Cannonball Read 18

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Even the sophomore slump is a great read

Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce

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BINGO – Landscape (technically a seascape, but I think it counts) We pick up with the four powerful mage children Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar not long after the earthquake that struck Winding Circle in Sandry’s Book. The earthquake has damaged many of the Winding Circles defenses, and pirates threaten to invade the surrounding villages and Winding Circle itself to steal priceless magical tomes and artifacts, as well as take mages as slaves. The four children and their teachers must fight against the pirates in any […]

Gender-bent re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty with a dash of Indiana Jones

The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder

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BINGO – READER’S CHOICE/WHITE WHALE (I’m still planning on reading my original White Whale choice, but I just don’t have the brain space at the moment) Briar Rose, prince of the Kingdom of Andar, is born on the verge of death. His mother reaches out to a powerful witch, the Spindle Witch, to use her magic to save her son in exchange for sharing knowledge of terrible and forbidden magic. The Spindle Witch saves the prince, but the queen walks back on her promise. Seeking […]

Don’t skip this series just because they books are children’s novels, please!

Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce

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BINGO – Gateway – author Tamora Pierce and children’s novels Sandry is the sole survivor of a pox outbreak that killed her entire family; she carries with her the trauma of that loss and being locked in a dark room for months to be safe from marauders. Briar is a street boy with no home who has been caught stealing three times; his options are going to a temple or going to work hard labor at the docks or the mines. Daja is a trader […]

Despite the title of the book, this was not a good time

Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry

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BINGO – Travel The G. B. Bacchanal Carnival is a travelling carnival that makes stops all around the Great Depression Era South. They have everything a carnival should: tasty treats, games that may or may not be rigged, dangerous feats from dazzling performers, and oddities from around the world. This carnival just happens to be owned by a demon from the underworld who feeds on children’s souls trying to find the one person who can stop her. Liza Meeks is the newest addition to the […]

If the improv form Harold were depressing and tragic

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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BINGO – SHELFIE There is a long form improv format called the Harold. Boiled down, improvisors create three distinct story lines that, throughout the run time of the show, weave together into a single story. All of the seemingly disparate characters and story lines are actually all connected in hilarious and often ludicrous ways, and everyone has a great time. (If you feel comfortable doing so, I encourage you to find a local improv troupe that performs the Harold because it’s a hoot; definitely my […]

So much of the tension is lost in the first chapter

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

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BINGO – Pandemic (because who doesn’t love a little supernatural horror to take your mind of the very real, natural horror of the world). Mouse and her dog Bongo hit the road for small town in rural North Carolina. Mouse’s grandmother has just passed away, and Mouse has been tasked with clearing out her grandmother’s old house so that it can be sold. When Mouse arrives, she learns that her grandmother was a hoarder: newspaper, plastic storage containers, antique dolls, and more are stuffed full […]



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