The unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Posted on November 19, 2013 by Maricela Cordova in Entertainment
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
By Maricela Cordova
Mara Dyer is a seventeen year old girl who moves to Florida after a terrible incident that changes her life. Now she has a new fresh start at a new life.
However, memories of the incident still haunt her. She keeps seeing things that make no sense. It makes her think that she is mentally unstable. Her parents do not believe her and it makes her feel more insane.
Worst of all she thinks that she can kill people by just imagining their deaths. She does not know what she is capable of and is scared by her own self. Good thing British boy, Noah Shaw, helps her on the path of self discovery as he discovers his own gift as well.
In this captivating psychological thriller it will keep you wondering who is Mara Dyer exactly? Mara Dyer is a girl who believes she is losing her sanity, she is lost within herself. She is confused and horrified of what she is. She is a girl that wants her normal life back but she knows that will never happen with the power she believes is a curse.
Most of all, she is a girl who is finding herself. She is unbecoming. She knows she is not normal because she has a newfound power. She is slowly creating who she wants to be. She is revolutionizing.
You will get lost in the world of Mara Dyer and not want to put the book down. You will want to reread the book over and over again trying to understand Mara Dyer.
Even though she is special she is like most teens, lost and confused. She can be a relatable character to some readers and her snarky comments will make you smile. It is a wonderful, beautifully told story that cannot be missed by anyone.
Pages: 452
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Word count: 325
SAS news
Posted on November 19, 2013 by Maricela Cordova in News
By Maricela Cordova
Get excited because SAS is restarting its SAS Brigade club where it will help plan activities and think about new electives . The new electives will be offered to the students next year. Also, the club will design shirts for SAS. The club’s president is Erin Gannett, vice president is Keitty Calderon, secretary is Amber Sanchez and the treasure is Diego Tamayo. The club will meet every other Wednesday starting from November 6.
A parent group has also been created to support SAS. Lee Rossi one of the parents involved in the parent group said that she joined the group because, “I want to support SAS and I love the school.” Also, she wants to learn how the parent group and SAS can work together and communicate with one another to get what SAS needs.
Lately, the parent group has donated school supplies, like notebooks, paper and ink. The next meeting will be on Dec. 4 and parents will discuss homework policies.
One of the parents also recommended for teachers to create an Amazon wishlist. Karen Cusolito, English teacher and lead teacher of SAS, said teachers got a cordless vacuum because of the Amazon wishlist. The cordless vacuum will help make cleaning the floors much easier because the custodians sometimes do not sweep up the floors.
So, tell your parents to come the next parent meeting to stay involve in what is happening in SAS.
Word count: 236
Book Review: Starters
Posted on October 11, 2013 by Maricela Cordova in Entertainment
By Maricela Cordova
Crimson Chronicle Reporter
Starters, by Lissa Price, may seem like your typical dystopian book about a girl who is left to fend for herself and falls for a guy but there is a twist to this society that is characterized by oppression and disease. Callie, whose parents died in the Spore Wars, is left to take care of her younger brother who is sick. She is in desperate need for money, which leads her to turn to Prime Destination. Prime Destination is where the elderly can rent a younger person’s body for the elders can feel young again. Except while Callie’s body was being rented out, something goes wrong and she is found back in her own body three weeks early. Not only that, but the woman who rented her body still lives inside her and was using her body to take down Prime Destination. Callie discovers the dark secrets of Prime Destination and has to make the ultimate decision of either fighting for Prime Destination or fighting against them.
Callie, who is only sixteen years old, is the embodiment of a fierce and brave girl. She is not whiny; all she cares about is keeping her brother safe. Price creates a beautiful bond between Callie and her brother that expresses their love and care for each other. Throughout the story it keeps the reader wondering what is going to happen next?
Starters has a little bit of everything. It has suspense, action, drama, mystery and romance. It is not your average dystopian book, and the ending has a real plot twist that will only leave the reader craving for the next book to come.
352 pages
