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We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

April 30, 2025 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

My Cannonball Read holiday gift exchange buddy got me this book (thank you!!!) and if they picked it because they have read it and liked it or just took a crack at my taste from my Goodreads, I’m pretty sure we would be good pals. I don’t remember (or know) who that was, so if you see this and it’s you, find me on the ‘gram at @cheerbrarian. It’s 1989 and the Danvers High Varsity field hockey team hasn’t historically been award winning, but this […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, dark forces, field hockey, girl power, Quan Barry, sports, the 1980s, We Ride Upon Sticks

cheerbrarian's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, dark forces, field hockey, girl power, Quan Barry, sports, the 1980s, We Ride Upon Sticks ·
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