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Column: Californian students unite to ‘DiversifyOurNarrative’
Writer's note: Camelia Heins and Karen Phan are members of the student-led organization DiversifyOurNarrative's Huntington Beach Union High School District chapter. Phan is a team coordinator and Heins is a director of social media. From New York to Minneapolis to...
Review: ‘Everything I Never Told You’ by Celeste Ng
Thanks to the new addition curbside pickup at the Orange County public libraries, my fantasy ever-growing quarantine wishlist of books has been transformed into reality. I was ecstatic throughout the car ride home, all too busy imagining the familiar coarse pages...
Review: Why ‘Dig’ by A.S. King is the most relevant Young Adult book right now
In the midst of recent protests triggered by the murder of yet another unarmed Black man, millions of Americans, especially the younger generation, are looking for ways to get educated on the history of systematic racism. First off, it is crucial to recognize the...
Opinion: How journalism and creative writing can connect at Culver City High School
It is rare that journalism and literature intersect. At first glance, the two fields are too wildly different for reconciliation. Journalism, at its most basic, is a profession dedicated to telling the cold, hard truth. Literature, on the other hand, is essentially an...
Opinion: A change in education — diverse books for diverse students
Even as the world works towards a more progressive future, the sphere of education has yet to make significant steps towards progress. Literature choices are limited for students and require them to view our society through a certain lens — the lens of white men in...
Opinion: Why we should read classical literature
A few perspectives on why we should read classical literature and a some personal thoughts.
Say YA(Y) for Young Adult Literature
When people see teenagers in the wild, also known as the world outside their home, they create a checklist in their mind: the phone, the bored look, and the vacant eyes. Nowadays, there is a record scratch moment to that checklist. Bibliophilic teenagers are emerging...
Sandhya Menon on Diversity in Literature
Whether it be a simple essay or a full-length novel, writing can be a challenge. Finding the right words to represent your ideas may seem daunting and complex. And the idea you may have for your writing, however brilliant it may seem in your head, must accurately...
Meet Erin Buchanan: Reaching for 1,000 books
Erin Buchanan, 10, has set up a goal to read 1,000 books, and this is a perfect goal for her, given that she is an avid reader. Buchanan commented that she hopes this goal will keep her motivation up to read. Since October, Buchanan has managed to read 24 books....