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Many moons ago I took part in Cannonball Read II, under the name Teabelly. A lot has changed since then, and I now have five year old twin girls. I'm not getting as much reading done, but I'm hoping to make a half Cannonball at least.

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“I’m an ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey”

Becoming by Michelle Obama

October 21, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Far and Away Michelle Obama takes us on the journey through her life, from her happy childhood on the South Side of Chicago, through her college years at Princeton and Harvard, her early career as a lawyer and her yearning for something more, to meeting her husband at her law firm when he was a law student and she was his mentor. We get to see them fall in love and weather some distance apart, as well as the struggles she felt throughout […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: crb11bingo, Michelle Obama

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:46 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: crb11bingo, Michelle Obama ·
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It got me another bingo at least

Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer

October 10, 2019 by Carriejay 2 Comments

Bingo square: Award Winner. It won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, 2017 and Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. In the distant future, war is a thing of the past. A utopia, fast car transport has meant countries are no longer boundaries. You can live in Italy and work in the US and go to school in Australia. People no longer belong to nations but Hives, chosen for their best fit to personality and beliefs. Nor do nuclear families exist, […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: ada palmer, cbr11bingo

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:45 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: ada palmer, cbr11bingo ·
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“We’re not gonna throw away the past as if it meant nothing.”

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

September 26, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Remix This is an update/remix of Pride and Prejudice. Set in present day Brooklyn, its focus this time is the Benitez sisters, and is narrated by second child, Zuri. She is strong-willed and loves her family fiercely, especially her older sister, Janae, who is coming home from university for the summer. But a new family has moved in across the street and they take Janae’s attention – especially older brother Ainsley. But it’s Darius, the seemingly judgemental and arrogant younger brother who gets […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Ibi Zoboi

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:44 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: cbr11bingo, Ibi Zoboi ·
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How to make more informed parenting choices (but probably still feel like you’re doing it wrong)

Cribsheet: A data driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting, from birth to preschool by Emily Oster

September 23, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Science (I’m hoping this can fall in this category since it says ‘economics is the science of decision-making’ and this book is full of data from studies backing up what she says.) Having already written a bestseller about debunking pregnancy myths (Expecting Better, I missed that one while pregnant) Oster now tackles all the advice and information thrown at new parents. What can you take on board and what can you ignore? Are you really going to screw up your child based on […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, emily oster

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:43 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, emily oster ·
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The stage is set for murder…

Last Act by Christopher Pike

September 18, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo square: Banned Books (listed here). Melanie has moved to a new town with her dad after her parents’ divorce and she’s struggling to make friends. That is until she helps Susan cheat in maths class and is invited to audition for the school play. Getting the part, Melanie is suddenly surrounded by new people, all of whom have a history together. Unfortunately Melanie has a history with Rindy, the gorgeous star of the play. Over the summer they had a fender bender and Melanie […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Christopher Pike

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: cbr11bingo, Christopher Pike ·
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“The truth can cause a lot of trouble for those who are not supposed to know it.”

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

September 15, 2019 by Carriejay 1 Comment

Bingo square: History/Schmistory (as in alternate history, given that – as with The Handmaid’s Tale – the book ends with historical notes from a symposium about Gilead in the year 2197). Set more than 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is told by three different narrators. There is the familiar Aunt Lydia who we saw through Offred’s eyes in the previous book; a young girl named Daisy living in Canada and unaware of her ties to Gilead; and Agnes, one […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Margaret Atwood, the testaments

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, Margaret Atwood, the testaments ·
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