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Moving to America personal narratives Aug 28, 2020
By Steven W.
 
Beijing was one of the most heavily polluted places back in 2015. Every day, you could feel the horror of breathing in thousands of tiny particles into your lungs. My...
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Super Girl personal narratives Aug 26, 2020
By Sahana Rajkumar
Intro 200
 
The morning air was filled with excitement, and a cool summer breeze hit my face as we drove towards the towering roller coasters with sharp twists and...
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The Prelude personal narratives Aug 26, 2020
By Shreya Sharath
Intro 200
 
In a doctor’s office, you are surrounded by white. White tiles, white halls, white chairs, white clothes, and white rooms. You never know what comes...
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Of "Silly Stuff" and Spiders personal narratives Aug 26, 2020
By Bhavya Adhyaksham
Intro 200
 
On my 10th birthday, I went to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey with my family and friends. It took four hours to get there. I mostly talked to...
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Book Review: Chains book reviews Jun 24, 2020
By: Shriyan Ahuja
9/10
 
     The book “Chains” is the first book in the series “Seeds of America” by Laurie Halse Anderson. In this book, the...
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Book Review: Fahrenheit 451 book reviews Jun 17, 2020
By: Aarya Tyagi
10/10
 
     Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of Guy Montag, a naive man in a future dystopian society that has banned the possession of books. Guy’s...
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Book Review: The Blood of Olympus book reviews Jun 17, 2020
By: Andrew Guan
10/10
 
     In The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan, seven half-bloods are on a major quest to save mankind from its own creator, Gaea. Along the way,...
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Book Review: Wonder book reviews Jun 17, 2020
By: Hannah Qian
 
     Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, is the story of a 10 year old boy, August, who has a deformed face and has never been to public school before. August...
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Book Review: The Giver book reviews Jun 17, 2020
By: Vincent Liu
 
     In The Giver, the main characters are Jonas and The Giver. Some supporting characters are Jonas’ family unit, Asher, Fiona, and Gabe. The...
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Book Review: A Good Kind of Trouble book reviews Jun 17, 2020
By: Emma Li
7.5/10
 
     Have you ever read the book A Good Kind of Trouble? It is about a girl named Shayla and her problems throughout the book. Shayla is an African...
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Book Review: A Raisin in the Sun book reviews Jun 13, 2020
By: Izabella Zhang
6/10
     A Raisin in the Sun takes place during the 1950s in Southside Chicago where the Youngers family, an African American family, lives in a small...
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A Breath of Frost Book Review book reviews Jun 13, 2020
By: Catherine Sun
9.5/10
 
     A Breath of Frost tells the story of Emma, a young debutante who discovers that she is a witch, and a quite powerful one at that. Emma...
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