Reviews and Critiques

A Masterpiece by Matt Roberts

by admin on July 3, 2010

The book Number the Stars is a wonderful masterpiece written by Lois Lowry in 1988.  After you read this book, a fantastically told historical fiction on World War II, you will think it is a great story.  “According to Lowery, the Danish people were the only entire nation of people [...]

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A Cinematic Treat by Kira Ripley, age 15

by admin on July 3, 2010

Valkyrie was produced by United Artists and released to theaters on Christmas day 2008.  Staring Tom Cruise, Valkyrie was based upon an actual assassination plot that unfurled during the height of WWII. Rated PG-13, this movie was directed by Bryan Singer and based on the screenplay written by Christopher McQuarrie and [...]

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In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque portrays the horrors of war. Remarque himself fought in World War I, which may be why he presents war as being so horrifying. He effectively depicts these horrors through the everyday experiences of German soldiers during World War I, and [...]

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The Thrill of Legend by Jeth Floyd

by admin on July 2, 2010

Based on Richard Matheson’s book of the same name, I Am Legend appeared on the silver screen December of 2007. However, the story has been adapted to the screen two other times. Matheson is famous for authoring stories of the Sci-Fi and Horror genres, while also co-directing other screen adaptations [...]

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A Child Called It by Kari Landis

by admin on June 29, 2010

Dear Mr. Pelzer, I have read your book, A Child Called “It”, twice now and both times it has brought me to tears.  It kept me very interested and yet sometimes I had to force myself to read because of how horrible it was.  A child Called “It” has opened [...]

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Flat Stanley by Catherine Volz

by admin on June 29, 2010

The book, Flat Stanley, is a fiction book that has chapters. The author, who is Jeff Brown, wrote this book. When this book was published in 1964, Scholastic, Inc. was the company who published it. In an average size city, Flat Stanley lives with his parents, who are Mr. and [...]

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