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Starry Eyes By Emma Petersen Book: Starry Eyes absolutely nothing will go as planned. To add on Rated: 14 and up to that, she had just had a bomb dropped on her Author: Jenn Bennett about her dad. This was an even better reason Year: April 3rd, 2018 to go on the trip, so she could get away from her Genre: Romance family problems. However, soon after she goes Stars: 5/5

Jenn Bennett is an award-winning author wouldto meet be for on her this camping trip. From trip, then she onhas she her would first who writes novels for adults and young adults. surprise. Her first surprise being that Lennon She has written a number of books and two This book is full of twists, turns, and series. She writes romance novels and even won betrayal.find a lot It’smore a touching surprises love coming story, her and way. you the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award. become very attached to the main characters. Jenn has been included on Publishers Weekly’s The author does a fantastic job of painting a Best Book Annuals list. I personally think she picture in your head about what is going on in did great on the book Starry Eyes. the book. You really get to know the characters. Jenn Bennett delves into a spicy romance While this book is cliche, it’s also very different between ex-friends, Zorie and Lennon. They from other teen romance novels I’ve read. For were once best friends, and a little more than example, the book is set in California, and it tells friends, but after homecoming everything changed between them. Since homecoming, hike through the wilderness. Lennon, of the mainyou about characters, the specific makes places maps they of places are while he’s beenthey avoid Lennon. Everything she needed to do, includingZorie had avoidingdone a great Lennon, job finding was on ways one of to her book. various lists. Zorie was a planner, and despised and you’llThis find book some reminds of his memaps of thethroughout movie the surprises, which was why she was hesitant to Sweet Home Alabama. These two are similar agree when she was invited to go camping. “It because in Sweet Home Alabama the main would be good to ,, get out, Zorie,” her mom says. character leaves her husband, but realizes she still loves him after being apart from him for

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Smoke from the industries, house chimneys, vehicles, and Starry Eyes (Con’t from fuels causes air pollution. Wasted industrial solvents, plastics, page 1) and other wastes, sewage etc., causes water pollution. Use of pesticides and deforestation are the causes of soil awhile. The main character Zorie in pollution. The unnecessary honking of vehicles and the use Starry Eyes of loudspeakers lead to noise pollution in the future.Although situation. There are many similarities, it is hard to realize the light and nuclear pollution these are but this is the finds most herself obvious in the one. same This equally as harmful. Excessively bright lights consume a book is also similar to most teenage lot of energy while threatening the environmental balance romance stories. For example it about in several ways. Needless to say, the negative impacts of a complete opposites falling in love and nuclear reaction will last for many decades to come. I would recommend this book to All the constituents are interconnected to each other. As the romancefinding romance lovers, peoplewhen least who expected.like teen romance novels that have differences from all the cliches, and/ or people who have enjoyed Jenn Bennett’s books in the past. Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and hope it becomes more popular. I purchased it at Barnes and Noble, but I’m sure you else. This was a great book. I would could find it on Amazon or somewhere ups and downs for the main character rate it five out of five. It was full of my favorites. I hope that if you read thisZorie. book, I loved you it; enjoy it’s definitely it as much one as ofI did. cycle of nature goes on; the toxicity of one component is passed on to all other components as well. There are various means by which the contamination continues to circle in The Effects Of Pollution the environment. We can understand this with an example By Ethan Mattson below.When it rains, the impurities of air gradually dissolve Our environment consists of both living in the bodies of water and soil. When crops are grown in the and non-living things. The living things fields, their roots absorb these harmful toxicans through the include animals, plants, and other living contaminated soil and water. The same food is ingested by cells. Air, water, soil, sunlight, etc., both animals and human beings. In this way, it reaches the form the non-living components of the top of the food chain when the herbivores are consumed by environment. Whenever any kind of carnivores. toxicity is added to our surroundings for a considerably long duration, it leads to The consequences of environmental pollution can also be environmental pollution. Some of the seen in the form of severe health diseases. More people major types of pollution are air, water, are suffering from respiratory problems, weaker immunity, soil, noise, light, and nuclear pollution. kidney and liver infections, cancer, and other chronic All of these things have a major affect on illnesses. The numbers of aquatic life, including both prey the world. and predators, are dropping rapidly. The crop and soil qualities are deteriorating rapidly.Global warming has The Zinger Editorial/Fun Stuff Page 3 become a major issue as a result of environmental pollution, and that the world needs to end this. The melting icebergs in Antarctica have resulted Recipe in the rising sea levels. Natural disasters such as Vanilla Cupcakes frequent earthquakes, cyclones, etc.are all due to the havoc caused by the increased environmental Perfect vanilla cupcakes topped with an easy vanilla pollution levels. Incidents of Hiroshima-Nagasaki frosting. and Chernobyl in Russia have led to the irreparable damage to humankind. Course Dessert

