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Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 An Emotion of Great Delight By Tahereh Mafi In 2003, against the background of a post-9/11 world, the Muslim community faces more bigotry and harassment than ever. And in the midst of it all, Shadi’s family is falling apart. Her brother is dead, her father […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 Charming as a Verb By Ben Philippe Henri Haltiwanger walks his wealthy New York City neighbors’ dogs in the mornings for extra cash. He’s also star of the debate team as well as a student at the prestigious FATE academy, all thanks to his easy charm. […]
Review by Hailey Chen, 13 The Girl Least Likely By Katy Loutzenhiser Gretchen Wilder, a rom-com loving senior, has always thought of herself as more of a “least likely” than a “most likely” kind of a girl. But a night out gone wrong at a comedy club has left her […]
Review by Hailey Chen, 13 The Screen Queens By Lori Goldstein Lucy Katz, Maddie Li, and Delia Meyer are three girls with varying personalities and backgrounds. But one thing they have in common is that they all need something that only ValleyStart can give them. The most prestigious high school […]
Review by Cadence Chen, 17 Any Sign of Life By Rae Carson Paige Miller wakes up to the end of the world. When she went to sleep, she had everything. A loving family. A best friend. A scholarship to play the sport she loves. But upon awakening, she has lost […]
Review by Cadence Chen, 17 Thoughts and Prayers By Bryan Bliss Thoughts and Prayers by Bryan Bliss follows three teenagers who are still finding their way back to normalcy after a school shooting turned their world upside down. Claire has run hundreds of miles away from the scene of the […]
Review by Jesus Gonzalez, 15 Love and Other Natural Disasters By Misa Sugiura Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura was an eye-catching lesbian rom-com which after reading, I couldn’t really decide on whether I hated or loved it. In it, our main character, Nozomi, just moved to San […]
Review by Hailey Chen, 13 Love in English By Maria E.Andreu Ana, a sixteen year old Argentinian, is trying to find the words to express herself in her new home, New Jersey. Being a poet and a lover of language herself, it feels even harder to not know what to […]
Review by Emily Battaglia, 17 Miss Meteor By Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejia Lita has always longed to become the beauty pageant winner Miss Meteor. This year may be her final chance, because she’s slowly dissolving into stardust and wants to depart from Earth following her dream. She can’t […]
Review by Jesus Gonzalez, 16 Act Cool By Tobly Mcsmith Act Cool by Tobly McSmith is the emotional, heart striking, coming of age story which we all needed without knowing we did. In it, August Green, a Trans ftm teenager is accepted into one of the most prestigious Performing arts […]