A hybrid of Hogwarts and Hunger Games, set in space. Set in the back drop of earth plighted by climate change and the only hope for survival in a new planet suddenly threatened by internal sabbotage, the growth and struggle of a biracial young woman teaches us what it means to truly come to terms with who we are.
In summer 2024, I participated in a sea kayaking course with friends organized by the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School in Maine. The week-long trip included challenging paddles, such as a ten-mile trek to return an instructor to the hospital and a twelve-mile journey. Highlights included a whale sighting, paddling through seal territory, and a reflective SOLO session. Despite the physical and mental demands, the camaraderie and shared experiences made it unforgettable.
Nerdy Asian math teacher and graphic novelist decides to follow his school’s basketball team around to learn about the ins and outs of teenagers from diverse backgrounds striving on the same team to achieve state championship.
The book that inspired a hit movie that produced many future stars. The themes of friendship, growth, and betrayal seem as eternal as ever.
What I wrote on a high school application essay asking about the books I read recently. Actually I’m still reading only of them… but they are all super good!
Asteroid knocks the moon out of orbit and the natural disasters that follow forces everyone to stay at home. Even though it was published before the COVID pandemic, the psychological effect remain eerily familiar.
What does it mean to be lucky, or unlucky? When you are struck with a progressive medical illness that confines you to a wheelchair, where do you look for friendships and how do you prepare for what the friendship might bring?
Can you imagine being raised by animals? Like Tarzan who was raised by apes or Mowgli in the Jungle Book who was raised by wolves… what if you are raised by pigeons, not in the jungle but atop a busy city?
Akira is the quintessential manga masterpiece. The book that inspired generations of youth and introduced the genre of graphic novel to the world.
Perhaps the most fascinating and frequently dramatized marriages of Western history. Six women, six personalities, six stories. What about them that grapples us?