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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Let’s spend a little of your hard-earned Christmas book buying budget on some books we wished we could have read as children.

What if, Pig? by Lizzie Hunter

Dad & The Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko

Captain Starfish by Davinia Bell

You've Got Dragons by Kathryn Cave

When You Are Brave by Pat Zietlow Miller

December 4, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

AKA Why this week’s library haul had me in tears. There’s a lot to go over in this review, so I’m bear with me: There’s a reason these books are together like this, I promise. Dad & The Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko –Nicholas isn’t brave like his dad: He’s afraid of all sorts of things, like bugs, & darkness, & manhole covers.  But he has a secret weapon: A dinosaur that “likes the dark, bugs are nothing to them, and they eat manhole covers for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Anxiety, captain starfish, dad & the dinosaur, Davinia Bell, Gennifer Choldenko, Kathryn Cave, Lizzie Hunter, Mental Health, mental illness, pandemic, Panic, Pat Zietlow Miller, Picture Books, picture books for mental health, what if pig, When You Are Brave, You've Got Dragons

NTE's CBR13 Review No:50 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Anxiety, captain starfish, dad & the dinosaur, Davinia Bell, Gennifer Choldenko, Kathryn Cave, Lizzie Hunter, Mental Health, mental illness, pandemic, Panic, Pat Zietlow Miller, Picture Books, picture books for mental health, what if pig, When You Are Brave, You've Got Dragons ·
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I Wasn’t THAT Panicked…

May 4, 2015 by Melina Leave a Comment

I finally got around to reading Panic after being burned by the “-ium” series (Delirium, Requiem, and Pandemonium…actually I don’t even think I ever even finished the series, something that shocks me. I can’t not read a book I start (usually), but man, were they baaaaddddd.  Anyways, I have fond memories of Before I Fall and I saw some decent reviews here and elsewhere of Panic, I thought I’d go for it. It helped too, that I’m looking for books for myself and a reluctant teen […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR7, justehhhh, Lauren Oliver, Melina, Panic

Melina's CBR7 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR7, justehhhh, Lauren Oliver, Melina, Panic ·
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The lesson here? Stay away from books ending in “ium”.

January 20, 2015 by scootsa1000 2 Comments

What do you want first? The good news, or the bad news? The bad news is, Panic isn’t as good as Before I Fall. Ever since I read that one, I’ve (probably unfairly) compared all of her other books to its high standards. This one is close, but it just isn’t as powerful. The good news? This book is far and away better than any book that Oliver has written that ends in “ium”. Delirium. Pandemonium. Requiem [sic]. Panic far surpasses those offerings. Panic is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Lauren Oliver, Panic, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Lauren Oliver, Panic, Scootsa1000 ·
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