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Citrus By Saburouta The yuri supposedly so toxic it needs a radioactive warning sign in bright red flashing letters. Yes, I am going to be talking about heatedly debated manga, Citrus. I half expected it to be sent from hell and have devil wings from how much some people hate it. The manga follows Yuzu, a gyaru transferring to a new school because her mom remarried. On her very first day, she meets Mei, the student council president and they immediately become rivals from their differing world views (Mei hold strong to rules and dress codes, Yuzu speak out against it). When Yuzu gets home, she finds out that Mei is going to be her stepsister. WHAT? On top of that, they'll be staying in the same room. WHAT?? Over the course of the story, the two of them grow closer over adversity and finds sides to each other unknown to anyone else, the manga ending with them getting married. IS THAT LEGAL??? After finishing Citrus and Citrus+ (The series that follows it) I didn't really feel mu...

  Junglekeeper: by Paul Rosolie      Paul Rosolie is the author of Junglekeeper, and in the book, he shares his incredible life and the tragic events happening in the Amazon rainforest. He is a conservationist, filmmaker, and, of course, an amazing author. The first time I ever heard of him was when I watched a video where he talked about the Amazon being burned and cut down. I was shocked because while he was talking, images of it showed, and the charred bodies of animals were shown. I was interested and looked up who this guy was, and when I did, I saw he had recently published the book, so I tried to get it at the Champaign Public Library, but it had a two-week wait time because apparently many other people also wanted to read it. I put my name down anyway, and I am very glad I did. I read the book over spring break, and I’m very glad I waited. The second I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down.       Junglekeeper covers the story of how he en...

               Mr. Brown can Moo! Can You? is not a simple children's picture book. The book follows Mr. Brown and all the noises he can make, these include animal noises and different sounds from nature. It does not necessarily have a plot instead it is more interactive by having the reader repeat the sounds. Dr. Seuss (the author)  uses rhyming, rhyming and repetition to help the reader stay engaged in the book, mainly because he book is focused towards children. Of course this book is childish and it is not either difficult or challenging. But it is just fun to read, it is also very nostalgic to whoever read the Dr. Seuss books growing up.       It is one of those pieces of media (like a movie, a book or a game) that going into it you expect nothing and either read it because you are bored or you are told to read something. In the end you make up ways to read the book. There is a video of a guy the has a rap beat o...

For today's blog post, I wanted to rate some of my favorite childhood books that I'm pretty sure everyone read growing up. I find these books hilarious and that they bring so much joy and fun.  Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems Summary: A bus driver takes a break and leaves the reader in charge, with one important instruction: “Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus!” and the pigeon shows up, pleading and throwing tantrums to get permission to drive. The book shows a lot of silly jokes, but its also an easy book and can be joyful to anyone who reads it. I rate this book an 11/10! Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang Pretty much this book is about a monkey named Jim Panzee, that wakes up feeling grumpy for no known reason, his friends try multiple things to cheer him up but Jim continues being grumpy. Until Jim realized its okay to feel grumpy sometimes and learned to embrace his emotions. This book is the cutest and I love it so much! It teaches kids that its okay to feel...

  Love Bullet   by Inee I 'fell in love' with this series very quickly (Haha get it? because it's about cupids?) and  I cannot recommend any other series more. Even though it's a work in progress, the pure amount of potential it has makes it hold a 'special place in my heart' (I'm sorry that's the last joke I swear). Love Bullet  is set in a world where people who never fall in love take on the role of cupids after they die (given to them by the Goddess of love). Cupids take on missions to make people fall in love and create couples, and Love Bullet  shows this by having the cupids use guns, grenades, and other firearms with heart bullets to do so. Every mission taken gives the cupid a karma point, and collecting 500 grants them the ability to be reborn into the real world. This starts competition between cupids, each wanting their own escape for different reasons. The main character (Koharu), known for her matchmaking skills, becomes a cupid because of ...

Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is an autobiography of a Navy SEAL and ultramarathon runner. I read it after I saw Diken reading it. I didn’t know a lot about it, but he showed me some excerpts, and they were crazy. Reading it was different than the other books I recently read for school. I didnt wait to get interesting, and build up slowly, instead it dived straight into his challenges. This book actually made me want to read, which I haven’t really felt in a while. The book describes how he had a really hard childhood, which would ruin most people's lives. The issues in his life kept growing as he did. From getting abused and barely making it through school to completing some of the hardest military and physical training in the world, his life was more like a fantasy superhero than a real autobiography. It’s hard to imagine one person going through the challenges he did and still accomplishing all he has. The way he saw the challenges he went through was the really interestin...