Reviews

4 Stars    The Barren Grounds, a novel won the 2021 Panda Book Award, the 2022 Rocky Mountain Book Award, the 2021 Silver Birch Award for Fiction, and the 2022 Surrey Schools Book of the Year. The Barren Grounds was a CBC Books number one...

All the light we cannot see Anthony Doerr Rating: 5         All the light we cannot see has received critical acclaim. The novel won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence...

Lemonade Mouth is a coming-of-age musical movie directed by Patricia Riggen. The film explores themes like friendship, self-discovery, and the power of music. It stars five high school students: Olivia, Wendall, Stella, Charlie, and Mo. Under unfortunate...

Mars Needs Moms is a 2011 3D animated movie directed by Simon Wells. The movie is based on the children's 'Mars Needs Moms' by Berkeley Breathed. It starts with the main character, Milo (Seth Green) refusing to listen to his mom (Joan Cusack) and her...

The Little Mermaid is a 2023 live-action movie adaptation of the animated Little Mermaid made by Disney. Directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marc Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John DeLuca and Rob Marshall. This movie has been a hit ever since its...

Teen Reviewer - Oscar (Grade 12) The title of the DVD - The Banshees of Inisherin Directed by Martin McDonagh I’d rate this movie 3 Stars  This movie is set in 1923 on an island called Inisherin off the west coast of Ireland. It is...

Deepfake Sarah Darer Littman Maia Grade 9 4/5 This book is about a girl named Dara Simons, who is finally at a point in her life where she feels as though everything is perfect. She has the perfect boyfriend, perfect grades, and is in the process of...

5/5. Nintendo’s Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe is a prime example of how to make an amazing Kirby game even better. Not only is the entire original Wii classic remade, but a plethora of new content has also been added making this one...

 “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins goes into the backstory of President Snow and his early life. Set during the 10th annual Hunger Games, young Snow must mentor a young tribute from district 12. As the plot progresses you...

Champion by Marie Lu Reviewed by Eri This book is the 3rd book of the Legend series by Marie Lu. In this book, Day, the male main character, suffers from a major brain injury, and his health is slowly deteriorating. He reunites with June, the female main...