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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated One of us is Lying in Books

Dec 9, 2019

One of us is Lying

Karen M. McManus | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)

8.3

(41 Ratings)

Book Rating

Suspenseful

Five very different students walked into detention that day, and only four walked out! Outsider, and creator of the Bayview gossip app, Simon dies 24 hours before releasing a post about the other students he shared detention with, a post that would expose their deepest secrets online!
Bronwyn, the overachieving nerd, hoping to head to Yale, Cooper the star baseball jock, Addy the prom queen and Nate the bad boy, are all now looking at facing murder charges when the investigation uncovers Simon's last gossip column, pointing the finger in their direction.
Follow the Bayview 4 as they try to uncover the other secrets, prove their innocence and try to keep up with being teens in a normal high school.
McManus keeps the suspense building in this well written novel. Expect some twists and the odd red herring as you follow the journey of these four very likeable characters, thrown together in an unlikely friendship.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Just Mercy (2019) in Movies

Jan 30, 2020 (Updated Jan 31, 2020)

Just Mercy (2019)

2019 | Drama

8.3

(7 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Freedom and Justice

Why is this film not nominated for any awards at the oscars? Why is this film, not being talked about, why is no one talking about this film.

It is a powerful movie, a emotional movie, a film that will make you cry, a overall excellent and phenomenal movie.

The Plot: After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that follow, Stevenson encounters racism and legal and political maneuverings as he tirelessly fights for McMillian's life.

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson and Tim Blake Nelson are all excellent and shouls have been nominated.

If you havent watched or heard about this film than go look it up and see it, cause it will make you cry.