The Jumping Jungle by Juunah Kang and Sabreen Khanikar

In the tall trees

We see a poisonous frog

Don’t get stung by the bees

And don’t trip on a log

The colorful flower vines

Pop out from the rest

They send warning signs

To stay away from the nest

The farther you go

The wilder it gets

You won’t see any snow

It’s hard to see when the sun sets

Lions are a real threat

Snakes may slither on the ground

Monkeys jump as fast as a jet

And most bugs don’t make much sound

We leave The Jumping Jungle

So our visit is done

Our knowledge has grown

We couldn’t of had more fun!

My View On The Hunger Games by Juunah Kang

\I thought The Hunger Games was amazing!!!!! I think Suzanne Collins did a wonderful job explaining a complicated adventure and romance story. I had no idea what inspired her to right such an interesting action-packed series.

So I did some research and found out a significant influence is the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. I found out more cool facts on the website I looked at.

The first time I read The Hunger games, I couldn’t stop reading it to where I read Catching Fire, the second book in just a few days. I would beg my parents to stay up for just a little more and couldn’t all asleep at night because all I was thinking about was The Hunger Games. Then I watched the movies which were also stunning! I didn’t know which was better. Movie or book? So I read the book again. There are some parts where I liked the movie version better or vis versa, where I liked the book version better. I’m stilled tied.

The series was recommended by my mother when I had no other books to read because I had read them millions of times over. So when I found out about The Hunger Games, I was excited.

The books are like no other in my opinion. To imagine something so abstract, with so many things happening at such a rapid pace, and then put it into words, well I know I could never do it.

I think the author did a really good job with always putting things in the right place. The events never seemed out of order like some other books I’ve read. There was always a twist where you least expected it. When you thought something was going to happen you were completely wrong.

I really liked how she always kept you on your toes with the romance. You were always thinking would Katniss choose Peeta or Gale? It always went back and forth.

In my opinion Mockingjay was the best book in the series. The love story going back and forth. Wondering what she’d do in bed kept me up half of the night and I was always dreaming about The Hunger Games. No matter how quickly you read this series, it will be fresh in your memory for a long time.

I definitely recommend this book to readers 10 and up. It can be difficult to read, so it is easier to be a better reader than not.

I can say that on behalf of a lot of people, this is the best book series I have ever read.

A Review of Tui T. Sutherland's Ninth WINGS OF FIRE Novel, Talons of Power by Ahan Devgun

Talons of power is the ninth book of Tui T Sutherland’s wings of fire series. This book is about dragons, all from different kingdoms in the land of Pyrrhia, each dragon in the different kingdoms have special powers relating to their kingdom

IceWings have the ability to withstand sub-zero temperatures and bright light. Icewings can also use frostbreath. Frostbreath is the ability to exhale ice, cold winds and frost.

SkyWings have powerful fighting and flying skills, they can also breath fire.

RainWings have the ability to change the color of their scales for camouflage, they can also spit venom

NightWings can breath fire, they can also read people’s minds and predict the future.

MudWings can breath fire as well, but only if the temperature is hot enough, they can also hold their breath up to an hour. MudWings also have abnormal strength.

SandWings can survive a long time without water. SandWings can use their tails to poison people.

SeaWings can breathe underwater, see in the dark, and create huge waves with one splash of their powerful tails. They are excellent swimmers.

The plot of this book is that the NightWing Darkstalker (the enemy of the NightWing and IceWing kingdoms) plans to take over Pyrrhia, using his animus powers.

(An animus has the ability to enchant objects to to your bidding. For example you can enchant a seashell to give you eternal life.)

Darkstalker makes an enchantment for everyone who sees him to like him. Another shy SeaWing animus named Turtle is the only one who can stop Darkstalker, even though his heroic friends are put under Darkstalker’s spell.




I think this book was very well written. It had many cliffhangers and plot twists. It had so much detail that I could see it vividly in my head. Also, this book is very emotional, it also had a lot of references to the question in Stephen Crane’s Red Badge of Courage, what is the meaning of bravery?

Pizza War by Ram Arora

You think when I roll out the dough.

A pizza is going to be made.

But really, our battlefield is going to be made.

Now put that in the oven… and take it out.

A nice, hard surface

Perfect for our battlefield.

Now spread the sauce, and sprinkle the cheese.

“Now this HAS to be a pizza!” You just might say.

But this, is just our soldiers getting ready for war.

Now when the pizza is the oven, you think: “ahh, almost done.

But it is not.

It is only the beginning of the war in the raging heat of the oven

Cheese vs Sauce

As the  battle continues, everyone gets stuck together and dies.

And when the pizza comes out of the oven.

One more enemy comes along and eats the whole pizza.

That Enemy is you!

Personal Essay by Arjun Taneja

It makes me to unhappy when I see a disrespectful person. I have firsthand experience because I witnessed a boy brutally insult another boy about his skin color. I feel strongly moved by how disrespectful this boy was to the other boy. Anyone else should have the same feelings as me because no one should want to see a fellow human being disrespected and hurt.

The story unfolds as so: A white 7th grader insults an Hispanic 7th grader calling him names such as “idiot” and telling him, “Trump will get you deported”.

You can make a difference, all you have to do is step in and make a stand when you see someone being bullied. For example, when I saw the poor kid being bullied I quickly stepped in and respectfully asked the bully to stop. You don’t want to stoop to their level and be physical because they might turn around and pretend that it was you bullying them, also it’s just not right to start pushing someone around right after you told them to stop bullying someone. That just makes you a hypocrite.

Tears are Tears by Mariam Kravchenko

A tear,

A rip,

A piercing through your heart.

A scar across your face,

A whisper of weakness.

A loss of control,

A forgotten power,

A claw through your mind.

A force of damage,

A force of destruction.

Tears are tears.

Smoke or not? by Ram Arora

So, to smoke or not. Well, as most people think, to not smoke, is with me. I’m sorry bad people,(or at least what I think) but smoking is bad and not healthy for you. Smoking can damage the lungs, make your teeth yellow, make your face all wrinkly, and much, much more!!! You can also get a heart attack our heart cancer! And nobody wants that, don’t they? I mean, you can even die!!! And THAT is bad for sure!

Here are some more things that smoking can do to your body: bad vision, less appetite, yellow fingers when holding cigarette, smelly hair, lung cancer, blood clotting, heart disease, and MORE!!! And so, I think that smoking is bad for you, and I think that you should agree with me because if smoking was gone, we all would have a good, healthy, life and all. Of course we would, right?

Now, here are some people who have gotten badly injured or have even died by smoking! One person is Bryan Curtis. He started smoking when he was 15 and never realized that 20 years later he would die. A few other people are Gracie Allen, Stephen E. Ambrose, and Louis Armstrong. As I said, many people have died because of smoking. So we should all stop smoking. Right?