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  Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco; a Review By Isa H. This week, I'm writing a short, much calmer blog about a book I actually like as a tribute to the short and (hopefully) calm break we have coming up: Stalking Jack the Ripper is a gripping, fast-paced novel written by first-time author Kerri Maniscalco. The novel follows Audrey Rose Wadsworth, a young woman apprenticing with her Uncle in a mortuary deep within the alleyways and public houses in 1800s London. Wadsworth is soon caught up in a dangerous set of mass murderers as a killer—deemed ‘Jack the Ripper’ —  wreaks havoc on women in the dark of the night. Audrey Rose, along with her friend Thomas, steak away into the London night to try and halt Jack the Ripper and imprison him for his crimes. However, as Wadsworth delves deeper into the mysteries that plague darkened corners in the middle of the night, she will realize that the true nature of this barbaric killer might just be closed to her than she ever th...

  The Exciting Adventure in Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox By Felix Lee               Shadow of the Fox is a fantasy novel by Julie Kagawa and brings the reader into a world in Japan full of samurai, spirits, demons, and magic. The story follows a sixteen-year-old girl named Yumeko whose been living in a temple for her whole life and has had no exposure to the outside world. Not only is Yumeko a human though, but she is also half kitsune, a species of fox known for mischief and trickery. Her life changes when she discovers her temple has been protecting a piece of a scroll; a scroll which can be used to make any wish of the user come true. When her temple is under attack by demons and she is suddenly tasked with protecting this scroll and delivering it to another temple, Yumeko meets Tatsumi, a dangerous samurai from the Shadow Clan, who also came to in search for the piece of the scroll for his clan’s uses a...

Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins by: Luke Fahnestock   I think I could confidently say that everyone in this class has at least heard of The Hunger Games . The whole series is the epitome of iconic. In this blog I will be reviewing it and giving my opinion on whether it lives up to the hype. The Hunger Games takes place in the dystopian future of a doomed North America. All of North America has become one “country” called the nation of Panem. The land has been divided into 12 districts, all controlled by the ruthless Capital. The people of the districts are poor because the Capital has diverted all resources towards itself. Because of the districts’ rebellion 74 years prior, the Capitol punishes them by holding an annual Hunger Games. The name for this morbid occasion is vastly deceptive, for these so-called “games” are nothing but televised bloodshed. Each district must select a male and female contestant between the age of 12 and 18 through a lottery system. ...

  Two books that I've read recently are Radio Silence and Solitaire, both by the author Alice Oseman. Radio Silence was the one I read first, after hearing about it from one of the posters around the school. After I had finished it, since I had liked the book so much I went to go read some of the other books by the same author, and that's how I got to Solitaire. Both books were nice to read, though I did like Radio Silence more, and I want t talk little bit about how they felt in comparison to each other. Minor spoilers for each book ahead Radio Silence This book was about 17 year old Frances Javier, who runs a blog where she frequently posts art of her favorite podcast: Universe City. The book starts off with Frances getting an invitation to become the official artist for that podcast, and she accepts. She later finds out that the creator of Universe City is her neighbor, Aled Last, and the two of them become fast friends. Like how I said earlier, I found Radio Silence because...