Category Archives: Reviews

Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Posted on December 8, 2023 by cowleyj

Book Review for The Song of Achilles, By Madeline Miller.  Review by Bailey Hanson   The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a modern re-telling of The Iliad by Homer. This story covers the Trojan war, starring the characters Achilles, … Continue reading →

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Book Review–The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted on April 13, 2023 by cowleyj

A book review by Erick Chae The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of the classics, set in early Victorian England. This novella follows the story of a man named Dorian Gray. He is a fine young man who is … Continue reading →

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Iron Widow–Revisioned medieval China makes a great read

Posted on January 25, 2023 by cowleyj

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao is a written hybrid of a sci-fi fantasy world with the story of China’s only female emperor in history. It begins out with a young village girl, bitter at losing her sister. In her … Continue reading →

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Book Review–The Sunbearer Trials

Posted on December 12, 2022 by cowleyj

A review by Annika Andersen Hello, today I will be giving a review of The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. The Sunbearer Trials is a book about ten randomly selected demigods that must compete in a series of difficult trials … Continue reading →

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Speed Book-Dating 2018 Titles

Posted on February 23, 2018 by cowleyj

Here’s the complete list of books recommended at this year’s event.  If we don’t already have a copy in the Library, we will soon.  Come check them out! Students Recommended…

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Request a Book!

Posted on February 22, 2018 by cowleyj

Help our collection reflect the interests of all Vikings and tell us what you want to read! Have you read a book that you think we should have in our libary?  Or maybe you’ve heard about a great book from … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Flowers for Algernon

Posted on March 5, 2015 by

The following article has been written by T.C., a member of North’s Bibliophile blog. Thanks for the review, T.C.! Flowers for Algernon is a captivating story of the life of Charlie Gordon, a boy born with an extraordinarily low IQ. Charlie is … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Humans by Matt Haig

Posted on December 3, 2014 by

the following article was written by a BNS student who writes for our student library blog, the Bibliophile. Thanks for your contribution,O.Y.!  This is not your typical alien arrival story. Matt Haig’s The Humans is set in the perspective of an alien … Continue reading →

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