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The Marionette

The student news site of Harding Charter Preparatory High School

The Marionette

A thriller, mystery, and romance there is no in between.

Mystery or Romance? The tragic pull between of ‘Stay Close’

Emma Attig, Editor-in-chief November 30, 2023

Harlan Coben is a well-known mystery and thriller writer. Through creative depiction and very vivid imagery, Coben creates a novel mystery readers can’t pass up. In his novel, “Stay Close,” released...

The Summer I Turned Pretty: Book or Movie?

Isis Navarrette, Reporter November 6, 2023

Long summer days, swimming, and a girl who is stuck between two boys, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han is not only a show but a book series. Both the book and the show keep you wanting more,...

Guards! Guards! By Terry Pratchett: a review

Ajax Buxton, Reporter September 13, 2023

As is the case with all the Discworld novels, Terry Pratchett’s "Guards! Guards!" is set in the fictional Discworld, a flat planet riding on the back of four elephants, who are in turn riding on...

Novel explores “school shaming”

Emma Attig, Editor-in-chief April 27, 2023

In Jon Hart’s debut novel Party School, Hart aims to depict the party life in colleges, the differences between “safety” schools and “it” schools, and relationships going into college.  While...

Dont go through the door- Coraline review

Don’t go through the door- Coraline review

Becca Jolly, Managing Editor March 20, 2023

Henry Selick’s 2009 film “Coraline” follows the story of Coraline Jones, a curious child who must save herself and her family from her “Other Mother’s” grasp.  This film is a fan favorite...

According to CBS News, over 1,600 books have been banned in U.S. schools so far in 2022. Media Center Specialist Jillian Thomas is taking a stand against censorship with a banned books display and contest for National Banned Books Week.

Standing against censorship

Miranda Rodriguez, Managing Editor September 21, 2022
“Books are representative of the human experience; they are representative of information," said Media Center Specialist Jillian Thomas.
Students read a variety of novels and stories throughout high school, but not everyone agrees on which ones are the best.

Book report

Lucas Evans, Reporter October 29, 2021

Throughout their high school years, students will read a variety of novels. Predictably, some books are far more well-received than others. This got The Marionette wondering: What are the top three and...

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Stan Lee
Avengers: Infinity War film premiere, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 23 Apr 2018
Premiere Of Disney And Marvels Avengers: Infinity War - Arrivals

Excelsior! Remembering the Marvelous Career and Life of Stan Lee

Xavier Rhone, Reporter / Social Media Coordinator November 27, 2018

Comic book author and creator of characters such as Spider-Man, Thor, Black Panther, Iron Man and the X-Men, Stan Lee, passed away on Nov. 12 at the age of 95. Stanley Martin Leiber was born to Romanian-Jewish...

Courtesy of mebeforeyoumovie.com.

Me Before You Review

Isis Frazier, Reporter November 2, 2016

I had never heard of Me Before You by JoJo Moyes until I saw the movie trailer. Because I instantly fell in love with sweetness in the trailer, a greater force then told me to run and purchase the book...

You can buy books like Sisters, Sorta Like a Rock Star, and The Dead Gentleman during the week of 27-31.

HCP Book Fair

Camila Gonzalez, Reporter October 24, 2014

Calling all bookworms! The HCP Book Fair is back again. From Monday the 27th to Friday the 31st, there will be all kinds of books for sale in the library. You can buy one anytime from 7:30-4:30. Just...

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