Written by: Elijah Polance Even though summer is a ways off, lately I’ve been thinking about the summer reading I was required to do in high school for English classes. What was the bane of existence for some was enjoyable for me, and I didn’t mind adding the few extra…
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The Joys of Reading with a Friend
Written by: Jenna Ulizio I miss book clubs. Sure, I could just join one. But that’s kind of scary. Who else is going to be there? Besides, I’m so busy, it’s hard for me to make the meetings. There are always English discussions, but those can be hit or miss. You know what else I miss? My best friend. He’s back home, and while we still call…
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Is Children’s Literature the Most Important Kind?
Written by: Kiara Korten Children’s literature is often treated like a soft introduction to “real reading,” a warm‑up before kids graduate to the serious stuff. But anyone who has ever watched a child fall headfirst into a story, eyes wide, breath held, imagination sparking, knows that children’s books are not a prelude; they’re a foundation. In…
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My Favorite One Hundred Years of Solitude Characters
Written by: Elijah Polance Last summer, I sought to end a reading slump by returning to Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. On this second read, I found myself instantly enraptured by the stunning language and magical setting of Macondo, just as moved as when I first dove…
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Why Do I Suddenly Want to Read Nonfiction?
Written by: Jenna Ulizio Reading has always been an escape for me. In middle school, when reading bloomed into one of my most favorite things, it was fantasy that had me holed up for hours, marveling over how someone could draw me so completely from reality. I study English and History; I read a lot of…
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Why Don’t Boys Read?
To read or not to read? That’s the question. Catherine Casey explores the gendered divide that seems to define those who gravitate one way or another…
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Four Pieces Of Writing Advice I Wish I’d Gotten Sooner
Cameron Deslaurier offers you the best writing advice he’s ever received. Take what works for you and apply it to your own creative process…
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Flowers in the Attic: Incest, Rape and Murder-by-Doughnut: Some Context to V.C. Andrews’ Global Hit
Ever heard of “Flowers in the Attic”? Samatha Bertolino read one of the most controversial books of all time so you don’t have to…
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POV: You’re the Last Person in the World to Read Harry Potter
By Jennie Fetzer Picture this, it’s the early 2000s, and if you’re a millennial or *cusp* Gen-Zer, you’re probably about to get off the bus from school, drink a Capri-Sun juice pouch, and read the Harry Potter series for the third (no, fourth) time through. A strange reality hit me…
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