Sophia Fratta

Nothing is Terrifying

By: sophia.fratta February 4, 2020

Book Reviews2020, fiction, short story6 Comments

The sun is gone, but the night is hot. I sit as far away from the fire pit as I can, fingers tracing patterns in the sand. It’s dry and powdery, and still a little warm. The sparks from the fire jump and fizzle. I feel the flashes of pain as they land on my…

A Fresh Perspective: A Review of The Mists of Avalon

By: sophia.fratta October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Book Reviews14+, 2019, action/adventure, fantasy, fiction3 Comments

The legend of King Arthur and the Round Table has been told many times. Over the years, it has been rewritten as the story of an injured American trying to modernize medieval England, turned into a comedy starring shrubberies and flesh wounds, and adapted into fantastical role-playing games. This year has seen a reboot, The…

Trusting Minds: A Review of Graceling

By: sophia.fratta August 6, 2019May 18, 2019

Book Reviews13+, 2019, action/adventure, fiction, survivalLeave a Comment

“See you later!” I moved away from the group, re-playing our conversation in my head. Had it gone well? I wondered idly. Did they like talking to me, or were they only being polite? I hoped not. Maybe I was too strange, though. Or maybe I was just overthinking things. I shook my head,…

Helen

By: sophia.fratta July 2, 2019October 15, 2019

Flash Fiction4 Comments

She burst into the courtyard. It was quiet; the cobbles glinted in the bright moonlight. Although her feet ached from running, she did not dare take her sandals off. The streets were sticky with the blood of the wounded, even this far into Ilium. A fountain depicting Poseidon stood in the middle of the courtyard,…

Top Three Books: June 2019

By: sophia.fratta June 24, 2019July 3, 2019

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We’ve been all over this month, visiting New York, Paris, and more–including libraries and bookshops. Here are this month’s best finds: The House of Windjammer, by V. A. Richardson The heart of the house of Windjammer is in their ships. When their magnificent Star Fleet is lost on a long and fruitless journey to the Americas,…

#WisdomForFuture: A Review of A Civil Action

By: sophia.fratta June 4, 2019June 25, 2019

Book Reviews14+, 2019, legal, nonfiction1 Comment

On Friday the fifteenth of March, Greta Thunberg proclaimed another #FridaysForFuture—a day when students skipped school to protest for responsible energy usage and a cleaner, greener planet. I watched videos of thousands of students out on the streets, holding up signs and shouting things like “You’re killing our lungs!” The same day, I accompanied a…

Top Three Books: May 2019

By: sophia.fratta May 21, 2019July 2, 2019

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With summer just around the corner, my family and I have been planning all sorts of things to do in the next couple months—hiking, traveling, workshops, the like. But my bookshelf hasn’t been neglected, either. Here are three of May’s best:

Vines and Threads: A Review of Leviathan

By: sophia.fratta May 7, 2019July 2, 2019

Book Reviews, Top Three Books10+, 2019, alternate history, fiction, historical fiction, survival8 Comments

We sped past the pine trees, leaving only exhaust in our wake. The wooded area by the highway was lush and green, but I recognized a plant that should not have been there. The kudzu vine is invasive in my area; you see it everywhere. How could we contain it? I frowned, gazing at a…

Top Three Books: April 2019

By: sophia.fratta April 23, 2019July 2, 2019

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With spring break came beautiful weather, a day at the beach, and several wonderful books. Here are some of this month’s favorites:

Sophia Fratta

Harmless, Harmful: A Review of Othello

A Courageous Decision: A Review of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Emails in Elvish: A Review of The Silmarillion

The Inner Cat: A Review of Northern Lights

Of Podcasts and Electricity: A Review of Electric Universe

From Simple to Sinister: A Review of And Then There Were None

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