Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Careful what you wish for…

Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry

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Middle grade books can be tricky, because they are intended for an audience who is older than standard elementary school fare, but not quite old enough to tackle the issues we see in young adult literature. I mention this, because I suspect Wishes and Wellingtons might have received a higher rating from me if I was in middle school. I should quickly add that this is a charming book, even if it felt a bit juvenile for me (and appropriately so). Maeve is an unconventional […]

If you’re Happy and you know it

Happy Right Now by Julie Berry

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Happy Right Now is one of those books you need to be “in the mood” for. Its sweet sentiment can actually be overly sweet or just the right amount of sweet depending on how you are feeling. If you are in a “bad mood” this book could make things better by helping you practice the “live in the moment” message. And your mood will improve, and you should become a big fan of the story. However, if you are in that “nothing can make it […]

Some Young Adult to close out Bingo

Enchantee by Gita Trelease

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

The Lovely War by Julie Berry

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  Four more reviews to finish catching up on my backlog. CBR11Bingo squares for I Love This (Enchantee), Award Winner (Speak), Far and Away (the Lady Rogue) and Reader’s Choice over Own Voices (The Lovely War).   Enchantee (apologies, but I can’t figure out how to accent the ‘e’) is a beautifully written young adult romance. Set in Paris during the final days of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI’s excesses, it shows both the splendor of the rich and the desperation of the poor. Camille […]



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