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 Book Review of The Other Side Of Tomorrow By Tina Cho The Other Side of Tomorrow is a story of two children in North Korea under the generalissimo regime of Kim Jong-Un. Their stories run parallel as they face hardships in North Korea but they meet while they have the common goal of escaping the country through China, Laos then Thailand from where they can take refuge and immigrate to other countries. But, the journey is a perilous one. The smallest of mistakes and getting captured can make their situation worse than it already was. Yunho resides with his grandmother in North Korea while Myunghee lives with her Great Aunt. Yunho wants to leave the country and waits keenly for his mom who already crossed the border to call him to join her while Myunghee just wants more freedom than what the regime will give her. With the only aspiration of living their cruel country with hopes of a better life. Myunghee annd Yunho unite to escape North Korea. My Opinion This book was extremely touc...

 Book Review Of The Maze Runner By James Dashner Summary When Thomas wakes up in the lift, all he can remember is his name. He doesn't know anything else about where he is or who he is. He is surrounded by many boys who welcome him to the Glade. He discovers that the Glade is a safe area in the middle of a dangerous maze but no one has been able to get out of the maze. The boys in the Glade try everyday but fail. Some have even died. Thomas also discovers that the boys are running a sort of civilization of their own inside the Glade from the materials that they receive through the lift once a month with a new member coming. All of the boys were like Thomas and couldn't remember anything except their name. Thomas starts working in the Glade and earns his way up as a runner when he saves one of the leaders in the Glade from the horrors in the maze. But when a girl comes into the maze, it changes everything. Her name is Teresa and with her the supplies come with a note that says,...

"Field Trip 2 hours away from Bangalore!!!!!! That's crazy. " , I yelled as I read the email that my school had sent. It was a trip to a sugarcane and silk factory and obviously my parents let me go. I was ecstatic the day before the trip and was jumping around and wondering about what snacks to buy. I was so hyped up that I couldn't study or do my homework and I slept early and woke up early for the first time in my life that my dad thought it was the apocalypse. We left school at about 7:00 in the morning. And as we went, we turned on the speakers and started playing music. We were vibing and singing so loudly that the people in the road were staring at us.When it was snack time everyone got so much snacks and we were sharing everything passing stuff back and forth. It kind of felt like playing pass the parcel with snacks. We reached about 2 hours later in Ramanagara a town  for silk production and rocky hills, also known for the movie   Sholay . and we first went t...

 Movie Review of F1:The Movie Three Laps is a lifetime, seconds are a matter of life and death. Welcome to the entertaining world of F1 the hardest form of sport there is.  The F1 movie released on theaters on June 27th and quickly became a world-wide sensation. While many people may look into lots and lots of logic in the movie, I firmly believe it is a fabulous and perfect movie. Movies like these come once in a while. A one time watch which leaves an impact on you forever. The last time I watched a movie as good as this one was The Dark Knight. The movie starts in the 24 hours of Daytona race that happens in Florida every year. The story starts with the Porsche team behind in the leaderboard and how Sonny Hayes(Brad Pitt), an old racer gets them the lead and how Porsche wins the race. After the race, Sonny meets his old teammate who convinces him to get back to F1. His friend is the owner of a losing F1 team and makes Sonny to come back to racing and race for his team. The ...

My Experience In The South City Premier League This year I wanted to watch the IPL in stadium but I didn't get the oppurtunity to do so but I got to participate something just as competitive and fun, the South City Premier League. The SPL was so popular that it appeared on the newspaper. 20 matches,11 teams(8 of them men's and the other 3 women's )but everyone's got their eyes on the trophy. It's a ground where different cultures meet and people are put on the limelight of Southcity to showcase their cricket skills. The Auction Let's get to one of the coolest parts of The South City Premier League. Associations from South City had bought teams and were contesting in an IPL-like auction to bid for players in their teams. The Teams Were: Men's Teams Women's Teams Manipal Guardians Telugu Titans Gujurat Titans Maratha Challengers Majestic Mavericks Gandaberunda Utkala Warriors Jalikattu Juggernauts God's Own XI Royal Bengal Tigers Pink Panthers My dad w...

Book Review of Hide and GEEK by TP Jagger Summary Gina,Edgar,Elena,Kevin are the GEEKs. A name they embraced after their archnemesis pointed out that their initials literally added up to GEEKs. The GEEKs live in the town of Elmwood, home to the famous puzzle maker Maxine Von Houten.After Maxine died, her daughter Alice took over the company. Alice Von Houten dies leaving the town in economic poverty. Maxine had promised the town her wealth when she died but it became long-lost. Without the wealth, the company can't run on it's own. This would cause Elena's mom and Kevin's dad to lose their jobs which meant splitting up the GEEKs. But when the GEEKs meet Maxwell Von Houten, the last surviving heir of Maxine, he tells them there is one final puzzle, a treasure hunt for her fortune created by Maxine Von Houten. Now it is up to the GEEKs to find the treasure and save their town of Elmwood. My Opinion As an avid lover of the Mr.Lemoncello's Library series, this book was ...