Teen and Staff Reviews

After Thor’s vision in Avengers Age of Ultron he searches for the Infinity Stones. His journey leads him to see a vision of Ragnarok, Asgard and all of its people burning. Thor returns to Asgard but is sent to the other side of the galaxy by his sister, Hela, who wants to control all of the realms. Now Thor is on a mission to get back to Asgard with the help of a Valkyrie and Hulk. If you have watched the first two Thor movies I would 100% recommend this for you. This movie is engaging and entertaining.

White Rose is an inspiring and active historical fiction novel by Kip Wilson. This book is about Sophie and her brother who fight for not their freedom but the freedom of others. They hand out pamphlets outside their college classrooms talking about World War II that has taken many innocent Jewish lives. They get caught and are sentenced to death for their betrayal to their country. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp is an amazing movie where the main villain is the Ghost. This version of the Ghost has a disease where she cannot stabilize herself. Scott Lang and Hope Pym work together to stop the new threat. After Captain America Civil War, Scott Lang was put on house arrest for fighting with Captain America. In this new and epic Ant-Man film Scott Lang will try to stop this villain without getting caught by the authorities.

Closer to Nowhere is an inspiring and eye-opening fiction novel by Ellen Hopkins. This book is about a boy named Cal, who has PTSD. When his mom died when he was nine, he moved in with his dad. His dad, who went to prison two times, abused Cal by hitting him and telling him to lie to the government on his behalf. When Cal’s dad went to prison again, he moved in with his aunt and uncle, and his cousin Hannah. Every so often he would run away for one reason or the other.

The best thing about Iron Man 2 for me was how this still peaked my interest. I liked Iron Man the first movie but I saw the trailer for this movie and I thought I would not like it. It turned out to be better than the first movie. I liked how Marvel made the villain Whiplash but I loved how this was the first Marvel movie with two bad guys. Justin Hammer resented Tony Stark and that fueled him to join Whiplash.

Captain America Civil War is a masterpiece. I had to watch this movie multiple times until I got the meaning of the story. This movie introduced new characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, Agent 13, and more. Civil War is about the Avengers being forced to sign a contract letting the government have100% control over them.

Avengers Age of Ultron was mind-blowing. I watched this movie in theaters for the first time and it was spectacular. It did not correlate with the Infinite Stone Storyline from the other movies but the film did have a few details relating to the next two movies. The second Avengers movie introduces new heroes and creates conflict and doubt between the Avengers. They begin to fight with each other but end up joining back together.

This movie was different from what I expected it to be. In Thor The Dark World you get to see the first Infinity Stone “Aether” and you get to witness a tragic and funny event by the God of Mischief. In this movie, Thor is trying to bring peace throughout the realms but encounters Malekith. This is an amazing movie to watch and I would recommend this to people who loved the first Thor movie. My opinion over this movie is marvelous.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, is a realistic fiction novel about Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza. Aristotle is a lonely, angry teenager. He wants to learn more about his brother, who is in prison. And his father, who has become quiet and closed off after returning from war. Once he meets his best friend, Dante, he starts questioning more things than he ever had before.

After her father receives a cryptic letter from her cousin Catalina, young socialite Noemí Taboada is sent to visit High Place, the crumbling mansion where Catalina lives with her new husband. Upon arriving at the remote estate, Noemí receives a frosty welcome from Catalina’s English husband and his family, as well as a list of strict house rules. As Noemí begins to uncover the decrepit house’s violent past, she starts to realize there might be something more behind the troubling dreams and visions she has begun to experience.