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More Teenage Time-Travel

...and That's When it Fell Off in My Hand by Louise Rennison

Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison

July 15, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

As in I am traveling back to both the time of my early teendom and the book series that I loved at that age; Louise Rennison’s Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. You’ll find my first block of re-reads back here, if you are so inclined. A fun thing happened while digging back into the misadventures of Georgia and her mates: I was struck by the sudden discovery that I had not, in fact, actually read the entire series! I realized that I was in unfamiliar waters about […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:77 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites ·
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cbr12bingo – Reader’s Choice (standing in for Book Club)

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

July 15, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

It’s my first “bingo”- the rightmost column! I wanted to replace Book Club because I jumped the gun and read all of our CannonBookClub options earlier this year. Oops! That’s what I get for getting impatient; the choices for #thefutureisqueer would have knocked out multiple squares! I also started (and in some cases, finished) a few series. Oh well, *shooting star* the more you know. Speaking of “the more you know”, I accidentally came into this one over-prepared. Oops again! I’m pretty far into the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Kinsey, literary non-fiction, Mary Roach, masters and johnson, NSFW, pop science, reproduction, sex

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:75 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Kinsey, literary non-fiction, Mary Roach, masters and johnson, NSFW, pop science, reproduction, sex ·
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Please do not read if you are a fan of Eloise

Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups by Kay Thompson

July 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr12bingo AdaptationOh, I just hate hate hate Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups, Kay Thompson. Please tell me WHY she has been so popular for over 60 years? Why have there been sequels, modern book updates/adaptations, toys and at least two movie adaptations? She is a spoiled brat, with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Rude, inconsiderate and not even remotely funny. I have to say in 1955 you had an odd idea of what people wanted to read. Or was that the point? This is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, City & Town Life, Hilary Knight, Kay Thompson, Manners & Etiquette, N.Y.), Plaza Hotel (New York

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:234 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, City & Town Life, Hilary Knight, Kay Thompson, Manners & Etiquette, N.Y.), Plaza Hotel (New York ·
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And I think Nimmo the cat knows more than they are letting on

Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert

July 13, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr12bingo Fresh Start I am not usually not a fan of huge open endings of first books in a series, but even with an open ending, Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian is a complete story of Bea and her new friend Cad. Tim Probert put fantasy staples throughout, with modern themes, hints of classic tales and wrapped it up all in a sparsely texted story that is beautifully done. This is a charming graphic novel. This fast-paced story is great for the 10 to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aliens, family, frienship, magic, Pig Wizards, Tim Probert

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:233 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aliens, family, frienship, magic, Pig Wizards, Tim Probert ·
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She works hard for her money and channels Julia Child in the process

Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte

July 13, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Measuring Up could cover several categories in cbr12bingo, but I am going to use it for Money. Even though the money aspect is a small part of the story, it is also not as small as it might seem at first. Lily LaMotte’s story of Cici, a young girl from Taiwan, moves to Seattle, with her mother and father and leaving behind her beloved paternal grandmother. Her A-ma was more than a grandmother, she was a best friend, teacher and the one person who “got […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Ann Xu, Asian - General, cbr12bingo, Cooking & Food, Ethnic Orientation |, family, grandmother, grandparents, Lily LaMotte, Social Themes, Taiwan

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:232 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Ann Xu, Asian - General, cbr12bingo, Cooking & Food, Ethnic Orientation |, family, grandmother, grandparents, Lily LaMotte, Social Themes, Taiwan ·
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You try your best, or you don’t try your best. The mountains don’t care.

Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

July 11, 2020 by Sophia Leave a Comment

This year I am very excited to finally be taking part in Cannonball Bingo. Today Will Be Different is filling out the “Shelfie” square as a book from my bookshelf (one that sat on my shelf for way too long before I finally got around to reading it). I am lucky enough to have a friend who gets tickets to a Pen and Podium lecture series. She has invited me to a few literary lectures from visiting authors. So far, the lectures have all been very interesting. But what’s […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Maria Semple

Sophia's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Maria Semple ·
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