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But adults love reading YA books too because they re important, accessible, and fun.
For the first few years of my 20s, I kept it a secret that I still loved young adult books, fearing I d be judged for enjoying stories with adolescent protagonists and problems. As I met more YA fans, I was genuinely thrilled to learn that I wasn t alone
that so many adults love YA stories because they re fun to read and tackle a variety of difficult or complex issues in remarkably accessible ways.
Young adult books are written and marketed for teenagers, but span every subject and genre from fantasy to romance. As an adult, my favorite young adult novels are the ones that would have been a good influence on me when I was a teen, teaching me a lesson that I might not have learned in my own high school and broadening my understanding of real problems in the world.
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Emergency personnel moved a vehicle from flash flood waters near Puterbaugh Middle School in McAlester after Monday night s storms.
DERRICK JAMES | Staff photo Vehicles stuck in water, damage reported from Monday storms
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Emergency personnel moved a vehicle from flash flood waters near Puterbaugh Middle School in McAlester after Monday night s storms. DERRICK JAMES | Staff photo
Emergency personnel reported to a vehicle stuck in flash flood waters near Puterbaugh Middle School in McAlester around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
The driver was OK and personnel moved the vehicle after water receded.
A tornado-warned storm rolled through Savanna and Pittsburg County starting Monday evening before dumping rain on the area.
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Over the course of the past 10 years, Tye Sheridan has gone from having a small yet pivotal role in Terrence Malickâs 2011 sprawling drama
The Tree of Life to becoming one of the young rising stars of todayâs Hollywood with notable appearances in everything from
Ready Player One to a pair of X-Men movies. And while itâs not yet known if weâll ever see Sheridan reprise his role of Cyclops, aka Scott Summers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that doesnât mean the future isnât bright for the talented actor.
In the next couple years, multiple Tye Sheridan movies will land in theaters and show just what kind of range the star of movies like
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Ready Player One was an expansive sci-fi action-adventure that introduced audiences to a dystopian world which was simultaneously old and new. More specifically, it centered around the disenfranchised lives of wayward strangers who are connected by their desire to discover the lost fortune of mysterious billionaire James Halliday, the creator of the virtual reality world known as OASIS.
Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance, this 80s loving otherworldly odyssey didn t become a critical darling but it grossed nearly $600 million at the box office and earned an Oscar nomination for its visual effects. Now that it s been over three years since this blockbuster blasted onto the big screen, what is the
By James Beaty Managing Editor May 2, 2021
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More changes are underway along U.S. Highway 69 in McAlester, affecting frontage roads running beside the highway.
The U.S. Highway 69 west frontage road permanently becomes a one-way road between South Peaceable Road and Village Boulevard effective Friday, May 1, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Another change is closing the current Village Boulevard frontage road entrances to U.S. Highway 69. Drivers needing to enter the U.S. Highway 69 northbound lane can access it from the east frontage road at the on-ramp just south of Wade Watts Boulevard.
Motorists wanting to head south on U.S. Highway 69 can turn around at Wade Watts Boulevard to the temporary on-ramp near South Peaceable Road. An alternative route is to go south to S. 14th Street to access the highway s southbound lanes.