In response to these disasters, every possible measure Cuisine American is being taken by the different countries in the world. More awareness programs are being organized to Keyword vanilla cupcakes educate people about the hazards of environmental Prep Time 15 minutes pollution and the need of protecting our planet. Better ways of living are becoming popular. Energy-efficient Cook Time 20 minutes bulbs, eco-friendly vehicles, use of solar and wind energy, are to name some.Governments are also Total Time 35 minutes saying they’re going to plant more trees, eliminate plastic products, improve recycling of natural wastes, Servings 14 cupcakes and minimize use of pesticides. This kind of organic lifestyle has helped us protect many plant and animal Author; Danielle species from becoming extinct while making earth a greener and healthier place to live in. Instructions: To make the vanilla cupcakes: Many people have been trying to put a stop to pollution, but nobody that can actually put a stop to it has not done anything. Many teens have spoken up and started strikes and walkouts to end this twoPreheat liners oven (this to recipe350F. Linewill makea 12-count 14 cupcakes). muffin pan Set ongoing problem, but still no one has attempted to aside.with cupcake liners. Line a second muffin pan with stop the world from going extinct. Luckily there are many non-profit groups trying to reduce plastic use and carbon emissions. Soon pollution could end all powder, and salt. Set aside. mankind. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking Cupcake Recipe By Ashlynn Yancey attachment (or in a large mixing bowl using a hand- heldIn the mixer), bowl of beat a stand the butter mixer andfitted sugar with until the paddlelight and Ingredients Add in the sour cream and mix until fully combined. 1 and 1/3 fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. 1 and ¼ teaspoon baking powder Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ● ½ teaspoon cup salt all-purpose flour ingredients and mix until just combined, making ● ½ cup softened unsalted butter sure not to over mix the batter. ● 1 cup granulated sugar ● 2 large eggs ● 2 teaspoons vanilla extract a little over half way full. You should end up with ● ½ cup full fat sour cream exactlyScoop the 14 battercupcakes. into the cupcake liners, filling them ● ● The Zinger Fun Stuff Page 4

cupcake Recipe (Con’t Which sports are you from page 3) By Melia Markel Take this test to see which sport you are, Bake in separate batches at 350F for 18-22 and see if it’s true! minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out How do you feel about roughhousing? clean. 1. Occasionally… 2. Why not? Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a 3. That’s all I do! couple of minutes. Remove all of the cupcakes 4. Do dog piles count? from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to 5. Not a fan. cool completely. 6. It’s fun! To make the frosting What would be your favorite track event? 1. I would like sprinting and distance, and long paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl jump and high jump. usingIn the abowl hand-held of a stand mixer) mixer beat fitted the butterwith the on 2. I have lots of stamina, so maybe 400m. medium speed until smooth. 3. I’m really fast so maybe the 100m or 200m. 4. I usually only sprint, so 100m. Add in the confectioner’s sugar and vanilla 5. Hurdles for sure. and mix on low until well combined. Slowly 6. I’m not sure. Maybe high jump. add in the heavy cream, increase the speed to medium-high, and mix for a few more What is your favorite season(s)? (Sorry there’s minutes until the frosting is smooth and well no summer!) combined. 1. Spring and fall. Frost the cooled cupcakes as desired. 2. Fall and kind of winter. 3. Winter and Spring. Notes 4. Spring. 5. I love all of them! Store prepared cupcakes in an airtight 6. Fall. container at room temperature for up to 2-3 Do you like hanging out inside or outside? 1. Outside, rarely inside. days or in the refrigerator for up to five days. 2. Inside, except when playing with friends. 3. Both, but mostly outside. 4. Outside. 5. Inside. 6. Inside, but a few exceptions.

Would you rather use your hands or tools for an activity? 1. Hands? Heck no. 2. All I use is hands! 3. Hands, but I like using gloves… 4.

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5. 6. I’ll use hands. Definitely hands!

Mostly 1s: You’re soccer Mostly 2s: You’re basketball Mostly 3s: You’re football Mostly 4s: You’re baseball/softball Mostly 5s: You’re dance Mostly 6s: You’re volleyball

47 Meter Down-Uncaged Review By Madie McCarthy Movie: 47 Meters Down- Uncaged Rated: PG-13 Rating: 4.5/5 Year: 2019 Runtime: 90 minutes Are you more like Main Character Cast: Veronica or Betty Sistine Stallone: Nicole By Ashlynn Yancey Sophie Nelisse: Mia Corinne Foxx: Sasha 1)What is your preference? Brianne Tju: Alexa A)Ponytail Nia Long: Jennifer B)Down John Corbett: Grant Davi Santos: Ben 2)Do you like to write? Khylin Rhambo: Carl A)Yes B)No What would you do if you were offered a fun trip but had it end up in a situation that affected your 3)Would you date a bad boy or a jock? life? This is what four teens went through and A)Bad boy this is how it happened. It all started with Mia and B)Jock her undersea exploring father, Grant. Grant got 4)Dainty Jewelry or Pearls? remarried to Jennifer, who has a daughter named A)Dainty Jewelry Sasha. Sasha starts to get bullied, so Grant decides B)Pearls to make her and Mia spend more time together by getting them tickets to go on a boat ride. Right 5)What milkshake do you drink chocolate or before they get on, Sasha’s friends, Alexa and strawberry? Nicole have a better idea-cliff jumping. Sasha A)Chocolate milkshake brings Mia along. The Zinger Editorial Page 6

