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Tag Archives: Student Review

Review: Her Right Foot written by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris

Reviewed by Nick Kleese Her Right Foot begins where you’d expect an expository text about the Statue of Liberty to begin—a history of her origins abroad and journey to America. All is straightforward until halfway through the text when the narrator wonders why Lady Liberty’s right foot is raised. “Where is she going?” the narrator wonders. “Is…

January 29, 2018 in Featured Content, Reviews.

Student Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Arnold leaves the reservation and hopes of a better life at a small white school. The novel illustrates situations of alcohol and physical abuse, which although portraying real life, is mature content calling for a target audience of teens. This book can be placed in the contemporary realistic fiction genre since it allows readers to…

August 22, 2016 in Reviews.

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