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Percy Jackson and the Untimely Death of My Mom’s Strawberries
(Alternatively: My Honors English 10 Application)
The coming of my seventh birthday helped solidify two budding truths in my mind: my love of reading and my unfailing inability to keep my houseplants alive.
That day, my mother handed me strawberry seedlings to plant in our backyard with the expectation that I would gain strawberries to…
Elio: A Gorgeous Original That Ultimately Fell Short
Let’s start with the good news: Disney chose to delight us with an original movie. Not a fifth sequel, not another live-action remake, nor a soulless adaptation. An actual, original idea! What a concept.
And the bad news? Well, we’ll get to that.
30+ Middle-Grade Book Recommendations
Searching for a book list to binge during your weekends, breaks, and free time? Look no further! Down below you’ll find a compilation of my own favorite titles from upper-elementary school (or grades 4 to 6).
Happy reading! 🙂
Microwaving a Masterpiece: How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
I have a confession. One that might’ve sealed the film’s fate before the opening credits even rolled: I binged clips from the original How to Train Your Dragon a mere hour before heading into the theater.
In hindsight, perhaps that was sabotage.
Lilo & Stitch (2025): Against All Odds, This Worked
Let’s be real. Disney’s recent live-action remakes have been the cinematic equivalent of reheated rice.
So when news dropped that the Lilo & Stitch movie was the next on the chopping block, I rolled my eyes, muttered, “Please leave him alone,” and fully expected to hate-watch the entire film.
Now imagine my surprise when it…
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