Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God Author: Zora Neale Hurston Star Rating: 3/5 *Spoiler Warning* Synopsis: Janie Mae Crawford sits down to tell her friend Phoebe her life story; how she survived three husbands, a hurricane, and the south in the early 20th century. After Janie’s mom abandoned her to grow up with her strict … Continue reading “Their Eyes Were Watching God” Book Review
Author: Kelly Keene
“One Summer” Book Review
Photo Taken by Kelly Keene Title: One Summer Author: Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki Star Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: A young girl visits a lake house with her mom and dad. She meets up with a friend she only sees during this annual vacation and they go to the corner shop for candy and movies. The main … Continue reading “One Summer” Book Review
The Longest Bell
By Kelly Keene February 5, 2019 It’s the one sound you never want to hear. Action is delayed as it rings and reverberates radiating off the stone cold walls. Schools are normally warm and happy, but when the long bell rings, the halls are silent. And there is not a soul in sight. Shaky hands … Continue reading The Longest Bell
“Calypso” Book Reivew
Title: Calypso Author: David Sedaris Star Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Sedaris shares stories from his life as he bridges the gap between adult siblings that miss their mother, and sister. They make memories together and Sedaris and Hue buy a beach house. It’s touching, light, and laugh out loud funny. I recommend listening to it, so … Continue reading “Calypso” Book Reivew
Returns
By Kelly Keene “It’s kind of fun doing this in the rain” she said, handing off a red and white bag to the boy as he wiped his shaggy hair out of his eyes. “Yeah it is,” he smiled up at the dripping sky, “Although I feel kinda bad when I hand people their order, … Continue reading Returns
Superhero
By Kelly Keene I distinctly remember the first time I saw The Incredibles when it arrived at AMC theaters back in 2004. I walked into the movie with my mom and younger brother, ziplock bags of hot tamales stuffed deep in each of our coat pockets. When I walked out, everything had changed. From that … Continue reading Superhero
Who am I?
I wrote this poem during an all staff meeting. It was right before we started the 2021-22 school year. Inspired by the song "Who am I?" from the play "Les Miserables."
Lemons
Photo taken by Kelly Keene. By Kelly Keene There is a tree in my yard that sprouts lemons. It’s incredible, I think, because, I cannot sprout lemons, myself. So I go to this tree, I depend on it, for lemons. But it doesn’t always have them. It seems to say, when I go out to … Continue reading Lemons
“From Ash and Blood” Book Review
By Kelly Keene Photo taken by Kelly Keene Title: From Blood and Ash Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Star Rating: 2/5 Synopsis: A young girl is “The Maiden” and forced to wear a veil all around some castle where she lives. A few ruling class people are in charge, and of course, abusive. This girl, Poppy, … Continue reading “From Ash and Blood” Book Review
“Madam” Book Review
By Kelly Keene Photo taken by Kelly Keene Title: Madame Author: Phoebe Wynne Star Rating: 2.5/5 Synopsis: A young new classics teacher starts work at an all-girls boarding school in Scotland that is predictably problematic and weird. She, as a professional educator, is treated terribly, and it’s not just the staff and students that start … Continue reading “Madam” Book Review
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