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Just as great as 9th grade.

Cue For Treason by Geoffrey Trease

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CBR11 Bingo – Back to School I read this book in my first semester of high school, in my 9th grade English class. All I really remembered was that it was set in Shakespearian England, and that I really liked it.  I apparently liked it so much that the copy on my bookshelf is my actual high school copy.  I wasn’t really the thieving type, and I don’t really remember why I didn’t have to return it at the end of the semester, but regardless, here we are – what better book to read for the Back to School bingo […]

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9/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

Not My Cup of Tea, Unfortunately

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

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 I really did not like this book very much. At the same time, it is clear I am really not the intended audience for this book. Man, I really hate writing reviews like this, because while I didn’t like it, I can see that someone else probably would, especially someone younger, and this being a YA book, that makes total sense. So, I’m prefacing this with the disclaimer that I am a Cranky Old and so if you are not a Cranky Old, take this review with a grain of salt. There is good stuff in this book, it just […]

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3/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

Go Ahead, Read it Again!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

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Can you believe the first Harry Potter book is 21 years old?!? Harry would be in his 30’s by now! Hagrid would be in his 80’s! A baby could have been born when the first book came out and be able to drink today! I’m amazed at how timeless and magical the books still are. And even after my having read this one 3 times and seen the movie, there are still little treasures here and there that I discover each time. I love Rowling’s characters, the world she’s created, and the little life lessons peppered throughout. This book is […]

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9/7/2018 's CBR10 Review No:12 |

…so much more than that.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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There were 13 reviews posted of this book in CBR9. There isn’t much more I can say about this book that hasn’t already been said by all of those wonderful reviewers here. While my life experience could not be farther from Starr Carter’s,  I’m thankful to Angie Thomas for giving me the opportunity to spend some time with her. The basic premise of the story has been discussed at length here and just about everywhere, so I’ll just list some of the things that will stay with me long after I write this review. Parents being torn between protecting their children […]

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2/12/2018 's CBR10 Review No:13 |

You’re not allowed to cry. It’s one of the rules.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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Few things are as satisfying as starting a book and realizing you’re going to sit there and read it straight through.  It is such a wonderful moment where you know this is your life’s purpose for the next few hours and you can measure your next bit of existing by the number of pages the author has handed to you.  It didn’t take me long to know I’d be with Aristotle and Dante and Sáenz until the last word. Ari is 15.  He’s bored and miserable.  He can’t figure himself out or anyone else.  He can throw a punch, so everyone […]

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1/13/2017 's CBR9 Review No:2 |

Powered Teenagers That Mess Up, Like Teenagers

Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti

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Zeroes is a co-authored book that starts what will probably be a trilogy. I didn’t pay attention and didn’t realize that the book had three authors until I finished it and there were three author bios at the end of my kindle edition, and looking back I can kind of see the seams. That being said, the book is so very much in Westerfeld’s wheelhouse; so much so that the book constantly reminded me of his earlier Midnighters series. The book is about a group of six teenagers who have abilities like Flicker/Riley the blind girl who can ‘see’ by […]

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1/6/2017 's CBR9 Review No:2 |

Well, it’s going to be a great play!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne

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This is a tough one…I loved the Harry Potter books but this isn’t technically an 8th book, because we all know Rowling said she was done with the books. So she came up with a new story for a theater production and the screenplay was printed in book format. So first, let’s sort out who actually wrote what. From what I can surmise, the story is a collaborative work by Rowling, Thorne, and Tiffany. But the screenplay itself was written by Jack Thorne. So what to do. It’s not technically a novel, is it? And because it’s not, my expectations […]

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10/7/2016 's CBR8 Review No:7 |

The Rory Gilmore Problem

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

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I had 2 different reactions to this book. I couldn’t put it down. Then I thought about it. As I read it, I loved it. I finished in a day. The story and characters and situations all felt very relateable. Plus, who doesn’t love a straightforward happy ending for a likable heroine? But then again, there was a disconnect between the realism and the fantasy. The heroine Cath is believable introverted, geeky first-semester college student who we follow through the ups and downs of her first year. She’s always been close to her more social twin Wren (Cath-Wren: get it? […]

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8/17/2016 's CBR8 Review No:31 |


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