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Fresh Start and Fresh View on War in Afghanistan

The Breadwinner: A Novel by Deborah Ellis

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Cbr12bingo Fresh Start Published in 2000, The Breadwinner is the first book in a four-part YA series that looks at events in Afghanistan from the point of view of an eleven-year-old girl named Parvana. This young adult series introduces readers to the war-filled history of a country that had once been more open and free but has come under the control of the Taliban. The Breadwinner has been made into an animated film and graphic novel, which I read a few Cannonballs ago. I can […]

Two flavors of Did Not Finish

Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

The Disasters by M.K. England

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Code Name Helene This book is based on the life of Australian reporter Nancy Wake, who worked as a British spy during World War II. The novel switches between her life aiding the Resistance in 1944 and when she met her husband 8 years earlier.  Real talk, I downloaded this early one morning before I was fully awake and then promptly forgot I had it. I was surprised and pleased when I discovered it on my tablet later that day. I absolutely loved the Alice […]

Feels like the first time 🎶

The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky (Montague Siblings, #1.5) by Mackenzi Lee

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I did not expect this to be so uncomfortable! I do not do well with awkward. But it ended sweetly, so I feel better now. This whole novella (which was a two hour listen on audio) centers on Monty worrying about his first time having sex with Percy. Monty is self-conscious about his past sexual exploits, worried about their future, and still harboring some self-hatred that makes it hard for him to understand why Percy would want to be with him. Also, Percy is a […]

“The thing is, you can’t just be yourself if whenever people look at you they see something entirely different.”

We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia

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This wasn’t really my thing (marketing fail big time), but I can appreciate it for what it was. So, firstly, this is NOT a romance. If you came here looking for fluff and cuteness and happily ever afters, you are not going to be pleased with what you get (I suspect this is one reason for the lower ratings; the wrong audience is finding this book, and not understanding or liking what they are finding). What this is, is a coming of age contemporary Questioning […]

cbr12bingo – Violet! well, lavender really. Teenage Re-Reads: Do They Hold Up?

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers by Louise Rennison

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

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A few weeks back I was a few drinks in and thought it would be an excellent idea to order the entire 10-book Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. I  read them initially as they came out, what with being a ridiculously over the top teen girl in the early aughts, and loved every second that I spent with Georgia and the Ace Gang. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging kicked off the series back in 2000, and the series came to an end in 2009. I had […]



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