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     Book club is an interesting place. The books can be of any genre and any depth. Sharing opinions is also a great part, and if you agree, it helps you connect with people. If you disagree, it provides you with a healthy debate that can really challenge your thoughts. Uni has a book club that is in partnership with Spectrum Club. The book we most recently finished is called I Wish You All the Best  by Mason Deaver. The book club leaders even got the author to join our Zoom for a Q & A!     I Wish You All the Best  is about a kid named Ben. They are non-binary but aren't out to anyone. After gaining the courage to come out to their parents, they were kicked out of their home. With no one else to go to, they called their sister who they hadn't spoken to in ten years. However, she still took them in and let them live in her house with her husband, Thomas . Ben had never met Thomas before, though, so their relationship was a little awkward at first, but because they had to

(WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS) Introduction:         Hello, everyone, and welcome to the last blog post of the year! Wow, this has been a challenging year for us, but we're almost there! This post is going to be about (*drumroll*) another Spy School  series book review (I know, so unexpected of me)! This book is titled Spy School Goes South,  which is perfect to read during this time of year since it is summer-themed. This book is the sixth out of a total of eight spy books. There is actually a ninth one coming up soon, and I believe it is called Spy School At Sea . This book is full of suspense, action, and adventure. Summary:         Benjamin Ripely was activated on Operation Tiger Shark, attempting to thwart SPYDER once and for all. One of the CIA's prisoners, Murray Hill, offered them to tell Ben their secret headquarters' location ( implied by the title...oop ) in return for his freedom. He suspected something suspicious about this offer but accepted it anyhow

    The SCP Foundation: it's an internationally spanning project/wiki that's been thriving for years. Their website functions as a base for all things SCP-related, with Youtube channels, podcasts, and webcomics run by fans expanding its reach and audience. In the cannon of the SCP universe, the Foundation spans internationally, though it's definitely rooted centered in the United States (as shown by many SCP archives and descriptions detailing difficulties with Soviet Russia).      The letters stand for Secure, Contain, Protect and the organization's goal is to do those things to abnormal objects that are referred to as SCPs. Now, what exactly makes up an abnormal object? In simple terms, something that seems magical to the common person. For example, a tree that is able to grow almost any object (SCP-038). Many of them hint at many forces beyond our reach being at play, such as a group of god-like brothers, and even biblical figures. Also literal God. They have God in

 William? Not doing a book review? No... it can't be... Well, believe it or not, dear reader, I have decided to spend my final blog post not writing a book review. Instead, this post will be dedicated to parts I found particularly interesting in Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer. This book is quirky and unique in that it's sort of like an atlas in that it takes you through interesting and notable places around the world, but the twist is that they are relatively.... obscure (do you get it? Because the title is "Obscura"? Really clever, I know). So without further ado, here are some places I found particularly interesting. Warning: Contains Minor Spoilers, although what do they really spoil? Real life? There isn't any "plot" to the book, except maybe the plot of real life? I feel like I should be able to describe it better but yeah.   Longplayer, London, United Kingdom   Longplayer is a song composed of six short pre-recorded pieces of Mongolian throat singin

Introduction: (WARNING: This post contains spoilers)         Hello, everyone! This blog post will be about the fifth book in the Spy School Series, which is Spy School Secret Service  by Stuart Gibbs. Have you ever heard of the Secret Service? Well, I was not aware of this before reading this book. If you are not aware, the Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that protects politicians of the United States (and deals with some criminal investigation). This book is going to mention the Secret Service numerous times, so I just thought it would be nice to make you aware of this. If you already know this, then good for you!          In the next section, I will talk about what I enjoyed and disliked about this book. What I liked:         1. The evil organization's plot is very stunning.  Compared to the other books in the Spy School series, the evil organization's (a.k.a SPYDER) plot is distinctly different from previous attempts to cause chaos.        2. Has unexpecte

This blog post is going to be a little bit different than ones I've done previously. It isn't going to be a book recommendation, or a book unrecommendation, but something in between the two. I'll be talking about a few books that I think are just... meh... and how to improve them or how I would have liked to see them written instead. Disclaimer : The following are entirely my own opinions. While my opinions are always factually correct, I can't force you to agree with them (yet). If you think I'm right, great. If you don't, that's alright. My point is, you can enjoy whatever books you want, and if you really liked or disliked one of the books I mentioned, that's totally fine. Scythe by Neal Shusterman  This book feels like several books ripped up and glued together. Maybe I'm not sophisticated enough for it, but it just feels like the author tried to squeeze too much into too short of a book (and the book is a pretty fair length as it is, at around 4