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On Looking for Alaska’s TV Adaptation – The Ironing Scene

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I’m not entirely looking for changes in the book’s television adaptation. There are some things that I’d love to stay the same, and one of those things is the ironing

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Thunderhead | Neal Shusterman

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The Thunderhead sees the corruption rising in the scythes. It sees, like a god, but cannot act. Instead, it can only trust in Citra and Rowan, who take opposing sides

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Interview with Lori Alexander

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About the Author: Lori Alexander is the author of picture books Backhoe Joe (HarperCollins) and Famously Phoebe (Sterling Children’s), as well as the upcoming chapter book, All in a Drop,

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On Looking for Alaska’s TV Adaptation – The Gross Misunderstanding of Mental Illness

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Because Pudge romanticizes Alaska, he misunderstands her, and he disregards the parts of her that might not be desirable. I’m talking specifically about her mental illness.

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On Looking for Alaska’s TV Adaptation – The Dangers of Romanticization

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If you haven’t already heard the news, fans of John Green’s novel, Looking for Alaska, can look forward to an eight-episode mini-series based on the book. But how closely will

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Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo

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The underbelly of society is personified through Kaz Brekker and his crew of thieves and misfits. When Kaz receives a request from a rich noble to break an inventor out

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