survival movie makes it really interesting to watch. she, Sasha, and Sasha’s friends are having the time therefore, if you are a fan of shark movies, and you ofMia their is a life.little Mia’s worried dad athad first, recently but after discovered the jump, a enjoy jump scares, I am recommending this movie submerged city in the lagoon. Grant’s research to you. It’s by far one of my favorite movies. Overall, team left four scuba diving sets on the dock. The I would give it a 9.5/10. This movie had sadness, girls look at each other with a face of excitement happiness, fear, terror, and even more. If you need a and put on the sets. They swim over to where the movie to watch, I would recommend this movie to underwater city is. They swam so deep that they you. from a light bulb a few feet in front of them. Once theycouldn’t turn see the anything light on, butthe theentire reflection city lit up.of glass There were statues, artifacts, and pathways surrounding them. They were in awe. After exploring around, the girls found a small pathway to their left that was dark. Sasha, Alexa, and Mia don’t dare to go in, but Nicole is fearless. She slowly swims into small cave, and a few feet away from her was the the darkness. She shines her flashlight into the fish. She crept towards it, trying to be funny, but causesthe fish the flinches entrance and tolunges completely at her. Thiscollapse. is where There a wasfish makesno way a out. loud All screech the girls or scream.freaked Thisout and scream began yelling. As Nicole backed away, her back hit one of the statues. That statue collapsed into another, and another. The city was falling. There was nothing they could do. All they could hear was screaming, loud crashes, and their heavy breathing inside their masks. what could they see? Nothing. The dust from the old statues made the water opaque. Eventually the dust died down, along with Review: Riverdale their screaming. After they were reunited, something appeared in By Ashlynn Yancey the distance. A shark. As it crept towards them, the TV Show: Riverdale girls began to swim as fast as they possibly could. Rated:14+ for mature audiences that can deal with They all were thinking one thing. “I need to get out deaths of here.” Luckily they outran the shark. Stars: 4.9/5 Sadly, there’s going to be many more of those Year: January 26, 2017 frightening appearances in this movie. Not only is Runtime: 42-46 minutes Main Character Cast: this movie full of sharks, but it’s also full of jump KJ Apa: Archie Andrews scares, life risking events, and unfortunately death. Lili Reinhart: Betty Cooper Who will make it out? Camila Mendes: Veronica Lodge I thought that this was an amazing movie, and I’m Cole Sprouse: Jughead Jones recommending it to people that like shark movies Madelaine Petsch:Cheryl Blossom with a plot of surviving. All these things make Luke Perry:Fred Andrews this an incredible movie. The fact that this is a Molly Ringwald:Mary Andrews The Zinger Review/Zinger Staff Page 7

Mädchen Amick:Alice Cooper didn’t tell them that he was leaving. Marisol Nichols: Hermione Lodge If I were to just get up and decide to leave I Mark Consuelos: Hiram Lodge would at least leave a note to tell them so they don’t Skeet Ulrich: FP Jones worry as much as they would if I didn’t tell them I was leaving. This TV series sounds like is all over the One Memorial Day weekend people were so place. But, in my opinion I don’t think that it could happy, celebrating with friends and family. All of be any better than what it is right now. I recommend “Riverdale” for people that are over 11. It does expecting to happen in their small happy town. depend on what your tolerance for scariness and a sudden, they find something that they weren’t Something that will change Riverdale history goriness. forever. This was just the start of all of the horrors that the small town of Riverdale would undergo. This, of course, always left people wondering what would happen. When I was watching this show, I always seemed to either be viewers always want to watch the next episode. Riverdaleleft on a hook has recentlyor a cliffhanger. come out This with would season make four on The CW. This made some Riverdale fans, like me, feel very annoyed that it is coming out research, and you can watch the show on “The CW”on TV app, but which not on is Netflix. free. You however, could also I did look some it up on your TV “The CW” on demand and you can

In the show there are these four. Two are friendsfind all ofnamed the new Archie episodes Andrews in season and Veronica four. Lodge, and they are dating. There is also Recipe for chocolate chip Jughead Jones and Betty Cooper, those two banana bread are also dating. They are all best friends that By Emma Petersen hangout at a diner called, “Pop’s Diner.” That is also where Riverdale’s history took a turn to You’ll Need... the dark side and where Archie Andrew’s life 3 ripe bananas changed for the worst. He has to worry about 1/3 cup butter, melted everything that is happening in his life. He had ½ cup sugar to worry about friends. He worried about family. 1 egg, beaten He even worried about football. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Then one day after things went down 1 teaspoon baking soda with friends and family. It was like Archie salt, to taste had enough of all the drama. He was having problems with Veronica’s crazy, rich father, who ½ cup mini chocolate chips was out to kill him. Thus, he decided that he was 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour going to go on the road, traveling around all of How To Make It: the small towns that were near Riverdale. All of 1. his friends were very worried because Archie 2. In a bowl, add the bananas and mash until Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚F). The Zinger Review Page 8 smooth. Add in the melted butter and stir until for 40 years in a row (football) winning most of the well combined. match-ups. 3. Add the sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, salt, 3. “Puddles” the Duck is older than “Benny” the 4. Add in the chocolate chips and pour the batter Beaver. intoand flour,a greased and stirloaf until pan. theTop batter with additional is smooth. chocolate chips. 4. In 1957, a few U of students impersonated 5. Bake for 50 minutes to an hour, or until a reporters and kidnapped some women of OSU’s toothpick comes out clean. homecoming court! (The hostages were released 6. Cool completely before serving. the next morning.) 7. Enjoy 5. A U of O art student designed a “Platypus Source: Trophy” in 1959. The trophy was presented https://tasty.co/recipe/one-bowl-chocolate-chip- to the Civil War winner through 1961. Then it banana-bread disappeared. The trophy was actually stolen a few times in the early 1960’s. The winner no longer gets the trophy.

