All posts by Mercede Kraabel
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Novel succeeds in showing family’s resilience over loss
By: Mercede Kraabel “Everything I Never Told You” is written by Celeste Ng. The story begins with a Chinese American family in the 1970s in...
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Program offers on-the-job training
By: Mercede Kraabel Teachers and counselors frequently remind students that all their work is pointed to skills for the future, but one problem makes this...
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New Barbie doll creates more positive image
By: Mercede Kraabel People have been saying that 2016 is the year of change. For the Barbie dolls, it is. For over five decades, Barbie...
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Popular dystopian novel thrills readers
By: Mercede Kraabel The 5th Wave was written by Rick Yancey. The Others are smart. They know what they’re doing. They wipe out most of...
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Every day’s self-image struggles of living with forgotten disease creates ups, downs
By: Mercede Kraabel It’s 12 at night. The sky has been dark for hours, and my mind has only been dark with thoughts for little...
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Burning Blue breeds intriguing storyline
By: Mercede Kraabel Burning Blue is written by Paul Griffin. Nicole Castro had her life turned upside down in one moment. One second she was...
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‘Bitterblue’ lives up to its prequel
By: Mercede Kraabel “Bitterblue,” a book by Kristin Cashore, is the sequel to “Graceling.” The book takes place eight years after King Leck’s death and...
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Characters in ‘Graceling’ discover hidden talents
By: Mercede Kraabel “Graceling,” a book by Kristin Cashore, just left me at WOW. Just WOW! This book has everything: love, action, betrayal, sword fights....
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Before seeing the movie, ‘The Martian’ worth a read
By: Mercede Kraabel Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on Mars? Can people live on Mars? What would it be like?...
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Peet Good Vibes enrichment expanding impact
In February, a new enrichment started at Peet. The Good Vibes enrichment is a space during Tiger Time on Fridays where students make positive and inspirational quotes to tape...
