PACL Blogs

By Alisha P., Grade 9 Ana Huang’s Twisted Love Book Review: Book 1 of the Twisted Series  Twisted Love "Twisted Love" by Ana Huang is one of the best brother's best friend love tropes I have read. With all its ups and downs and the "will they, won’t they" vibe. The male love interest is…

Anya, grade 12 "Time Was Soft There" written by Jeremy Mercer is a memoir that features Mercer, a lonely journalist from Canada, who buries himself into his job and uses alcohol as a way of escaping his problems. He initially betrays the trust of a powerful criminal, which makes that person threaten him with violence…

By Neha N., Grade 9   The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes The Hunger Games Recently, I watched the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie, a prequel to the 3 known and loved Hunger Games books (which have also been made into movies.) The Ballad’s movie adaptation was released in 2023 and has been extremely…

By Priya T., 9th Grade Most people spend their entire lives working to achieve something. They will spend every maddening minute striving for an end game - whether that be retiring, starting a family, or even just being a good person. And while many of these might seem like common goals, perhaps the most popular…

By Neha N., Grade 9 Taylor Swift's Latest 5 Albums, Ranked 5. Evermore Writing about Taylor Swift’s latest albums feels magnitudes harder than writing about her first 5, because she’s improved so much at writing and singing. I want to make it clear that although Evermore is 5th on this list, I don’t dislike it…

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Book Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda By Colten M., Grade 9 Looking for a fun but genuine read all the way through?  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, follows Simon Spier, a gay teen, as he falls in love for the first time—over email.  I’ve already read this book twice…