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EZRIE ZINCHIK

The Man Behind Apple Steve Jobs, one of the greatest inventors to ever live, was born in San Francisco on February 24th, 1955, and died on October 5th, 2011, of pancreatic cancer, at the age of 56, just 68 days after he resigned as CEO of Apple. Steve Jobs really fascinates me because he created Read more…

CHRISTOPHER TIAN

Toad-headed, the rainbow, smashed headed rock… what are these monsters? The agama comprises at least seven species found across Africa where they are the most common lizard. They can be found in sizes of 12.5 to 30 centimeters and have a wide variety of colors. Their front teeth are designed for quick cutting and chewing Read more…

JOSHUA AARONSON

My Side of the Mountain was a thoughtful and wonderful book. Sam was an amazing character who was very clever. Not only was Sam smart but he was also amazing at making friends; for example, he made friends with Bando and Matt and mastered Frightful: he is smart because he got books from the library Read more…

CHLOE ZOU and MONTSERRAT REYES

Likely the two weirdest characters you’ll ever read about: Luke from “My Friend Luke” and the recipient of blows in “There’s a Man Hitting me on the Head with an Umbrella”, by Fernando Sorrentino Zou in normal font, Reyes in bold, italics when one answers the other I’ve read a collection of different authors now, Read more…

MONTSERRAT REYES

Roald Dahl’s “The Hitchhiker” and O. Henry’s “After 20 Years” Roald Dahl has had a place on my bookshelf, and in my heart, since I was a little girl. Seeing his name again in this short story brought back memories of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. Before reading the story, I had high Read more…