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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Learning About but Don’t Appropriate

Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introductions for Christians by Kerry M. Olitzky

September 10, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introduction for Christians by Kerry M. Olitzky My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is a really good overview of Jewish holidays for those that are curious about their origins and practices, particularly from a Christian context. If you are looking for a "how-to" this is … [Read more]

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Religion · Tags: Christianity, holidays, Judaism, Kerry M. Olitzky ·
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Keep Pursuing Your Dreams

For Every One by Jason Reynolds

September 10, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

For Every One by Jason Reynolds My rating: 5 of 5 stars Written as a letter-in-verse, “For Everyone” is Jason Reynolds’s encouragement to keep pursuing your dreams. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book when I picked it up from the book store shelf. I enjoy Jason Reynolds’s writing so that … [Read more]

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Jason Reynolds, poetry ·
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The Importance of Telling Stories

The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye

September 10, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye My rating: 3 of 5 stars This collections of poems is centered on the conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, specifically the coverage of Israeli violence in the West Bank as recorded by a young woman, Janna, on her phone and on social media. She’s … [Read more]

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Naomi Shihab Nye, poetry ·
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A Hive Mentality

Honeybee: Poems and Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye

September 10, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Honeybee: Poems and Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve only read a few collections of poetry and this is one of the few I really liked. I rarely read poetry and when I do it’s usually individual poems and something I’m teaching. However, just like I tell my students, … [Read more]

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Naomi Shihab Nye, poetry ·
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And Wait. Weren’t We Just Here?

The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson

September 9, 2022 by elderberrywine 2 Comments

cbr category time So this one was ordered from the library, from my decades long, very long list of Books To Order from the library, and hell if I know why.  Usually I can see fifteen-years-younger me might have wanted to read it, but not this one.  Because apocalyptic drama is not my thing, and … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr14, climate disaster, colorful planets, Easter Island, gender-fluid, Jeanette Winterson, repeating narrative, won't somebody think of the dinosaurs? ·
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“My heart is going to jump out of my chest, and I need my books.”

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra

September 9, 2022 by Nart 2 Comments

This book broke me (and my reading slump). And then the author's note broke me again. Plot: Ben is your typical rich cishet white dude from a family so rich they've been able to ignore the last century in civil rights advancements. Beatriz is a queer, Latinx woman with zero chill about systemic … [Read more]

Nart's CBR14 Review No:41 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Katalina Gamarra ·
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