Middle School News & Reviews
April 2019 | The Middle Files
The April 2019 The Middle Files is now available.
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Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
I’m an 8th grader at Hadley Junior High, and my name is Ben. I’m reviewing the book Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart. I liked this book because it wasn’t your average book where one person randomly finds a friend who instantly changes their life. Instead, the two main characters have to try to become good friends and
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The March 2019 The Middle Files is now available.
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The February 2019 The Middle Files is now available!
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
My name is Gabby, and I’m a 7th grader at St. James. I liked The Hunger Games, because it keeps you guessing. The ending isn’t predictable in the sense that you don’t know who might die. You think one person is safe until… The Hunger Games also kept me interested throughout the book and I encourage
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The Lego Movie Videogame
I’m Angel and I am a 7th grader at Hadley Junior High School. I’ll be reviewing The Lego Movie Video Game. The Lego Movie Videogame is fun to play, and I played it with my brother. You get to choose your player, and it is also multiplayer, so your friends can play with you. The
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
I’m Colin, and I am an 8th grader at Glen Crest Middle School. I’ll be reviewing The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott. I liked The Alchemyst because of the amount of depth the story had. The two main characters, twins Sophie and Josh, find a man known as Nicholas Flamel. They
Read MoreJanuary 2019 | The Middle Files
The January 2019 The Middle Files is now available!
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A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
My name is Katie, and I attend Hadley Junior High School as a 7th grader. I’m reviewingA Series of Unfortunate Events, which contains 13 books. I really enjoy this series. It’s about a girl, Violet, a boy, Klaus, and their baby sister, Sonny. After their parents die in a tragic fire, they are on the
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Island of the Blue Dolphins (Part III: Analysis)
By: Nada A., Teen Blogger
In my AP Human Geography course as a freshman, I read Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies by Jared Diamond. It provided a new perspective on how various peoples can possess different types of knowledge and how this can affect their survival, communication, and societal advancement. In Island of the Blue Dolphins,
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