6. A large majority of the OSU and U of O football players have been from Texas and California.

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Fun Facts about the Ducks vs Beavers Rivalry

By Melia Markel The University of and go way back. Here are some facts about the rivalry. Most of these facts are about football. If you didn’t know, the Civil War happens Top 10 selling world once a year, and it’s when the Ducks By Bailey Tiffany play the Beavers in football. 1- One Piece 2- 1. The last time the Beavers beat the 3- kingdom Ducks in the Civil War (football) was in 4- My Hero Academia 2016 at . 5- The Quintessential Quintuplets 6- Attack on Titan 2. The Beavers dominated the Ducks 7- TenSurd The Zinger Fun Stuff/Human Interest Page 9

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Brownie recipe Reveiw: To All The By Audrey Parker Boys I’ve Loved Before Ingredients By Audrey Parker 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons salted butter melted Movie: To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before 1 cup granulated sugar Rated: Tv 14+ 2 large eggs Stars: 4/5 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Year: August,17, 2018 1/2 cup melted milk chocolate chips Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutes Main character Cast: 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Lana Condor: Lara Jean 1/23/4 teaspooncup all-purpose salt flour Noah Centino: Peter 1 cup milk chocolate chips Anna Cathcart: Kitty Instructions Janal Perrish: Margret Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a metal 9x9 John Corbett: Dr. Covey pan with parchment paper. Madeline Arther: Christine Pour melted butter into a large mixing bowl. Whisk Genre: Young Adult Fiction in sugar by hand until smooth, 30 seconds. Director: Susan Johnson Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk 1 minute. Whisk in melted chocolate until combined and smooth. Would you keep a box of letters you wrote for only your deepest of crushes? This is powder, and salt until just combined. Stir in whole exactly what Lara Jean did in order to keep her chocolateUse a rubber chips. spatula to stir in flour, cocoa Pour into prepared pan and smooth out. her younger sister, Kitty sends them all. Lara Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let Jeanfeelings is a secured,junior in but high everything school, and backfired doesn’t knowwhen cool in pan 30 minutes before slicing. how to express her feelings. Lana Condor and Then your done. Noah Centino play Lara Jean and Peter in this extraordinary movie of two juniors who fall in love during unexpected events. Lara Jean has two siblings, Kitty and Margret. The Zinger Review Page 10

Margret is an 18 year old about to go to college but one of the most popular of them all is the in Scotland, leaving Lara Jean to be the bigger movie To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. She also sister in the house. Then there’s Kitty, Lara Jean’s has written Unleashed, Beneath the Blues, Eye younger sister who has a kind, sweet and creative of the Dolphin and another famous movie she personality. When they were young, Lara, Kitty has directed is the comedy, Carrie Pilby. Susan and Margret lost their mom to a tragic experience, Johnson also has won the Independent Spirit John and now live in Portland Oregon, along with their Cassavetes Award. This movie was a really exciting dad. Their dad is a doctor, and is a single parent and suspenseful movie to watch, I would highly trying to raise three girls. It all begins when Lara recommend people who like comedy, realistic Jean writes letters to her deepest of crushes. Josh To All the Sanderson, (the neighbor),Peter (Lara Jean’s ex- Boys I’ve Loved Before by Susan Johnson. Would bestfriend’s boyfriend) John Ambrose, (a boy from youfiction, watch and it? romance movies to watch model U.N),Lucas ( a boy from school), and a kid from camp. Lara Jean only wrote letters when she didn’t know what to do. Then she would put them in a box and hide the box in her closet. One night when Lara, Jean, and Kitty were having a movie night, Kitty wouldn’t stop bugging her about not having a boyfriend, so Kitty decided to go through her room when Lara Jean was asleep. That’s when Kitty came upon the box in the closet and decided to send them out. The next morning when Lara Jean woke up and got ready for school, Peter came up to her. He said, with Gene.” Gene is Lara Jean’s old best friend and their“ I’m flatteredhate each and other. everything, While Peter but wasI just talking broke toup Lara Jean, she noticed the letter she wrote to Peter Tree House in seventh grade, in his hand. Right then and there, By Logan Best Lara Jean fainted before her eyes when she noticed Tree houses are a strange thing. You cut Josh with a note from her heading towards Lara down a tree, change it, and put it in another tree. Jean and onto the track. Next thing you know, she is But tree houses are pretty interesting, too. You lying on the track. could even live in one. However there are a few Later that afternoon, Peter confronts her again things every person needs if they are going to live and tells her that he wants to make a deal with her. in a tree house. The deal was to act like boyfriend and girlfriend to If we are dreaming here, you would want an make two people jealous. Peter wanted Gene back elevator or a rising and lowering platform or and thought she would take him back if he was something. Thinking realistically, you will use a with Lara Jean. Also Lara Jean had a crush on Josh, ladder or stairs. But you can spice those up too. her neighbor (which also used to be her sister’s You could add some lights or candles for a bit of boyfriend before Margret left for college),and she wanted to make it seem that the letter she wrote stairs. You could swap out boards nailed to a tree wasn’t true. From now on Peter and Lara Jean withextra a flavor. rope ladder.You could Another add handrails thing is gettingif you have things end up going through this journey full of ups and in and out of the tree house. You could always opt for a bucket attached to a rope with a pulley. Susan Johnson has directed multiple movies downs trying to figure out the details. The Zinger Review/Fun Stuff Page 11

