The Selection follows character, America Singer, a 16 year old middle class musician who lives in a dystopian America, known as Illéa. The government has set up a strict caste system with eight tiers (with tier one being the highest), and America being on the fifth tier. She has a secret love with...

Neal Shusterman created an action-packed dystopia with Scythe, the first book in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy. The world is ruled by a benevolent AI (“The Thunderhead”) and humans are immortal. There is only one way to permanently die (“end”): to be killed (“gleaned”) by trained killers (...

Last week we interviewed bout 30 sixth graders about how they feel about the middle school. When the sixth graders were asked, "How is your middle school experience so far?," the majority of them were positive about the school. Some kids said that it was a bit stressful, and explained how the worklo...

October is here and we all know what that means . . . Halloween! Everyone has something to look forward to this October 31st, whether its trick or treating with friends, attending a Halloween party, or even just hanging out at home. Millburn Middle School is celebrating in its own way, like we do every...

For years, Vietnam has been sagging under the weight of stereotypes, creating an impression of a backward and dangerous country. True, Vietnam was once a poor state. But today it has transformed into a tourist sensation, attracting people from every corner of the globe to explore its complex beauty and...