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I'm a librarian, a singer, a cosplayer, an overachiever... @cosbrarian on most platforms. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Cosbrarian's Quick Questions interview.)

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Not a drop to drink

“Why do you always quote poetry at me when all I want is a straight answer?”

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

April 10, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

The first time Lynn killed a man, she was 9 years old. Her mother taught her the ways of shooting and with good reason: she and Lynn had something highly coveted.  A small pond of water, in a world that was desperate for it.  Now into her teenage years, Lynn is used to the lonely life she and her mother tend to, a life that cycles only around surviving.  Collecting and purifying water is their number one priority. Hunting and growing another. Keeping the men […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Young Adult Tagged With: environmentalism, Mindy McGinnis, near future, survival, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:25 · Genres: Audiobooks, Young Adult · Tags: environmentalism, Mindy McGinnis, near future, survival, YA, Young Adult ·
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“The colonizer writes the history, winning twice: A theft of land. A theft of witness.”

Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray

March 30, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

In this third installment of Bray’s fantastic Diviners series, Libba Bray finally pulls together many moving pieces and lays down the major themes of the series with gusto. If I could sum it up in one phrase, I’d call this book “Ghosts are scary, but not as scary as evangelism” Or “Ghosts are scary, but it’s your fault.” The Diviners are a diverse group of supernaturally talented young people in 1920s NYC (who aren’t officially called “The Diviners” but simply “diviners” at this point).  In […]

Filed Under: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: horror, january lavoy, Libba Bray, paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the diviners, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:24 · Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: horror, january lavoy, Libba Bray, paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the diviners, YA, Young Adult ·
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It took all the strength I had not to fall apart!

I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall

March 30, 2019 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

I’m really sorry for naming this review after the most cliche song I could have quoted — OR AM I? Sixteen-year-old Jess has been through it this year.  She survived a terrible car crash that killed her mother on impact. She’s left scarred and her leg is irrevocably damaged, despite the diligence she has devoted to her physical therapy. And now, the court has ordered her custody to the father she has barely known, transported there by an old family friend named Gil. Gil does […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Canada, debut novel, Kate Alice Marshall, mystery, survival, tearjerker, thriller, wilderness, wildlife, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Canada, debut novel, Kate Alice Marshall, mystery, survival, tearjerker, thriller, wilderness, wildlife, YA, Young Adult ·
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Cover of Heavy Vinyl graphic novel

Heavy Vinyl – not so heavy on plot but still fun!

Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores

March 21, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Heavy Vinyl appears to have gone through some adjustments over its publication.  Its title was originally Hi-Fi Fight Club and then for some reason they changed the name of the record store it is set in from Vinyl Mayhem to Vinyl Destination. Both changes are better, but many of the web descriptions of the comics have the old names so that’s confusing. Anyhow, spoiler alert: it’s about a fight-club in a record store! Sort of. I haven’t read or seen Fight Club, but this seems […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1990's, 90s music, boom comics, carly usdin, comic, comic book, Comics, female friendship, irene flores, Lesbians, nina vakueva, Queer characters, record store, records, vinyl, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1990's, 90s music, boom comics, carly usdin, comic, comic book, Comics, female friendship, irene flores, Lesbians, nina vakueva, Queer characters, record store, records, vinyl, YA, Young Adult ·
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“But Ma used to say, not everyone circles the same sun. I never knew what she meant by that until Monday went missing.”

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

March 17, 2019 by cosbrarian 2 Comments

Someone here already reviewed this and I’m kind of sad to submit another repeat review. BUT I read it and I gotta count it! “This is the story of how my best friend disappeared. How nobody noticed she was gone except me. And how nobody cared until they found her . . . one year later.” That’s actually a pretty good summary of this book, supplied by the main character, 14-year-old Claudia.  She and Monday have been thick as thieves most of their lives, other than summers that […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: inspired by a true story, mystery, ripped from the headlines, social issues, Tiffany D. Jackson, Washington DC, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: inspired by a true story, mystery, ripped from the headlines, social issues, Tiffany D. Jackson, Washington DC, YA, Young Adult ·
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“My personal motto has always been if you’ve already dug yourself a hole too deep to climb out of, you may as well keep digging.”

Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

March 16, 2019 by cosbrarian 4 Comments

Michael Ausman is seething. His father has uprooted their family yet again for a job promotion — this time Michael was barely two months into his junior year. Now he is faced with making yet another new group of friends in another new school, and to make matters worse, that school is a Catholic one. Michael is an atheist, and he has no interest in setting down any roots lest they be ripped back out again. But on the first day of school, he is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: activism, atheism, Catholicism, contemporary fiction, debut author, debut novel, katie henry, Realistic fiction, Religion, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: activism, atheism, Catholicism, contemporary fiction, debut author, debut novel, katie henry, Realistic fiction, Religion, YA, Young Adult ·
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