Abigail the Whale by Davide Cali
CBR15Passport book set another country: Davide Cali is a Swiss-born Italian and book was originally in French I had forgotten I had requested Abigail the Whale when I received the email saying it was on hold for me at the library. Why did I request this book? I remembered when I saw the cover. Oh, yes, this was the book about body image. Now where did I see it again? That did not matter as I quickly realized this is a book that it […]
Barb The Last Berzerker V03 Barb and the Battle for Bailiwick by Dan & Jaso
CBR15Passport Different Countries. (The magical realm of Bailiwick) Barb The Last Berzerker V03 Barb and the Battle for Bailiwick is the third installment of the Dan & Jason series. However, while it was still funny, it was not as strong as the first two. It did continue the story of Barb the Berzerker and friends (and enemies) as they battle for their home, families, and friends. We see how different people (monsters, humans, etc.) come together as a team. Now, they do not fight each […]
The Witches of Silverlake Volume One by Simon Curtis
I am not familiar with the author or illustrator of this graphic novel but was familiar with Legendary Comics YA the publisher with the reading of Championess by Kelly Zekas making this my second CBR15Passport author unknown. The Witches of Silverlake Volume One is a 3.5 rating but rounded up to a four as there is potential and it is not really a 3. However, there are a few bumps where things do not flow smoothly and/or jump to “the next scene” without warning, or […]
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
How is it possible for me to have loved and hated this so, so much? I’m utterly satisfied by the resolution, but at the same time, I want to throw it at the sliding glass door in the dining room. I’ve got a list of things that have never happened in tennis – the Aus open at Christmas? “The game is Soto’s.” Argh! How has TJR researched what it’s like to play tennis well enough to be totally viscerally realistic, at the exact same time […]
A Dive Into the Blue. by Ellie Huynh
The one fear/issue I did not have about learning to swim was that the drain in the pool would pull me in, like some Kraken waiting to bring me to Davy Jones locker. But, now well, I still don’t. And that is because of the little girl in A Dive Into the Blue. Ellie Huynh gives us a story of courage and bravery and literally diving right into the problem. Our small girl is at the edge of the diving board, the drain looking up […]
Emmie & Friends Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson
Truly Tyler in the Emmie & Friends series might be my favorite of the group. I have enjoyed the others by Terri Libenson, but after a bit it felt like I was reading the same one over. This time we are focusing on a side character who is male. In the author afterwards, Libenson mentions how this was for them, among other fun facts. We follow two of the characters, Tyler and Emmie (switching between their points of view) and see how the same situation can be […]
