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cover of the book The Line Tender by Kate Allen

“But if you could tell science like a story, I’d pay attention.”

The Line Tender by Kate Allen

February 12, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Lucy’s mother was a marine biologist who was particularly interested in sharks. People told her mother that this enthusiasm would get her killed, but it was a brain aneurysm that ended up taking her life. Lucy was seven when that happened, and while she still finds herself occasionally swept up in bouts of grief, she and her father are getting by. Friends and neighbors help a lot. Fred from across the street is her best friend, though now at 13 years old, she is beginning […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: A death in the family, All the feels, Children's, children's book, children's lit, first love, friendship, grief, healing, kate allen, marine biology, Massachusetts, middle grade, middle school, sharks

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: A death in the family, All the feels, Children's, children's book, children's lit, first love, friendship, grief, healing, kate allen, marine biology, Massachusetts, middle grade, middle school, sharks ·
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Cover of the book I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

Stories from the 1% (no not THAT one)

I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

February 11, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Recently I was lucky to present at our state comic con on Teen Girls in Space, and one of the focuses of my panel contributions was diversity in pop culture. I got to really dig into the still terrible statistics of representation in literature and media, and while it was nice to see the numbers getting better, all in all it is a “long way to go” situation – unsurprising to any Pajiban and Cannonballer, I am sure. Of the many major bummers, one super-major […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: American Indian, children's book, children's lit, christine day, contemporary fiction, duwamish nation, middle grade, Multigenerational, Native American, suquamish nation

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: American Indian, children's book, children's lit, christine day, contemporary fiction, duwamish nation, middle grade, Multigenerational, Native American, suquamish nation ·
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Lloyd Alexander was definitely a fan of cats

Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth by Lloyd Alexander

February 11, 2020 by Dome'Loki 4 Comments

Growing up I adored Lloyd Alexander for the Prydain Chronicles and the Vesper Holly series.  Fun side note, I suggested Vesper as a name for our second daughter because of loving Vesper Holly and how well Eva Green carried it in Casino Royale but it was nixed by my SO. Time Cat floated around in my awareness but for some reason I never picked it up.  Perhaps because the copies in my library had an atrocious cover.  The one on the right would definitely have […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Cats, cbr12, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, lloyd alexander, middle grade, time travel

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Cats, cbr12, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, lloyd alexander, middle grade, time travel ·
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cover of the book The World Ends in April by stacy mcanulty

“Not that an asteroid crashing into our planet is a good thing, but it does put everything else into perspective.”

The World Ends in April by McAnulty, Stacy

January 30, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Eleanor Dross is getting a little weary of her life. School, as always, is terrible. She has only one friend, and while Mack is the best, she could do without everyone else ignoring her or worse.  Her grades? Let’s not talk about it. And home life, it’s fine, but nothing to, well, write home about. Her recently widowed dad is doing his best. And they have Grandpa Joe to help out too. But Joe is a “prepper” – that is to say, he’s most excited […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: apocalypse, Children's Books, children's fiction, doomsday, end of days, friendship, McAnulty, McAnulty, Stacy, middle grade, middle school, Stacy, Stacy McAnulty, survivalism

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: apocalypse, Children's Books, children's fiction, doomsday, end of days, friendship, McAnulty, McAnulty, Stacy, middle grade, middle school, Stacy, Stacy McAnulty, survivalism ·
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I might be getting too old for this kind of thing

Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab

January 5, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Cassidy Blake is still following her parents around while they film their show “The Inspecters” (that pun will never stop irritating me), and this time they are in Paris visiting some of the most haunted areas of the city. Cassidy and her ghost buddy Jacob naturally attract the attention of a spirit which causes trouble until figure out how to stop it. Hilarity ensues. I like the premise in that it is real historical ghost history being used for this novel, as it was for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, cassiby blake, city of ghosts 2, ghosts, middle grade, paris, tunnel of bones, VE Schwab, victoria schwab

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, cassiby blake, city of ghosts 2, ghosts, middle grade, paris, tunnel of bones, VE Schwab, victoria schwab ·
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cover of the book Friendroid by M. M. Vaughan

“Slick” sci-fi for the middle school set

Friendroid by M.M. Vaughan

January 5, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Danny Lazio doesn’t get along with kids. It’s not really his fault – his single mom does the best she can to provide, but his classmates still come down on him for it. Of course, it probably doesn’t help that he has a bit of a temper, but who can blame him when kids say he has fleas and his mom gets his clothes from the dumpster? It’s fine – having no friends just gives him more time to play his favorite game Land X, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, androids, friendship, friendships, m. m. vaughan, middle grade, middle school, robots, sci-fi, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, androids, friendship, friendships, m. m. vaughan, middle grade, middle school, robots, sci-fi, YA, Young Adult ·
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