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Rubio’s English requirement receives criticism

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 is a Senate bill that, if passed, would be responsible for the strengthening of border security alongside the legalization of approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants.


“Book of Lost Things” brings dark fantasy and tabooed adult themes to life

ohn Connolly’s “The Book Of Lost Things” brings to life dark fantasy disguised with the warm familiarity of a bedtime story. With gory violence and focus on tabooed adult themes, such as sexuality and death of religion, this coming to age story of a boy battling his way through a fractured wonderland questions whether fairy tales are just for children. Although it’s a little bit of a slow start and heavily inspired, “The Book of Lost Things” is an entertaining and meaningful read.


Novel brings to life blue-haired heroine

Closing portals, demon made wishes and a blue-haired girl prowling the streets of Prague to fulfill unworldly deeds are only beginning glimpses of Laini Taylor’s “The Daughter of Smoke and Bone.” This novel will definitely send readers into a whirlwind of imagination and fast paced action; however, Taylor frequently falls into common character and plot cliches that often time distract from her creative qualities


Novel leaves readers wanting more

Jude Keffy-Horn and Teddy McNicholas spent the majority of their teenage years in a haze, with their eyes tired and heavy from whichever drug they managed to get their hands on from day to day.



Stephen King novel explores time travel

Frank Dunning slaughtered his wife and two of his kids with a sledgehammer. He left one of his kids crippled for life. Decades later, his surviving son, Henry Dunning, wrote about his story in an essay he was working on to gain his G.E.D.


“The Hunger Games” makes commentary on reality media

Beware: pick up The Hunger Games, and you will not want to put it down. This may be the most addicting series I have picked up since I found Harry Potter in the fifth grade.
The 12 districts of Panem, the continent previously known as North America, are controlled by a totalitarian government called the Capitol. Each year, the Capitol mandates that one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district fight to the death in what they call the Hunger Games.




Non-fiction “The Devil’s Highway” compelling

Between state roads E25 and E29 in Arizona lies “El Camino Del Diablo,” or the Devil’s Highway. The strip is known for obliterating almost every soul brave enough to venture out into it. According to Luis Urrea’s unidentified sources, many have seen the devil himself rise from the sand to look and mock them as they pass through the desert inferno.