favorite series. It is called Lion Down and is the fifth book of the Funjungle series. The story is told in first person. The genre of the book is a mystery. The novel is written by Stuart Gibbs…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
School Choice: A Legacy to Keep by Virginia Walden Ford - choice advocate Virginia Walden Ford remembers the lessons she learned as a child in the segregated south. She thought about those experiences as well as the legacies given to her by her…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
The Giver is a fairly written and interesting story about a young boy, Jonas, who lives in a large community free of crime and sadness. When someone turns 12, they are assigned their jobs, which they will end up training for and doing for the rest…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by J.C. grade 12
My review is about the album called Superache by Conan Gray. This is personally one of my favorite albums ever. This album is called superache do to all the different pains conan has felt in his life. I think this album is great to share with others…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by J.F. grade 6
The movie I decided to recommend to you is called Jurassic Park. It was made in 1993, the genre is Sci-Fi/action and is rated PG-13. The movie is about a person named Alan Grant who loves dinosaurs and studies them. One day while he is digging…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Trigger/Content Warnings: Blood, Child murder (early/mid-teens), Gore, Murder, Suicide, Domestic abuse.
About 25 years ago, Paul Adams experienced the worst day of his life when one of his friends was murdered ritualistically by two of his other "…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Trigger/Content Warnings: Death, Self-harm, Suicide, Underage drinking, Drug use, Abuse, Eating disorders.
Grace (Tiger) Tolliver's mother just died and her whole life got turned upside down. From foster home to foster home, from strangers to…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Because You'll Never Meet Me starts off with a 14-year-old named Ollie. He lives with his mother in a cabin in the middle of the forest he is also allergic to electricity a cell phone or even a small battery causes him to have a seizure. Then we…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Trigger/Content Warnings: Attempted Rape
Nowhere Near You continues the story of Ollie and Moritz through their letters to each other. Ollie and Moritz’s connection continued in this book and got stronger at times with both of them continuing to…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
This movie is based on the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia, the film follows an eighteen-year-old Anastasia "Anya" Romanov who is an amnesiac, she is hoping to find some trace of her dead family. She ends up siding with two con men who want to…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
Dog casino owner Charlie ends up getting killed by another dog gambler named Carface but Charlie returns to Earth from heaven thanks to the powers of a magical, rewindable watch. Charlie then sets out to take his revenge on Carface with an elaborate…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.E. grade 10
When Jane and Michael who are the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with a new nanny, they are surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. They go on a series of wonderful adventures with Mary and her Cockney…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by J.C. grade 12
Sixteen Candles: The main plot of this movie is Samantha, played by Molly Ringwald, waking up to discover that her family has forgotten her sixteenth birthday. She has a massive crush on Jake Ryan, a senior boy that she thinks has no idea she exists…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by M.P. grade 8
The movie Wonder is about a boy born with facial differences that, up until now, has had him homeschool, Auggie Pullman becomes a hero when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the community all try to discover…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by M.P. grade 8
Front Desk is a book that is realistic fiction. The book is about this fictional girl and her family who have immigrated from China. She writes about her hardships in the book. They get a job in a motel but the owner is very unkind hearted. She…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by M.P. grade 8
In a far away, long ago kingdom, Cinderella is living happily with her mother and father until her mother dies. Cinderella's father remarries a cold, cruel woman who has two daughters, Drizella and Anastasia. When her father dies, too, Cinderella's…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by M.P. grade 8
A circus elephant is born with large ears and given the cruel nickname Dumbo. One day at a show, he is taunted by a group of kids, putting his mother into a rage that gets her locked up. After Dumbo's ears cause an accident that injures many of the…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by M.V. grade 12
"It Ends with Us" is a powerful novel by recently popular author, Colleen Hoover. The book dives into complex themes regarding domestic violence, self-discovery, and forgiveness all in one. Hoover does this in a way that is thought-provoking and…