Banned books are becoming increasingly common. The most abundant banned topics are books that amplify the voices of marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ+ community and people of color (POC).
Contrary to popular belief, bans on books do not make them completely unavailable to the public; they make them unavailable in schools and public libraries. This is as much of an issue as it would be if these books were made to be unavailable.
If you were one of the millions of middle-schoolers that was obsessed with either Greek mythology (for some odd reason… I don’t know why that was such a common occurrence) or the Percy Jackson series, I have the perfect series for your high-schooler heart that’s longing for that sense of childhood again.
Adapting a novel into a film is not always executed successfully. Unlike the “Hunger Games” series, sometimes, a fictitious dystopia representing the state of our world turns meaningless as it is translated from paper into the perspective of a moving camera.
“Ever since we discovered cave paintings, humans have tried to illustrate their imagination, and then once we figured out words, then it was just an added bonus to bring both the creative written word and the creative visual art together,” said OH art teacher Michael Skura.
The fall book recommendations were chosen on the principal theme of downfall as the genre of books one chooses to read from season to season changes in accordance to the cool chill of early autumn as it cuts through the stagnant air of the summer.
Staff reporters Ruby and Carolina dive into common tropes and occurrences seen in both the BookTok community as well as the components that make up BookTok itself.