All posts tagged "books"
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CVUSD community protects book accessibility
Introduction In our country, there have always been controversies surrounding the banning and censoring of books. Though it often feels far removed from NPHS, with...
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Book bans limit perspectives and violate First Amendment rights
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was created to protect the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition. Unfortunately, our nation’s fundamental ideas...
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The novels read in the first three years of high school
Required reading can easily feel like a chore, especially when there are dozens of assignments and essays to do along the way. While we compiled...
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Generation Alpha is unwilling to read
When I think back to my childhood, some of my fondest memories involve reading. Whether I remember calm afternoons spent at the Barnes and Noble...
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Books to read this summer
With lab reports, essays and exams lurking around every corner, the last thing many of us want to do is go home and crack open...
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“A Curse for True Love” brings a bittersweet ending
Since that fateful day of Aug. 23, I have often found myself overwhelmed with enormous loads of homework, tennis practices and volunteer hours and have...
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Book banning damages students
“Charlotte’s Web,” “Animal Farm,” “The Giver,” “The Outsiders” and “Harry Potter,” are all books that have made enormous impacts on my life. Their messages have...
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When creativity takes over the pen
Prologue The small yet present writers of NPHS go above and beyond the writing required in their English classes. Talented script writers, poets and authors...
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Abuse recognition begins with “It Ends With Us”
Despite the author’s personal controversies, Colleen Hoover’s depictions of abuse and gaslighting in relationships are sensitive and valid. “It Ends With Us”, a romance novel...
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The Inheritance Games Finally Concludes
Published Sept. 30 of this year, Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ beloved series “The Inheritance Games”, came to an end with the final installment of the third...