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Wimpy Kid Lore

  A look back at my childhood reading As most children did back in the day, I spent a portion of my life reading wimpy kids. I remember hearing about it first from my mother, who recommended one of the books (I think the Rodrick Rules one?) to me after hearing of it from her friend. At first, I didn’t want to read it: after all, it just seemed like some lame book. But after having some cheetoes, I was in a more complacent mood and bored out of my mind, so I picked the book up. It revolves around a middle schooler, Greg Heffley, and the various troubles he gets into.  As I read more and more of the Wimpy kid lore, I became increasingly more enveloped by his wacky world where something absurd would happen almost every week. I remember, whenever I had free time I would pick a book out of the series to divulge in, however, judging by the wear and tear of the books nowadays and what I remember what was in them, I enjoyed watching him suffer. At the time, many of his solutions to the problem

Home Field Advantage

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  Home Field Advantage Home Field Advantage is about Amber McCloud, a cheerleader for Atherton High School and a closeted lesbian, with dreams of becoming the next cheer captain. The football team’s quarterback unexpectedly dies in an accident and his death shakes the entire school. In need of a new quarterback, the coach searches around until he finds Jacquelyn (Jack) Walsh. It's controversial enough to replace their beloved quarterback, but added to that, she's the first girl quarterback in Atherton history, and people are not taking it well. In a place where she constantly feels isolated and alone, Jack finds comfort in one person: Amber. As they become closer, they slowly unwind secrets about the old quarterback and Amber’s best friend. But being with each other constantly jeopardizes what they have worked so hard to finally get. For Amber, the spot as cheer captain she has always dreamed of, and for Jack, the spot as quarterback that she never thought she'd get. It’s u

The Institute Book Review

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The Institute Book Review “He was only twelve, and understood that his experience of the world was limited, but one thing he was quite sure of: when someone said trust me , they were usually lying through their teeth.” This quote is said by the narrator from The Institute , a sci-fi horror novel written by Stephen King in 2019, revealing to readers that even a twelve-year-old has developed keen common sense.   In fact, the reason I picked up this book was that it was about a boy in middle school, and I felt that I might relate to him.   Additionally, Stephen King is known for writing horror novels, so I wanted to experience his so-called “magical” writing. The book begins on a Delta flight from Florida to New York and at this point, we are introduced to one of the characters, Tim Jamieson. He is moving to New York to start a new chapter in life, after going through a divorce and being dismissed from his job. But as time passes, the flight doesn’t take off. A Delta employee then boar