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Noble Sacrifice, a poem.  Barren seems my life; seeing you sad Happy is my soul; knowing I'm yours Your tears & scars, scrape my heart bravery teaches lessons apart Being everyone's home; is what I know The blossoms which never sprout   Are still engraved in your heart Aiman Farooq Research scholar Jammu & Kashmir, India

Take me home  For I've been gone For far too long  Too far away  From who I am  My broken pieces are calling me back  The shards of me I did not paint  With cracked masks and meticulous joy  Jumping from one obsession to another To run away from myself  Now, my scars without adorations  My marks without ornaments  I want to remove the soil of the world from my soul For I have come too far along  Now I just want to go back home Ayesha Tariq  2nd Year, FJMU

Title : Radio Silence Length :296 printed pages Genre : contemporary YA Goodreads rating : 4.2/5 Personal rating : 4 stars and a cookie Synopsis : Frances Javier spends most of her time studying. Everyone knows Aled Last as the quite boy who gets straight As. You probably think they are going to fall in love or something. Because he is a boy and she is a girl. They don't. They make a podcast.        Personal review : "Hello...I hope somebody is listening." So first off, this book is so relatable on so many different levels. The all "I am so scared if I'm clever enough to be where I want to be" attitude of the characters, display of just how toxic fandoms and internet can be, the academic pressure on teenagers, the whole "I shouldn't do this or that or people will think i'm weird"thoughts everyone gets every once in a while and last but not the least the pressure the social norms put on youngsters is portrayed accurately.        ...

With the warmth of the winter sun The serenity of a snowy morning  The scent of the spring blossoms  The appeal of the autumn chinars Yes! You feel like home. By Mehak Altaf Wani  Class of 2018