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“You can’t change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of you.”

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

July 1, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars ustyce McAllister is a seventeen-year-old with a bright future, thanks to his grades and being lucky enough to have a mother who has worked herself to the bone to send him to the prestigious prep school in Atlanta. Then one evening, when trying to help his extremely drunken ex-girlfriend get home safely (she’s half-black, but looks more like her Norwegian mother than her black dad), he’s detained by a very aggressive cop who’s convinced he was trying to carjack and abduct the girl. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #blacklivesmatter, Angie Thomas, cbr14, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, Dear Martin, friendship, Gun Violence, Malin, nic stone, Police Brutality, Racism, romantic, the hate u give, Young Adult

Malin's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #blacklivesmatter, Angie Thomas, cbr14, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, Dear Martin, friendship, Gun Violence, Malin, nic stone, Police Brutality, Racism, romantic, the hate u give, Young Adult ·
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Essential Story, Essential Voice

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

July 1, 2022 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

Both heartbreaking and illuminating, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas tells the story of Black teenager Starr, who witnesses the murder of her best friend at the hands of the police during a traffic stop. We are all too familiar with the role the police play in the lives (and deaths) of Black people, particularly Black men. This awful familiarity makes The Hate U Give hit hard. Thomas has written a searing account of how such deaths affect those closest to them and the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, CannonBookClub

esmemoria's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, CannonBookClub ·
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#CannonBookClub September Book Club Announcement

June 10, 2022 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

Our September Book Club will be discussing Banned or Challenged Books on September 16-17, just ahead of Banned Book Week (September 18-24, 2022). Forty years ago, Banned Book Week began as a response to a sudden surge in book challenges in 1982. With the current push to limit access to books dealing with sexuality, gender identity, and race, we asked you what you wanted to read; and we’ve tallied up the votes for the top three. The books selected for our discussion come from a […]

Filed Under: Book Club Tagged With: All Boys Aren't Blue, Angie Thomas, banned books, book club, CannonBookClub, Challenged Books, George M. Johnson, Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project, the hate u give

Genres: Book Club · Tags: All Boys Aren't Blue, Angie Thomas, banned books, book club, CannonBookClub, Challenged Books, George M. Johnson, Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project, the hate u give ·
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READ. THIS. BOOK.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

May 30, 2022 by Bibliophile 2 Comments

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. I know a lot of people have probably already read it since it’s very popular, but if not READ THIS BOOK. Some people think that the characters are one-dimensional and they are stereotypical, but they aren’t. every character has a unique backstory, but they’re obviously aren’t enough characters for every single opinion and viewpoint to have a place in this book. But it deals with a very important issue, can lead to good discussion, and is overall just a good book. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Angie Thomas

Bibliophile's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Angie Thomas ·
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Blackout

Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton

April 20, 2022 by Classic 4 Comments

What a great collection. I loved the idea of authors getting together to have characters set in the same place/time/date with them all spinning their individual stories. This was honestly lovely and I had no problem with any of the storylines. To have a young adult romance book starring mostly Black characters was wonderful to read. I started wishing for this to get turned into a miniseries. I miss really good romantic movies/tv shows. It feels like they have gotten out of vogue the past […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Dhonielle Clayton, LGBT fiction, LGBT Romance, nic stone, nicola yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

Classic's CBR14 Review No:90 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Dhonielle Clayton, LGBT fiction, LGBT Romance, nic stone, nicola yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson ·
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A young black man wearing red, in front of a red background, surrounded by red roses

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

February 12, 2022 by dsbs42 Leave a Comment

More Angie Thomas goodness. I loved The Hate You Give and On the Come Up, and was excited to read the prequel from the point of view of Starr Carter’s father, Maverick. This was a quick read, no less impactful for what we already know about will happen to Mav, his girlfriend Lisa, and his two new babies. Because a lot of the backstory was only briefly touched on in THUG, there’s plenty to flesh out here, and I don’t think it’s only because of the […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas

dsbs42's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas ·
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