Tree House (Con’t Snoop Dogg Fried from Pg. 10) Chicken Recipe But there are more elaborate ways of doing By Jack Anderson things. If you want something dangerous This is snoop dogg’s unique fried chicken recipe that and unreliable, use a catapult. If you want uses a secret ingredient of chips for the crust batter. something actually useful, use a motorized This dish has a prep time of 10 hours and a cook time rope spool with something to hold items of 1 hour and serves about 6 moderately sized people. attached to it. Wire rope will be more expensive, but will last longer and won’t get soggy when it rains. ,, ● For the brine: The structure of the tree house is also ● 1/3 cup granulated sugar important. Using wood is good because you ● 1/3 cup kosher salt will get some from clearing out branches for ● 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon the tree house, and it is fairly cheap. I would ● Peel of 1 orange recommend maple because it looks nice, and ● ● For the chicken:of red pepper flakes not anything like redwood or any wood with ● 4 pounds chicken wings a strange color. A metal roof is nice because ● 2 cups if it rains, the sound can be calming. Metal ● 1/4 cup cornmeal does get very hot in the sun. Aluminum is ● 1/4 cupall-purpose crushed potato flour chips cheap to replace and doesn’t rust, so use ● 2 teaspoons of garlic powder that. If you can’t afford a metal roof, use a ● 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper tarp. Make sure to prop it up in the middle to ● 1/2 teaspoon baking powder keep water and leaves from piling up. ● 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper Now, the most important part, what ● 2 teaspoons salt, plus more for seasoning goes in the treehouse. If you are not too far ● 2 cups buttermilk from a power source, you could get a couple ● 1 quart canola oil of extension cords and a power strip, and ● Hot sauce, for serving (optional) you would have electricity! If your roof is ● For the brine: waterproof, you could bring in a TV and ● Fill a large pot with 5 cups of water. Place some video games or a dvd player. If you are the pot over high heat and bring to a boil. pretty strong, you could heft a mini fridge up Add the sugar, salt, bay leaf, red pepper set for a while. there. MaybeTree houses a wifi extender.are cool. They You would can be be the sugar and salt dissolve, about 1 minute. expensive, but can turn into a comfortable Removeflakes, and from orange the heat peel. and Cook, let stirring,cool. until living space. Just keep trying, and you will ● Place the chicken in a large bowl and eventually succeed. cover completely with the cooled brine. Cover and refrigerate for 10 to 12 hours, and up to 24 hours. ● Remove the chicken from the brine and pat dry with a paper towel. Set the chicken aside and discard the brine. 1. For the chicken: The Zinger Fun Stuff/Review Page 12

Interviews (Con’t pan to drain. Sprinkle generously with from pg. 11) salt. 8. Let the oil come back to temperature 2. To batter the chicken: In a large before adding the next batch; repeat with the remaining chicken. crushed potato chips, garlic powder, Serve the wings with plenty of hot bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, 9. cayenne, baking powder, black pepper, sauce (if using) or over buttermilk and salt until combined. Transfer to a large shallow dish. Place another large them. waffles, hot or cold, however you like and add the buttermilk ,, to it. Place a wireshallow rack dish or pannext next to the to flourthe two mixture dishes; this will be where you set your battered chicken. 3. Take one wing and submerge it in the buttermilk. Lift and let any excess drip back into the dish. Roll the wing in

Place the battered chicken wing on the wirethe flour rack mixture, or pan and coating repeat it completely.with the remaining wings. Top 20 Favorite Candies 4. Let the wings dry for 20 to 30 minutes before frying. Of 2019 By Madison Jcanlon 5. To fry the chicken: In a large Dutch #1 - MilkyWay oven over medium heat, heat the canola #2 - Skittles oil to 350°F. Place a wire rack over a ● #3 - Candy Corn plate or line a pan with brown paper ● #4 - Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and set aside. ● #5 - Snickers 6. Working in batches, carefully add ● #6 - Starburst the chicken wings to the hot oil, careful ● #7 - Kit Kat ● #8 - Twizzlers not to crowd, otherwise they’ll become ● #9 - Twix greasy. Once the chicken is added, the ● oil’s temperature will drop to between ● #11 - Hershey’s 300°F to 320°F. Watch and adjust the ● #12#10 - AirButterfinger Heads heat to maintain a consistent 350°F ● #13 - 3 Musketeers temperature. ● #14 - Tootsie Roll Pops ● #15 - Caramel Apple Pops 7. Fry the wings for 8 to 10 minutes, or ● #16 - Nerds until golden. If the chicken is getting too ● #17 - Baby Ruth dark, lower the heat. Once the chicken ● #18 - M&M’s is done, remove each piece with tongs ● #19 - Sour Patch Kids and transfer to the prepared rack or ● #20 - Tootsie Rolls ● ● The Zinger Fun Stuff/Editorial Page 13

