I Kill Giants (2017)
Reviewed by Cassidy Hammel (Library Staff) I Kill Giants features a formidable bunny-ear clad heroine whose troubled home life triggers her imagination to blur the lines between reality and fantasy....
View ArticleCrazy Rich Asians (2018)
Reviewed by Emily Terasa (Library Staff) Rachel Chu (played by the amazing Constance Wu) is a NYU professor, living in New York with her boyfriend Nick Young (played by the extremely handsome Henry...
View ArticleThe House with a Clock in Its Wall (2018)
Reviewed by Kelsey (Library Staff) Jack Black and Cate Blanchett provide fantastic performances in this adaptation of the children’s book The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs. When...
View ArticleSharp Objects (TV Series)
Reviewed by Cassidy Hammel (Library Staff) This television show is based on the book from the author of Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, and I had no intention of ever touching it after submersing myself in...
View ArticleLes Miserables (2018)
Reviewed by Emily Terasa (Library Staff) I love both the musical and movie version of Les Miserables. So when I saw that Masterpiece on PBS was coming out with a version of Les Miserables, I knew I had...
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Far From the Tree (2018)
Reviewed by Kelsey (Library Staff) Every family is different, every child is different and there is no right or wrong formula for how to raise “normal” kids. This documentary, a follow up to the New...
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Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia...
Reviewed by Melissa Beck (Library Staff) Much, much more than a novelization, Cornelia Funke’s illustrated adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 award-winning Spanish film is spellbinding. Set in...
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Juliet, Naked (2018)
Reviewed by Melissa Beck (Library Staff) I don’t watch very many movies. They make it to my “To Watch” list and languish there for months or years while I read books instead. But when I heard about...
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Reviewed by Holly (Library Staff) This book took me on a journey back to High School. The main character is a home schooled girl that is attending public school for the first time. The author...
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Can You Keep a Secret? (2019)
Reviewed by Emily Terasa (Library Staff) “I love Sophie Kinsella books; she is one of my favorite chick-lit authors. When I saw that they were making a movie out of one of her books, I was extremely...
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