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The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

A high school student confused about the books he has to read in his English class.

High Schools Need a Fresh Approach to Book Selection

Grace Sehgal, Journey Manager December 5, 2024

Literature has always served as a mirror to society. Therefore, as the world evolves, the literature exposed to students should as well. To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and Romeo & Juliet are...

Classic novels are being questioned about their iconic status.

The iconic and irreplaceable classics

Srikar Kadiyala, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

As a new school year ushers in, SRVUSD and every other school in the district of California are all too eager when introducing its students to a plethora of new reading material. When students reach their...

A girl reading a book.

7 books that will change your high school perspective

Sharanya Roy, Assistant Web Manager November 21, 2024

In the era we live in, high school students have so many external circumstances making it difficult to focus on one thing. With so many distractions, it’s easy to understand why high school students...

The spike in book-banning is the result of a larger movement to censor queer identities.

Queer students threatened by rise in book censorship

Indra Deshmukh, Copy Editor November 9, 2022

The American Library Association (ALA) recorded more book removals and challenges in 2022 than in over two decades, with the increased backlash against books concerning sexuality and gender identity impacting...

Author intent is subject to change between stages of the publication process.

Non-consensual publication must weigh the author’s will over artistic value.

Sylvia Ho and Nayja Shah June 12, 2022

On the first day of junior year, my (Sylvia) AP Literature teacher broadcasted a poem by Emily Dickinson on the classroom projector and asked for volunteers to read it to the class. I was one of them....

"Nights When Nothing Happened" is a heart-complex, sorrowful, and beautiful novel.

“Nights When Nothing Happened” immortalizes the story of an immigrant family

Aditi Praveen January 28, 2021

In his heart-wrenching debut novel, “Nights When Nothing Happened,” author Simon Han illustrates the convoluted and intricate dynamics of a Chinese immigrant family in Plano, Texas. Han explores the...

The Cousins lacked in a central plot, deviating from the McManus mystery standard that made her previous books so enticing.

“The Cousins” disappoints as a mystery novel, presenting itself instead as a family drama

Mahika Arya, Web Editor in Chief January 24, 2021

Karen McManus’s widely anticipated YA mystery novel, “The Cousins”, falls flat with a dragged-out plot, convoluted romances, dramas and an unclear mystery. McManus’s first book, “One of Us...

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