The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Other books by E. Lockhart include “We Were Liars” and its prequel “Family of Liars.”

Books That Play With Time

Uma Bhardwaj, Columnist June 2, 2023

The school year is ending, and if you’re anything like me, you’re realizing that everything is fleeting, and time is but a human creation attempting to slow our inevitable descent into death! But no,...

“One Last Stop” by Casey McQuiston follows two girls who find love on a train, and the antics that follow.

Romantic Books for Valentine’s Day

Uma Bhardwaj, Columnist February 14, 2023

"One Last Stop" Do you like the subway? Sapphic love stories? Time travel? All of the above?? If so, you’re going to love Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop. Definitely the least innocent book on this...

Reading Recommendations for Self-Education, Anti-Racism, and Empathy

Eliot Mitchell, Contributing Writer October 7, 2020

One of the most powerful tools to fight racism is education. People in places of privilege must take it upon themselves to educate themselves and become anti-racist instead of complacent. Here are five...

Quarantine Reading List

Quarantine Reading List

Emma Martinez Sutton, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2020
As students, it's really easy for reading to feel like a chore you do for school and not something you keep up with in your free time. Being stuck inside while you socially distance yourself provides the perfect opportunity to finally get back into the habit of reading for fun or to read the books you've never found time for before.
Quarantine Reading List

Quarantine Reading List

Emma Martinez Sutton, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2020

As students, it's really easy for reading to feel like a chore you do for school and not something you keep up with in your free time. Being stuck inside while you socially distance yourself provides the...

Reflecting on four years of English reading

Reflecting on four years of English reading

Josie Lagerstrom, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2018

I have read twenty-one novels, eleven plays, and three anthologies in my four years of Blake English classes. Now, as a near-alumni, I find myself reflecting on the stories I read, and wanting to read...

Jean-Dominique Bauby, the author of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, wrote the entire book in his mind. His nurse had a card of letters, and Bauby would blink when she pointed to the next letter that he had in mind.

Renny’s Review

Renny Acheson, Contributing Writer November 3, 2016

Though The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a short read at 132 pages, the late Editor-in-Chief of French Elle, Jean-Dominique Bauby, exemplifies the mighty powers of alternative communication, resilience,...

The Girls grants access to the inner workings of a 14-year olds mind.

Book Review: The Girls

Renny Acheson, Contributing Writer November 3, 2016

  With cults being introduced comfortably in the media, with shows like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and The Following displaying common cult stereotypes, it can be hard to understand the true nature...

Load More Stories