PACL Blogs

By: Aarya P.,  Grade 7 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Age Rating: 13+ Genre: Realistic Fiction, Mystery Length: 400 pages Stars: 5/5     Pip, a high school senior, investigates the missing persons case of Andie Bell, who is now presumed dead. All the evidence points to Sal Singh, Andie’s boyfriend, but he…

By Aditya D., Grade 10 I’ve always loved amusement parks, the kind of love where you can’t help but get a little giddy when you hear the clack of a chain lift or the screams echoing from a distant drop tower. For me, California’s Great America has always been more than just a collection of…

By: Aditya D., Grade 10   I have always loved skateboarding, and when I got my first skateboard, I was ecstatic. I am far from the best skater, and I regularly struggle to land tricks. But the magic of skateboarding, for me at least, doesn’t come from flashy tricks or landing everything on the first…

By: Xavier J., Grade 10 Over three dozen teen boys have died by suicide after being sextorted. These scams can happen in as little as 15 minutes—starting with a fake message from someone pretending to be a teen girl. To avoid this happening to yourself, it is super important to take online safety seriously. Sextortion…

By: Aditya D., Grade 10 Back in 2017, when I was eight years old, I recall visiting Target and purchasing a pack of Pokémon cards for around five dollars. Those Pokémon cards could entertain me for days, simply because I thought they looked cool. After all, what eight-year-old did not love Pokémon? Every time we…

By: Aditya D., Grade 10 Japan has always been a place rich with culture, tradition, and spiritual history. Among the many things that have fascinated me about Japanese culture, meditation and Buddhism have stood out the most. There’s something about the discipline, the serenity, and the simplicity of Buddhist practice that has always pulled me…