‘The Day You Begin’ by Jacqueline Woodson
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
Top Marks For Murder · By Bella Chen
A detective novel in the Murder Most Unladylike series. This particular book is about three murders happening in one spot, and it's up to a group of friends to solve it.
Waiting for God? · By Kate Hong
One of the best-known plays written by Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist and playwright. I believe the plot of ‘Waiting for Godot’ is more complicated than it seems. I believe ‘Godot’ means ‘God’, as both words are similar in pronunciation and symbolism in the story and in history.
How does Mehta explore the theme of trauma in Plum Cake? · By Angela Song
Published in The New Yorker, July 5, 2021. Using the metaphor of 'plum cake', American poet Diane Mehta explores the trauma experienced by Jews during the holocaust.
Ancient Greek Plays by Aristophanes and Euripides
Kate Yang | When we compare Aristophanes and Euripides, it is more likely that we are contrasting comedies and tragedies. Does the optimist or a pessimist have a better view? Is it preferable to see a comedy or a tragedy? The answer is straightforward.
‘I Felt a Funeral in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson
Joy Chen | Emily Dickinson is known for writing haunting poems… One of them is I Felt a Funeral in my Brain. Dickinson uses metaphors and mindscapes to address different stages of mental illness.
‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare
Jing Jing Qiao | An essay discussing the theme of good vs. evil in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest.