Persepolis Book Review by Zoe Karp

Persepolis Book Review by Zoe Karp

Persepolis means Persian city. This book is a graphic novel about a girl growing up in Iran during the revolution. It’s also about the coming of age of the girl, Marjane Satrapi. Through the book, she grows up and learns all about her country and her family. To start...
The Giver Book Review by Margaret MacGillivary

The Giver Book Review by Margaret MacGillivary

I really enjoyed the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. It’s a book with amazing description that makes you feel like you’re in the book. This is a story about a community of people, where no one has any memories or feelings. They can’t even see color. Just black and...
Civil Rights Brought to the Movies

Civil Rights Brought to the Movies

As some of you know, the seventh and eighth graders had a school trip to see the film based off of one the of many journeys of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Selma. A movie that shows the breath taking progress of black people in America. This movie stars David Oyelowo,...
Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy

On October 22, 2012 through October 31, hurricane Sandy hit. It was classified as the eighteenth named storm. It was also the tenth hurricane and the second major hurricane of the year. Sandy was a category 3 storm at its peak of intensity when it made landfall in...