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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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5 Star Reviews

Miss Fancy meets Frank - Meet Miss Fancy by Irene Latham

Dark Modern Classic - The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturns by Neil Gaiman

They blinded me with Science - The Truth about Crocodiles: Seriously Funny Facts about Your Favorite Animals by  Maxwell Eaton III

You can’t stop mourning everything all the time. - Magical Negro by Morgan Parker

Come the Hod King - The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft

A trip back to childhood - Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome; Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome

“What can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the Reaper Man?” - Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

Half-Cannonball with an old favorite! This Newbery Medal winner holds up. - The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

A Beautiful and Difficult Novel: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

New guy, same weird problems - The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

Five Stars, but Still Some Issues Which is Why It’s Not a Favorite - The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

Problematic Protagonist with Heart - Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

“Once upon a time, a girl did the impossible, but she did it just a little too late.” - Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

The Witch is OK - The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

You ought to care when women look at you that way. - Martin Eden by Jack London

An homage to Granny, the world’s oldest known orca, who lived to be 105 years old! - Wild Orca: The Oldest, Wisest Whale in the World by Brenda Peterson

A sensory journey - How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander’

Is anyone else annoyed they changed the order of the Chronicles of Narnia? - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

I am a purist - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin; A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin; A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin; A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin; A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Hardship and heartache, in the name of science. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

A sweet coming of age and coming out romance. - Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman

“Life is the thing you bring with you inside your own head.” - Normal People by Sally Rooney

Life might not be basketball, but basketball can be Life - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

A Dinétah monster killer - Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

My new best friend - Becoming by Michelle Obama

Human Nature vs. Theme Park - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

Lupita Nyong’o shows you what it means to be beautiful - Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

Shirley Jackson-esque is One of the Highest Compliments I Can Give - You Must Not Miss by Katrina Leno

The Third Pandava Sister Enters - Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi

Daisy, Dad and a Motorcycle - My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero’

The sea section - Calypso by David sedaris

Educated – The ultimate in “fish out of water” life experience - Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

“When you have chosen a path, you must walk it with courage.” - Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani

“No, Dad, I’m not interested in getting a Ph.D., I want to make money.” - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

“Now we have the opportunity to start over and try to do better this time around.” - The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Hutchinson, Shaun David

When a 42 page book makes you write a 500 word review - The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by  Mac Barnett

I know it means he’s not working on Winds of Winter - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin

Somehow, against all odds, this works! - Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Tamaki, Mariko

A space rebel romance - Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet

The Cult of Ruth - Save me the plums by Ruth Reichl

Impossible Woman - Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Exhilarating, awe inspiring, and insanely readable - A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols

“The world was going crazy. Nothing left to do but hold on and yell “Wheee!” at strategic moments.” - Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels #10) by Ilona Andrews

“One could plot violent espionage and still hope for dessert.” - King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo

Wonderful Follow Up to Sorry Not Sorry - It's Not You It's Him by Sophie Ranald

Almost a Favorite! - Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George

One fox, one box, one adventure - Fox and the Box by Yvonne Ivinson

…his attraction to her felt terrifying, like an oncoming train, and he threw her under it. - Normal People by Sally Rooney

It’s a library book about libraries!! - The Library Book by Susan Orlean

A unique approach to a romance plot that really works - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

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