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Sometimes a trip takes a bad turn

The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra

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Another selection from the library book sale, I initially picked this one up because it was in really good condition.  A hardcover graphic novel that was initially published in 2012, this copy is pristine.  I don’t know why it didn’t circulate enough to get weeded out of the collection, but perhaps the black and white illustrations were not enough to catch the eye of children browsing.  It seems that either bright colors or manga style art move the best, and this has neither of those. This was hand-drawn on board with a crowquill pen, so there were no shortcuts taken […]

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7/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:50 |

“Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.” (CBR11 Bingo)

Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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Back in March Emmalita read and reviewed Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe and it put this book onto my radar where it previously hadn’t been. I had been quietly on the lookout for Cannonballer reviews of books by or about non-binary people to help fulfill a Read Harder challenge, and while I have only read a few books by transgender authors (that I’m aware of) I had likely read none by non-binary authors (I may have, I’ve not been great about tracking that in the past). I took my library copy with me on vacation, I was so […]

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7/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:34 |

Not all heroes wear capes, but some do!

Cape by Kate Hannigan

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I picked this up mainly for the cover.  It is bright and makes me think the story inside is going to be exciting.  And it is! Our story follows Josie O’Malley, an Irish-American (I think she’s an immigrant, but she might be first-generation.)  She spends her time working at a diner to help out with the household expenses, which is a big help since her father is fighting in WWII.  She is also trying to control her temper while trying to fight the injustices she sees in her immediate surroundings, especially around the local bully.  (The bully seems unusually cruel […]

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7/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:47 |

More than I was expecting

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

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Wow.  This packed way more of a punch than I was expecting!  Moth is a 13 year-old girl growing up in a coastal town in Massachusetts.  She feels kind of out of place and doesn’t really have any friends, but she goes along with life anyway.  When learning about the witch hunts that took place in town in the late 1600’s, something strange happens to Moth.  Running home to tell her mother, she learns that she is from a family of witches! Moth wants to learn as much as she can, but her mother forbids it.  You can guess how […]

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7/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

When the Words Are Caught in Your Throat

Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Trigger warning: Rape I don’t know what to say. I loved “Speak” when I read it back in 2015. I felt for Melinda and wanted to hug her throughout the story and loved how Anderson takes a long road to showing us what happened to Melinda and how her life became unraveled before her freshman year of high school. The graphic novel does a great job with showing us Melinda in the present day and her memories of her friends and of a party that changed everything via the illustrations by Emily Carroll. The illustrations add so much to this […]

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7/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:157 |

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Snowpiercer 2: The Explorers by Benjamin LeGrand and Jean-Marc Rochette

Snowpiercer 3: Terminus by Olivier Bocquet and Jean-Marc Rochette

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Cbr11bingo Illustrated The Snowpiercer trilogy is an example of the whole being less than the sum of its parts. I was on board after the first volume. It hinted at some very interesting history for its main character Proloff, as well as complex, sinister military and political machinations that precipitated the endless, deadly winter that has engulfed the world and forced survivors onto the Snowpiercer, a perpetually moving train. The reader was left with a number of cliffhangers at the end of that volume. And then we get to volume two. The fact that it was written some 15 years […]

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7/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:29 |

That’s so Raven?

Teen Titans: Raven by Garcia, Kami

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(I am so behind on my reviews here, but I guess it was good luck since I can return now that cbr11bingo is in swing – speaking of which, this is my entry for “ILLUSTRATED.”) This is my latest read from the DC graphic novels for young readers, and it was another good one! When a car accident leaves Raven Roth grieving her foster mother, she is also left with no memory of herself and is moved to New Orleans with her foster mother’s family to recover.  Raven can remember some basic stuff – how to cook, school stuff, but […]

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7/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:43 |

New generation of Avengers, with Kamala Khan’s Ms.Marvel and Miles Morale’s Spider-man (bonus review from Ysakitty)

All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 1: The Magnificent Seven by Mark Waid (author), Adam Kubert (illustrator), Mahmud Asrar (illustrator)

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Teenage, Pakistani American Kamala Khan’s turn as Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl drew us into the Marvel comic books.  Previously we were primarily familiar with the Marvel movies.  Then Into the Spider-verse came out and we went to find the Miles Morales comics that inspired the animated movie.  In our last trip to the library we came across the All-New, All-Different Avengers which features both Ms. Marvel and Mile’s Spider-man.  This graphic novel starts with a standalone comic featuring Scarlet Witch and Vision and then issues one through six of the All-New, All-Different Avengers comics. This book has me pretty excited for […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:16 |


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