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A porn star and a virgin walk into a bakery

Make You Mine (Running in Circles #1) by E.M. Lindsey

July 9, 2023 by carmelpie 4 Comments

CBR15Bingo: Edibles square CBR15Passport: New to me author Noah is a reluctant baker trying to keep his deceased bubbe’s beloved family bakery afloat. After leaving school to be the sole guardian and provider for his fourteen-year-old brother Adam, Noah believes he cannot survive losing another family member. As a young child, he and his family left Tel Aviv after the death of his father. Devastated, his mother never recovered and met her own tragic end. After losing his grandmother, twenty-year-old Noah makes a promise to […]

I might have wanted to go to this camp if I known there would be cool kids like Willow and her friends

Secrets of Camp Whatever Volume One by Chris Grine

August 25, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

An adorable coming of age with lots of humor story is the best way to describe Secrets of Camp Whatever Volume One. Monsters, adventures, and snacks come together when a handful of children go to a bit of a creepy, but cool, summer camp. Adventure awaits! Just watch out for fog leeches. Chris Grine created characters that are relatable, diverse, and are full of surprises. Willow, our main character, and her friends are sent to a summer camp for a few weeks. Willow does not […]

Whispering Hands

The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan

February 1, 2021 by Singsonggirl 4 Comments

I’m currently back living at my mother’s place, (Covid, landlord troubles, suffocating monotony of the big city, it’s a long and sad story) but the good thing about it is, that it gives me ample opportunity to revisit my favourite childhood books! That’s how I picked up The Raging Quiet again, a story about a teenager, who marries a much older and wealthier man, only to be widowed after a few days and now stranded in a village that’s behaving more than hostile towards her. […]

“A sound can move anything if it’s strong enough.”

Song For a Whale by Lynne Kelly

February 26, 2020 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

Iris has always had a slight connection to whales, because she was named in honor of one. The day she was born, a whale beached itself in their hometown, and her family named her the same name scientists gave the whale, as its life left the world when hers began. But Iris’s connection to these creatures truly clicks when her teacher shares a video about a very unique whale, called Blue-55 by scientists, sometimes called the loneliest whale. Blue-55 is a hybrid breed, and sings […]

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