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The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood by Andrew Rannells

The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

August 12, 2019 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrew Rannells, bingo, Bryan Mealer, cbr11bingo, CS Lewis, he Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Janet Beard, The Atomic City Girls, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, the magician's nephew, Too Much is Not Enough, William Kamkwamba

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:71 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Andrew Rannells, bingo, Bryan Mealer, cbr11bingo, CS Lewis, he Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Janet Beard, The Atomic City Girls, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, the magician's nephew, Too Much is Not Enough, William Kamkwamba ·
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“Before I discovered the miracles of science, magic ruled the world.”

January 8, 2016 by badkittyuno 2 Comments

I’ve had this book to my to-read shelf on Goodreads for years (seriously, I think I added it after seeing William Kamkwamba on The Daily Show, which was…2009 according to Google). I finally found a copy at the library, and devoured it. William Kamkwamba’s story is fascinating, and incredibly well-told. If you liked I Am Malala, you should definitely check this one out. “I didn’t have a drill, so I had to make my own. First I heated a long nail in the fire, then drove it through a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, Bryan Mealer, William Kamkwamba

badkittyuno's CBR8 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, Bryan Mealer, William Kamkwamba ·
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