Review: I Have No Secrets

Review: I Have No Secrets

Robyn Bolger | Reporter ‘I Have No Secrets’, written by Penny Joelson, is a book which, in my opinion, is written from a very unusual and intriguing angle – from the perspective of a 14 year old girl, Jemma, who was diagnosed with severe cerebral paralysis and is unable to speak. When she was young, she was put in foster care as her parents couldn’t take care

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Review: Everything, Everything

Review: Everything, Everything

Robyn Bolger | Reporter Everything, Everything was written by  Nicola Yoon and is about a young girl who suffers from a disease which prevents her from going outside. When Madeline Whittier was a baby, she suffered a continuous  series of illnesses.  Eventually, she was diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency, which means she is allergic to the world. She has no friends and only her Mother and  Carla

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The Haunting of Jessop Rise Review

The Haunting of Jessop Rise Review

Daniel Ingyang | Reporter The Haunting of Jessop Rise, by Danny Weston, is a mysterious horror novel for teenagers, set in the 1850s. The book is about William, a 14-year-old boy, who after living in a workhouse since his father’s death, is invited to live with his rich and enigmatic uncle in a mansion in Wales. Since his father had fallen out with the family years

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Review: Murder On The Orient Express

Review: Murder On The Orient Express

Robyn Bolger | Reporter ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ is a crime mystery written by Agatha Christie and published on the 1st of January 1934. It was made a movie in 1974, a TV movie in 2001 and recently received a makeover for cinemas, released on the 3rd of November this year. Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective of all time and he can see what others

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Spooky Stranger Things Returns

Spooky Stranger Things Returns

Ava Barrett | Reporter Stranger Things was the most popular TV show of 2016, and with season 2 having just arrived on Netflix the whole world has gone crazy for the spooky goings on in Hawkins USA.. Like any good team they have made a new signing for the forthcoming season, and this actor is no stranger to 80s adventures. Actor Sean Astin, who played Mickey

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Catch Up With The Vinyl Club

Catch Up With The Vinyl Club

Olivia Hanlon | Reporter This week’s club of the week is vinyl club. This new club, started by Mr. Hamilton from the Science department, allows pupils from S1 to S6 share their love for music, while being given a chance to discover new artists or albums to add to their evolving playlists.

REVIEW: ABBA Smash Hit Musical ‘Mamma Mia!’

REVIEW: ABBA Smash Hit Musical ‘Mamma Mia!’

Robyn Bolger and Annalouise Costello | Reporter Mamma Mia, the musical movie inspired by Sweden’s famous pop group ABBA, is of course a very popular movie and known by many.  It’s immediately funny and thoroughly interesting  causing it to become an instant family favourite. 

Read All About It: The Maze Runner

Read All About It: The Maze Runner

Robyn Bolger | Writer The maze Runner series, written by James Dashner, is about a group of people who are brainwashed and sent up to an arena within the centre of a maze – that changes every night.   It was completely normal to those who had been there for quite a while.  Except there are no girls.  It’s all boys.  With great killing machines called grievers just

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