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JANIE LEE

The Death of the Moth by Janie Lee This piece of writing helped me to imagine all the movements of a moth. Throughout this essay, the specific movement of the moth felt so significant. I couldn’t help but notice how ironic it seemed, considering the fact that a moth was rather a small and insignificant Read more…

CHRISTOPHER TIAN

In The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs, there were many many twists and turns throughout the entire story that constantly kept me on my feet wondering what would happen next. The amount of magic in this story really made me wonder how Johnny could overcome. The final chapter was definitely my Read more…

JONATHAN LIM

Jonathan won a Gold Key for Novel from Scholastic Awards for the below! Congratulations Jonathan! The Marmon Wasp Chapter I:  I was in shock. There are few things as exciting and as terrifying as finally getting to walk inside the Marmon Plant, the place where all the greatest cars get made. I felt my knees Read more…

TAYLEN LI

The Rocker I wanted to go home. I wanted to be anywhere but Mr. Johnson’s classroom. The gray-haired nuisance had humiliated me for the fifth time this year – this time he had snatched my blank homework from my hands, and upon seeing it, had continuously reprimanded me. When I thought the eruption was finally Read more…

TAYLEN LI

Dear students, The process for finding the best battle (Famous Battles essay = FB essay) to write about is a tricky one for two reasons. #1. It is such a monumental choice because writing the FB essay is a long and exacting process, combining the principles of journalism (verification of information and sources, and context, Read more…