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Kate Kueter '21 holds 'Wicked Saints'.

Only ‘The Wicked Saints’ can Survive Ice and War

Kate Kueter, Video Editor April 28, 2021

Three paths must cross to complete their common goal. But will they be able to set aside their fundamental differences and hatred for each other's people to work together and do the impossible? The...

Kate Kueter '21 holds 'The Songs of Achilles'.

‘The Song of Achilles’: A Tragic Love from the Past

Kate Kueter, Video Editor April 28, 2021

The Song of Achilles is a retelling of the great ancient story, The Iliad. Readers follow the awkward young prince Patroclus who was exiled to the kingdom of Phthia, where he meets the golden son,...

Kate Kueter '21 holds 'The Chain'.

Nothing can Break ‘The Chain’

Kate Kueter, Video Editor April 28, 2021

Never in my wildest dream would I have come up with this plot. I know that kids are kidnapped in the USA and around the world. I know that parents pay ransoms, can’t call the police and give in to...

Kate Kueter '21 holds 'Fatal Throne'.

Which Queen will Survive the ‘Fatal Throne’

Kate Kueter, Video Editior April 28, 2021

The Fatal Throne follows the lives of each of King Henry VIII’s five wives. The book is written in chronological order for each queen from when their lives began to intersect with King Henry’s....

Kate Kueter '21 holds the book Circe by Madeline Miller.

‘Circe’ Brings a Modern Twist to a Classic Character

Kate Kueter, Video Editor January 5, 2021

“Witches are not so delicate,” Madeline Miller wrote. Circe, the witch of Aiaia and the daughter of the Titan Helios, is a special kind of complex. She exudes beauty and grace, yet still instills fear...

Kate Kueter '21 holds the book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah.

Ishmael Beah Recounts War and Rescue in His Memoir ‘A Long Way Gone’

Kate Kueter, Video Editor January 5, 2021

“Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family, and their communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became...

Kate Kueter '21 poses with the book I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson.

‘I Have No Secrets’ Gives New Meaning to Being Silenced

Kate Kueter, Video Editor January 5, 2021

“Here’s a secret for you, and I know you won’t tell anyone,” the killer whispers as Jemma stares into their eyes.  Jemma is a sixteen-year-old girl with a great friend named Sarah. Jemma and...

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