One of the best young adult novels of our time, the book was around 50% cancer and 50% love story. The movie was about 70% love story and 30% cancer.
Review: The Fault in Our Stars
Category: Narrelle’s Column
My Journey through the Ages
Sticking a label on a person… limits individuality and denies a person the opportunity to be who he or she truly is.
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief provides a very human perspective on World War II from the viewpoint of those living inside Hitler’s Reich.
The Divergent Series, by Veronica Roth
With the release of the movie Divergent at the end of March, this dystopian sci-fi trilogy has quickly become one of the most popular young adult series.
Fighting for Change: Civil Unrest in Venezuela and Ukraine
The ideas that sparked the American and French Revolutions, the notion that the people, not the leaders, are sovereign, have persevered to the twenty-first century.
Malala Yousafzai: A Story of Courage
By Narrelle Gilchrist. Malala Yousafzai’s spirit has reached all corners of the globe, and yet she is only sixteen years old!
A Dystopian Future: The Worlds of 1984 and Brave New World: Part 2
By Narrelle Gilchrist.
A Dystopian Future: The Worlds of 1984 and Brave New World
By Narrelle Gilchrist Part 1 Due to the length of this article, I have chosen to separate it into two parts, which will be published in the December and January editions of Homeschooling Teen. This month’s article will focus on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, while next month’s will discuss 1984 by George Orwell […]
Crisis of Democracy: The Government Shutdown
By Narrelle October 2013 was dominated by a political crisis in the United States that brought into focus the fierce divisions between our two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. On October 1, 2013, after weeks of partisan disagreement, the United States government shut down. The shutdown ended sixteen days later on October 16, […]
A Man of Courage and Vision: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Narrelle’s Column Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, was a man of courage and conviction. A bold and wise leader, President Roosevelt commanded our great nation during two of the most troubled periods of our history: the Great Depression and World War II. His vision of peace and global unity has […]
Space Exploration
NEW COLUMN! By Narrelle Gilchrist Since ancient times, humans have dreamed of “reaching for the stars.” During the past few decades, men have taken the first steps into a new frontier of possibility: outer space. Yet, people have wondered whether exploring outer space truly has more benefits than costs. I believe that it does. Space […]