and expand. I really liked this movie because of Top 13 Weird Facts its suspense and heartwarming appeal. The main By Haiden Boggs actors are Owen Wilson who plays John Grogan as a husband and dog owner of Marley. Another main 1. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day. character is Jennifer Aniston. She plays as Jennifer 2. Retired basketball sensation Michael Jordan Grogan, a wife, and a dog owner of Marley. Marley is makes more money from Nike each year than all a yellow lab puppy who everyone adores. the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. 3. Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap Owen Wilson is an American writer and actor born on to keep his head cool. He changed it every two November 18, 1968. Wilson grew up in Dallas Texas. innings. After being expelled in middle school, he attended 4. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a a school in New Mexico called the New Mexico second. Military Institute for high school. Later, he attended 5. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. the University of Texas at Austin where he pursued a 6. Lightning strikes the Earth 100 times every Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Owen has acted second. and been a part of about eight films since 1996 to 7. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. now. He is very successful in many aspects and has a 8. Horses can’t vomit. 9. All polar bears are left-handed. 10. it. 11. SlugsAn eagle have can four kill noses. a young deer and fly carrying 12. A shrimp’s heart is in its head. 13. The youngest pope was 11 years old. Marley & Me By Kylee Resides Rating: 7.1/10 star rating. PG (for thematic material, some suggestive content and language) Genre: Comedy net worth of over 70 million dollars. Directed By: David Frankel Written By:Scott Frank, Don Roos Jennifer Aniston is an American actress, film Streaming: Mar 31, 2009 producer, and businesswoman. She was born on Runtime: 115 minutes February 11, 1969. She has been part of acting since Studio: 20th Century Fox 1987, which was when she starred in her first film. Cast: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, The first film she starred in was Mac and Me. Jennifer Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Haley Bennett, Ann Aniston has been very successful with her acting Dowd, Clarke Peters, Nathan Gamble, Finley career and made over 200 million dollars with all her Jacobsen, Lucy Merriam, Bryce Robinson, and Ben films. Hyland. All of these wonderful actors put together has made The movie Marley and Me is a great movie, and I a fantastic film,Marley and Me. This movie is about have seen it many times. It is very exciting but sad the life story of a dog named Marley. Marley was at the same time. The genre of this film is family, chosen by the Grogan family who was absolutely comedy, and drama. Many people really enjoy thrilled to finally have a puppy. In Marley’s lifetime, this film and the production continues to grow their family had many adventures like three kids The Zinger Review Page 14 growing up, getting kicked out of puppy obedience These organizations accept donations to pay school, and destroying their house many times. to clean up beaches and other common areas with garbage and pollution. They take time out In conclusion, many others including myself think of their days and go in groups to clean up the this movie is great. The movie is exciting, family environment. You can join a club in your area friendly, and humorous. I highly suggest you watch and help with the environment in your state or this film; I guarantee you won’t regret it. city.

Global Warming Some animals are endangered and are going By Charlotte Vandercar extinct because they are losing their habitats. Global Warming is something we need to worry The only reason they are losing their homes and about, but instead some people aren’t realizing the their environments is because of what humans possible outcomes or effects. A lot can happen to are doing to our world. For example, Polar Bears, our Earth in a few years if we don’t do anything Penguins, and Leopard Seals are all losing their about our climate. Global Warming is affecting our homes because the ice around them is melting. oceans, wild life, fauna, and many more things that give us a reason to be concerned about our Earth. Some places in the world our covered in plastic and garbage or are completely polluted with smoke.

It is important for humans to take care of our planet to stop global warming because soon enough it will be too warm and unsuitable for humans to live on. At the rate we are going, it is already starting to become very unhealthy in some parts of the world because of how much pollution and garbage is dumping into the sea and atmosphere. Scientists expect that we only have 12 The ice is melting at an extremely fast rate and to 24 years to live on Earth before it is unsuitable is getting out of control. Lots of other animals to support life, and soon enough the damage will are losing their habitats due to global warming. be irreversible. Some animals are able to move and migrate, but it is hard for certain animals to adapt to new There are a lot of things you can do to help our environment like riding your bike or walking instead of driving to close destinations. Consumers climates, In conclusion, the fauna, we andneed the to floratake carearound of them. can use metal or bamboo straws instead of plastic our planet. There are NO excuses for our ones. You can also use reusable bags instead of irresponsible decisions, and one day it will be buying cheap plastic or paper bags and throwing too late to go back. Some parts of the world are them away. If you want to, you can reuse your already extremely polluted and unhealthy. This garbage instead of throwing it away or littering. is only happening because of the amount of trash and garbage WE are throwing away and not Some organizations that are helping clean recycling. up beaches and other areas with garbage and pollution are, “The Environment Partnership” “Crisis Prevention” “Sierra Club” and many others. The Zinger Editorial Page 15

