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Layla is psychological book that will leave the reader guessing and wanting more. Photo by: Kendall Garcia

Cougar critique: “Layla” by Colleen Hoover

Kendall Garcia March 8, 2023

A novel that shows life and love after tragedy No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover came out with the book “Layla” in December of 2020. The book begins when Leeds meets Layla. It’s...

The film Bones and All was released in 2022 and has been nominated for numerous awards at indie film festivals around the world. Graphic by: Avery Cameron

Book review: “Bones and All”

Avery Cameron February 17, 2023

 Is the book always better? Yes Luca Guadagnino's 2022 film “Bones and All,” starring Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet, is a coming-of-age story that follows Russell’s character, Maren Yearly,...

Book review: “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins is a hot mess

Book review: “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins is a hot mess

Kendall Garcia February 17, 2023

This suspenseful thriller may have the most unreliable narrator of all time “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins was published in 2015 as a psychological thriller. The book revolves around Rachel...

Miles Halter is introduced in the book as the nerdy, shy and awkward outsider at Culver Creek Boarding School. Later in the story, he meets characters such as Alaska Young, Chip Martin, Takumi Hikohito and Lara Buterskaya, who all have a strong influence on his development. Photo by: Alex Hoskins

Book review: “Looking for Alaska”

Alex Hoskins and Christian Montecino November 10, 2022

A look into the minds of troubled teens when it comes to love, loss and life If you’re a fan of the hit novel, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” then look no further. “Looking for Alaska'' is...

Book review: The Virgin Suicides

Book review: The Virgin Suicides

Ella Montano November 1, 2022

“The Virgin Suicides” is a novel by Jeffrey Euginides about five adolescent sisters who all kill themselves over the course of a year. The book is set in a suburban neighborhood in the 1970s. It is...

Book review: My Body

Book review: My Body

Sophia Nacu June 10, 2022

“My Body” by Emily Ratajkowski is my favorite book. To keep this simple, this book is a series of essays regarding the complexity of womanhood—the ins and outs of what it means to have a body that...

Book review: The Glass Castle

Book review: The Glass Castle

Brody Daw June 10, 2022

“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls is arguably one of the best memoirs that has ever been published. Beginning at the impressionable age of three, Walls recounts her beautiful and heartbreaking...

Majority of approved class novels represent only 18 percent of student body

Majority of approved class novels represent only 18 percent of student body

Avery Cameron June 10, 2022

Required reading part one: As VHS teachers are required by the state to teach novels from a “broad range of cultures and periods," class novels remain consisting of 81 percent white authors VHS English...

Opinion: Reading can be fun!

Opinion: Reading can be fun!

Janelle Chavira February 19, 2019

Reading is an everyday occurrence for most whether it be reading the newspaper, an online article, the back of a cereal box, etc. but does anyone just read for kicks anymore. It’s become a common thing...

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