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~Emma Murawski         I recently finished Two Dead Girls , written by the influential writer Stephen King. Two Dead Girls is the first book in a 6 part series titled The Green Mile. The Green Mile series had become so distinguished that a movie was made and directed by Frank Darabont in 1999 starring Tom Hanks.         Two Dead Girls is a story told from the perspective of Paul Edgecombe, an ex-prison guard at the Cold Mountain penitentiary. He recalls the events from his time at the Cold Mountain penitentiary in the year 1932. Paul Edgecombe’s job at the Cold Mountain penitentiary included overseeing prisoners during their time on death row, known as the Green Mile. At the end of their time on death row, they are brought to “Old Sparky,'' the electric chair. Reading the book, I noticed the amount of time put into describing all of the aspects and importance of “Old Sparky” author Stephen King put into it. During Edgecombe’s time working in 193...

Hello all! This is Wes, and today I am going to review Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events , the first one at least. I decided to revisit this beloved series after recently binge-watching Netflix's recent adaptation (which is amazing by the way). One issue is that now whenever I'm reading the books, I can only hear the voice of Patrick Warburton (except for dialogue, in that case I hear the character's respective actor). With all of this in mind, let's dive in. --- (no spoilers) The books starts off with the Baudelaire children (Violet, Klaus, and Sunny) at a beach. They are having a splendid time when they are approached by Mr. Poe, their family's banker. Mr. Poe doesn't bring good news, rather, he informs the now orphans that they are, well, now orphans. He explained how the children's parents parished, and brings them home. Following the will of the Baudelaire parents, the three orphans are now being whisked away to live with their 3...

Sup! It's Nate here, this time with a review of Airman  by Eoin Colfer. I had previously read Colfer's excellent Artemis Fowl series, and when I saw another book by him in the library, I decided to check it out. Airman is a historical fiction and adventure novel set in the late 1800's. It mostly takes place on the Saltee Islands, a real (but uninhabited) collection of islands in Europe. The story centers around the life of Conor Broekhart, the son of Captain Declan Broekhart and his wife Catherine. Conor was allegedly born while flying in a hot-air balloon, and he has loved high places and always dreamed of flying as a result. The story begins with young Conor and his friend Princess Isabella (son of King Nicholas, king of the Saltees) playing in the castle of the Saltees. However, a fire breaks out, and Conor uses his ingenuity to create a makeshift glider and save himself and Isabella from the flames. After seeing this, Victor Vigny (King Nicholas's friend), who had...