The Darkest Minds are the people who patrol the camps, punishing kids harshly if they do anything wrong. The four By Ally Kubu teens are seeking a safe haven called East River, run by Clancy Gray. Clancy Gray is the president’s The Darkest Minds is a book written by Alexandra Bracken. The book was published on camp. For that, people call him the slip kid. December 18, 2012. It was given a 4.2 out of 5 son, and he was the first kid ever to escape their rating. The movie was released on August 2, 2018. In my opinion, I think that The Darkest Minds The Darkest Minds takes place in a dystopian future was a fantastic book and had a great plot. I loved of the United States. how much character development there was. For

example, in the beginning of the book Ruby was The Darkest Minds is about a diseases that kills a shy girl who had a hard time standing up for 98% of the United States’s children. The surviving herself. At the end of the book Ruby is a strong kids are left with powers that they cannot control. They are sent to brutal rehabilitation camps that are supposed to help them with their powers. Alexandraand confident Bracken girl who is also holds the her author head of up many high. Instead, the kids are forced to do chores all day, other books, including Passenger, Wayfarer, and they can’t have any interaction with anybody. Brightly Woven, and Star Wars- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy. The based on their power. Ruby, one of the most Young Elites, by Marie Lu, is similar to The Darkest The kids are classified into different color groups Minds. Both books are about a disease that leaves teenagers with powers.

I think that Alexandra Bracken did an amazing job writing The Darkest Minds. There are tons of plot twists, and the book ends on an exciting

seriescliff-hanger. and couldn’t Once I finishedwait to read the book,them. I was glad to find out that there were four other books in the Secondhand Smoke By Ethan Mattson powerful kids, escapes her camp and joins three other runaways: Liam, a Blue who has the ability forty one thousand humans die from secondhand of telekinesis; Chubs, a Green who is super smart smoke each year. If exposed to secondhand and can read maps like there’s no tomorrow. And smoke at a young age, they can increase the risk Zu, a Yellow who has the dangerous power of of stroke by 30% and heart disease by 30%. They controlling electricity. Like I said, Ruby is the most have a very high chance of dying at a young age powerful of the four. She is an Orange and has the from being around smokers. 2,500,000 non - ability to control people’s minds on command. smokers have died since 1964 from diseases from Because of her power, she accidentally erased the effects of secondhand smoke. Think about herself from her parents’ mind in a single . if you made the choice of not smoking but still got the effects from it because someone around Ruby, Liam, Chubs, and Zu, are running from the you smokes, wouldn’t that suck? I think smoking government and dodging PSFs along the way. PSFs around young children should be banned./ Adults The Zinger Editorial/Fun Stuff Page 16

Secondhand Smoke from secondhand smoke. Some children are (Con’t from page 14) coughing, or asthma attacks. They can also get ear infections and even for infants, sudden have the decision to smoke and deal with the infant death syndrome. Symptoms for adults out come, but children should not have to deal are heart disease./Almost 34,000 deaths were with the out come of inhaling smoke for a caused from second hand smoke from 2005- relative or parent. 2009. Many people die from secondhand smoke each year, This is why we should put a stop to it! The smoke puts harmful chemicals in the air that can cause very bad problems for them at a very young age such as heart and lung problems. These Chemicals can cause heart problems even though they’re not the ones smoking. They can possibly have a stroke at a young age. They can possibly die or have major impacts or their bodies. Even the smoke smell from clothes can cause respiratory problems like coughing. The chemicals in the smoke that cause disease can travel up to 20 feet and stay in the area for multiple hours. Top Favorite Colors in You can get the effects from secondhand smoke from working with someone who smokes. You Mr. Schiff’s 6th Period By Maddison Scanlon can also get the effects from living or driving with someone whos smokes. They could even still develop diseases. I believe that second Red: hand smoke can cause many problems for I people around smokers and could possibly kill people around them. Would you want to Yellow: develop resonators, heart, and lung problems III because people around you are smoking? Green: There is no risk - free level of secondhand II smoke some exposure can lead to a harmful death. There are over 1,000 chemicals in smoke Blue: and 250 of them cause cancer./ Children that IIIII IIII inhale those chemicals have a high chance of causing cancer. The chemicals can also cause Purple: severe problems for infants. Some of the IIIII problems infants have are constant asthma attacks, respiratory infections, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome.

