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“I can’t help but sense that desperation is right around the bend.”

Dry by Shusterman, Neal

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cbr11bingo – Listicle! (Dry is featured on this list of 2018 must-read teen fiction) Drought isn’t a new phenomenon to Alyssa or anyone else in California, but the ante is upped when one day the taps run dry.  Quickly termed the “tap-out” by local news, it doesn’t take long for stores to run out of bottled water and for people to start freaking out.  In this environmental disaster book, Neal Shusterman and his son Jarrod explore the possibilities of how chaos could unfold in California if the water crisis explodes.  The book is told in alternating voices, mostly following Alyssa […]

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7/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:46 |

“Nothing was worse than someone wanting you to talk when the words you needed to say hadn’t even been invented yet.”

Far From the Tree by Benway, Robin

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cbr11bingo – Award Winner! Grace’s steady life is shattered during her high school junior year when she becomes pregnant. Her previously reliable boyfriend dumps her and removes himself from any rights to the child, and her parents are on eggshells around her.  She decides to give the baby up for adoption, which in some ways makes sense: she herself was adopted by her parents, and maybe her baby, who she nicknames Peach (the size the baby was when she realized she was pregnant), will be lucky like her. But the deep depression she suffers post-partum leaves her with fears about […]

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7/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:45 |

If the shoe doesn’t fit…

Glass Slippers Give You Blisters by Auch, Mary Jane

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My primary reading is Young Adult, so since this is a true kid’s book, I’ll list it as my “YOUTHS!” entry for cbr11bingo. Kelly and her two besties Lisa and Rebecca are just starting junior high. And they’re determined to launch themselves into popularity, since sixth graders are bottom of the totem pole.  Kelly talks her friends into auditioning for the drama production of Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, sure this will introduce them to the upperclassmen who will secure their place in the upper echelon of the school.  But when Kelly turns out to be a terrible, shy singer, and […]

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7/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:44 |

That’s so Raven?

Teen Titans: Raven by Garcia, Kami

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(I am so behind on my reviews here, but I guess it was good luck since I can return now that cbr11bingo is in swing – speaking of which, this is my entry for “ILLUSTRATED.”) This is my latest read from the DC graphic novels for young readers, and it was another good one! When a car accident leaves Raven Roth grieving her foster mother, she is also left with no memory of herself and is moved to New Orleans with her foster mother’s family to recover.  Raven can remember some basic stuff – how to cook, school stuff, but […]

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7/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:43 |

“Now we have the opportunity to start over and try to do better this time around.”

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Hutchinson, Shaun David

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Elena Mendoza is called “Mary” at school, because she was the product of a virgin birth and her classmates are cruel idiots. Other than that factoid, her life is fairly routine: a shitty first boyfriend, an unrequited crush on her beautiful classmate Freddie, a deadbeat stepdad and overworked mom, and now a typical teen job at the local Starbucks. Oh wait, except that Elena has also been hearing voices most of her life – voices from random otherwise inanimate logos, toys, and statues. And today, when a classmate enters the cafe and shoots her crush, the voices tell her to […]

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6/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:42 |

Somehow, against all odds, this works!

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Tamaki, Mariko

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Harley’s story is revamped to set her origin during her teen years, and by making this change, we get to enjoy her character without having to negotiate how she got to where she is. In Tamaki’s version, Harleen Quinn has always been something of an oddball and a screw-up with the best of intentions. Raised by a single mom, she takes on being the protector of her family sometimes, even if it lands her in juvie here and there. When she’s 16, her mom lands a job on a cruise line and decides to send Harleen to be raised by […]

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6/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

DC for the Raina Telgemeier crowd

Black Canary: Ignite by Cabot, Meg

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Black Canary is one of my favorite superheroes, but some might call me a casual fan because really it’s Brandon Fletcher/Annie Wu’s version of Dinah that is my favorite – an undercover punk rock singer fighting aliens and protecting her band. I haven’t read much else besides that version cuz I just like rereading it, ha! So this was the first sort of traditional “origin story” I read for Dinah, and Meg Cabot definitely sticks to the classic tale – daughter of a detective and former vigilante, middle school aged Dinah hopes to pursue police work, against her dad’s wishes. […]

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6/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:40 |

🎶 I guess you’re just what I needed!

The Scar Boys by Vlahos, Len

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As a kid, Harry was tied to a tree by bullies and abandoned there when a storm came in. When the storm was over, the tree was halved and incinerated by a lightening bolt and Harry was left alive but irrevocably scarred both outside and in. Most of his life, it was hard to maintain friendships, but when enigmatic and handsome Johnny takes a shine to him and suggests they start a band, things begin to turn around. The Scar Boys start out small, but with the addition of their lovely bass player and a chance at CBGB’s new band […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:39 |


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