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…when we were infinite.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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CBR11 BINGO: Banned Books This is a frequent flyer on the Office for Intellectual Freedom Top 10 Most Challenged Books list (2004, 2006-2009, 2013, 2014). The tragedy is that the books that often speak frankly and clearly about real issues of growing up and learning how to navigate in the world are frequently found so threatening. It’s as if the books are instructional manuals for bad behavior rather than stories that can offer hope, validation and solace. “Charlie” begins writing a series of letters to an unknown person over the course of one year. Changing his name and the names […]

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9/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 |

The stage is set for murder…

Last Act by Christopher Pike

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Bingo square: Banned Books (listed here). Melanie has moved to a new town with her dad after her parents’ divorce and she’s struggling to make friends. That is until she helps Susan cheat in maths class and is invited to audition for the school play. Getting the part, Melanie is suddenly surrounded by new people, all of whom have a history together. Unfortunately Melanie has a history with Rindy, the gorgeous star of the play. Over the summer they had a fender bender and Melanie isn’t happy about the way it was resolved. Still, she has the handsome Marc to […]

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9/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:42 |

Not only it a sin to kill a Mockingbird, it would be a sin to miss this!

To Kill a Mockingbird: Graphic Novel by Fred Fordham

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#crb11bing #BackToSchool Unpopular opinion here: I have never really been a fan of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I appreciated it, but feel we are made to read “the classics” too soon. But then again, even high school could be too soon for the reader who is a reader, but not necessarily a sophisticated reader. We know the story of To Kill a Mockingbird; therefore, I will not go into the plot. I will say that it was like reading it for the first time. I had forgotten so much that I am not sure how “pure” this […]

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9/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:378 |

Walking 54 miles for freedom

March: Book Three by John Lewis

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March: Book Three is a slower read then John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s other two graphic novels because the history told is extremely detailed. While it is all important, some things could have been edited down a smidgen. This history is not easy to deal with to begin with, therefore, the younger (even some teen readers) might get lost in what should have been probably a novel and not a graphic novel. But it is a great look at the other side of the text books as well. Such as some less than flattering things were said about Dr. King […]

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9/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:377 |

Stay with me – what if the library was evil?

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

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This is my reread of the series (I think the last one just came out?) and while it doesn’t hold up quite as well as I remembered, I’d set the bar on my recollection pretty darn high. The Great Library is a pretty awesome series and one I hope more people read so we can talk about it. In a setting of alternate-history-but-with-magic, the library of Alexandria now controls all knowledge. Essentially all books and information are delivered by magical eReaders and physical books (theoretically) exist only in the Library where the isolated, empowered staff can track everything at all times […]

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9/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:85 |

When my brain is about to melt, I pick up YA

Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen McManus

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CBR11Bingo Travel- both books involve moving across the country   **Alex, Approximately This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I see a lot of authors that I follow on Twitter shouting her out, so I thought I would try her new book, The Lady Rogue. No luck- the bookstore was sold out. Instead, I picked up an alternate title and ended up with Alex, Approximately. It is a cute book and had some great aspects, but also some things that I found really grating. Bailey has just moved from the East coast to the West coast to […]

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9/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:55 |

Mystical, Brave, Horrific (Just Like Growing Up)

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu

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For some reason, kids often get the best stories. Kids’ books can often tell hard truths in imaginative ways. They’re so true. Maybe the difference between kids’ and adults’ books is that as an adult, you can recognize the truth looking back better because you’re past that stage. Adult books are more ambigious because we’re all just winging. Or, maybe kids’ books continue ringing true because some things are always true. Hmm. Either way, a Juvenile Fiction book that gets you thinking about these Big Things is probably a pretty good book. Indeed, in Eventown Haydu gently provides a real gem of […]

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9/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:36 |

Everyone has felt like Moon Girl at one time or other – #CBR11Bingo: “And so it begins”

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: The Beginning by Brandon Montclare (writer), Amy Reeder (writer), Natacha Bustos (artist), Marco Failla (artist)

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For a couple years now, people have been telling me to read Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.  I even bought it for my daughters, they read it and loved it, but it sat on the shelf unread by me.  Then an adorable video of a parent and child cosplaying, with a preschool aged Moon Girl and a parent in a blow up dinosaur costume, was posted on the Cannonball Read Book Chat Facebook page by emmalita.  It was adorable and gave me the push to finally fit this graphic novel into my reading. Lunella Lafayette is a super genius fourth […]

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9/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:30 |


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