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Review: Annie By Hannah Ellingsworth **** (PG) Review: Original Broadway cast: Some other popular things written by Annie: Andrea McArdle the creators of Annie include Bye Bye Birdie and Daddy Warbucks: Reid Shelton Hairspray. Annie could also be compared to other Miss Hannigan: Dorothy Loudon musicals about orphans because that is the basis of Grace Farrel: Sandy Faison the story. Some other musicals with orphans as the Rooster Hannigan: Robert Fitch main characters include Oliver!, Les Miserables, Lily St. Regis: Barbara Erwin Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, and Frozen. Are there versions of Annie on TV? Since Annie is a Broadway musical based on the comic Annie became so popular, there were three movie strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray. Music versions of the 1977 musical. The three movies by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and were released in 1977, 1982, and, most recently, book by Thomas Meehan. Made in 1977. 2014. There are mixed opinions about which Avery Walkoviak televised version is best. Summary:Period 6 I personally love Annie because of the cute, Eleven10.25.18 year old Annie is a girl who lives original characters, interesting stories, and catchy in an orphanage. She has lived at the orphanage music. Some of my favorite songs are “Hard Knock her11 entire Fun life because she was abandoned by Life”, and “Easy Street.” My favorite characters are her parents at a very young age. Annie’s mother the orphans, July, Pepper, Duffy, Kate, Molly, and Factsand father About left her with half of a locket and a note Tessie. They are all interesting and funny, and great explaining why they left her there. The note also characters. I recommend Annie to people of all thestated Houston that they would one day come back for her. ages if you will enjoy a musical, and I rate it four Annie and the other orphans are not stars! treatedAstros well at the orphanage. Under the care of Miss1. InHannigan, 2017, an adult who cares more about alcoholicthe Astros beverages than the children, they are desperate to escape. Miss Hannigan thinks Annie is thewon worst their child at the orphanage. She dislikes Annie even more after Annie escapes and is broughtSeries back beat by- a policeman. first World ingWhen the LA billionaire Oliver Warbucks offers to have Annie stay at his home for Christmas, Miss HanniganDodgers tries to persuade him to take any other child,in but game she is overruled. Mr. “Daddy” Warbucks beginsseven. to like Annie and considers adopting her after her stay with him is over. But Annie still thinks her parents will come back for her one day. As a result, Mr. Warbucks teams up with his assistant Grace Farrel and President Roosevelt to launch a huge search for Annie’s parents. Will they ever be found? Or will Annie remain an orphan

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Top 10 Best Selling mins) Rating: 7.5/10 songs Features: Jeannette Walls: Brie Larson By Savannah Schuck Younger Jeanette: Ella Anderson Rex: Woody Harrelson 1. Someone You Loved-LEWIS CAPALDI Rosemary: Naomi Watts

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5. Sweet But Psycho-AVA MAX an hour and 11 mins). Rated PG 13, (for things 6. Bad Guy-BILLIE ELISH suchThe running as mature time thematic of this filmcontent is 127 involving mins (about family dysfunction, language and smoking). 7. Don’t Call Me-MABLE Based on the life and experiences of Jeanette Walls. 8. Vossi Bop-STORMZY The Glass Castle 9. 7 Rings-ARIANA GRANDE many thrilling moments and wonderful characters, a detailed plot, etc. Although, is an amazing there are film. some It has 10. Piece Of Your Heart-MEDUZA FT GOODBOYS inconsistencies (which is to be expected). For

throughout three stages of her life. It shared informationexample, I love about that her the and film what’s presented going Jeannette on in her life at that moment, rather than leaving out information. She was showed when she was young (like the scene when her dress caught on

her father up to a bed to try and sober Rex) and whenfire), an she’s older an teenageradult and (when married her (when mother Rex, tied plays pool with Jeannette’s husband). This builds suspens throughout the movie by really making you wonder what will happen in the next part of her life. It isn’t as anticlimactic as if they were only showing her teen years through the whole movie; you get to see her grow up and conquer Complete Reveiw: The even her biggest challenges in life. In addition, it tells the whole story without making you wait for Glass Castle a second movie, or leaving you angry because of By Aaliya Juarez a bad ending. In addition to the highlights, there were some patches of inconsistencies as well. For Review date: October 15, 2019 example, instead of the movie mainly focusing Written by Jeanette Walls neglect and abuse, admittedly it oddly focuses on Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton theon her relationship upbringing Jeannette from her had childhood with her filled father, with Rex. Running time: 127 mins (about an hour and 11 The Zinger Fun Stuff/Editorial Page 19

Complete Reveiw: The Glass Castle (Con’t from page 16) While her father was a very important part of her childhood, I think it should’ve been focused more on other parts of her upbringing as well. directed by Destin. I say this because throughout the manyYou movies can definitely he has directed, tell that thisthere movie is a was common theme. He has always picked actors that in have normally been dramas and romance, (excludingfit the character. the one The Marvel movies movie that he has directed).directed Just like in The Glass Castle, many of his other movies seem to have a similar cover design. Daniel’s work is very distinctive, which is one Top 10 Most Popular thing I and a lot of other people admire. One thing Vacation Spots 2019 that makes destin special is that when he directs By Madie McCarthy a movie, he perfects the script. The words he uses, the vocabulary, everything makes the movie very 1. New York City enjoyable to watch and listen to. In addition to this 2. Las Vegas thought, he makes sure that everything involved 3. San Francisco with the script (vocabulary, descriptive words, 4. Maui 5. Orlando sound out of the ordinary. 6. Miami slang, etc.)The fitsGlass the Castle actors is personality, an amazing andmovie doesn’t and 7. Rome has many highlights. Like I mentioned before, I 8. Cancun really appreciated when the writer and director 9. Grand Canyon took the extra time and had broken up Jeannette’s 10. Bora Bora life into sectioned out pieces rather than making the whole movie about one part of her life. If he had made it about one part of her life, I think it would’ve lost valuable fan interest because they wouldn’t have gotten the full story, and even may have to wait for a second movie. Although, I didn’t really like when they focused the whole movie more on the relationship between Jeannette and her father rather than her transformation and upbringing of a childhood full of neglect, abuse and hunger. For all these reasons I give The Glass Castle a solid rating of 7.5/10. Of course, this rating is just opinion based, so i think you should watch it yourself and see if you agree with my rating. Thank you for listening, and I hope you found this useful if you ever contemplated watching this movie.

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