YA – Page 48 – Cannonball Read 17

“I can’t help but sense that desperation is right around the bend.”

Dry by Shusterman, Neal

July 12, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

cbr11bingo – Listicle! (Dry is featured on this list of 2018 must-read teen fiction) Drought isn’t a new phenomenon to Alyssa or anyone else in California, but the ante is upped when one day the taps run dry. Quickly termed the “tap-out” by local news, it doesn’t take long for stores to run out of bottled water and for people to start freaking out. In this environmental disaster book, Neal Shusterman and his son Jarrod explore the possibilities of how chaos could unfold in California […]

“Nothing was worse than someone wanting you to talk when the words you needed to say hadn’t even been invented yet.”

Far From the Tree by Benway, Robin

July 11, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

cbr11bingo – Award Winner! Grace’s steady life is shattered during her high school junior year when she becomes pregnant. Her previously reliable boyfriend dumps her and removes himself from any rights to the child, and her parents are on eggshells around her. She decides to give the baby up for adoption, which in some ways makes sense: she herself was adopted by her parents, and maybe her baby, who she nicknames Peach (the size the baby was when she realized she was pregnant), will be […]

That’s so Raven?

Teen Titans: Raven by Garcia, Kami

July 5, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

(I am so behind on my reviews here, but I guess it was good luck since I can return now that cbr11bingo is in swing – speaking of which, this is my entry for “ILLUSTRATED.”) This is my latest read from the DC graphic novels for young readers, and it was another good one! When a car accident leaves Raven Roth grieving her foster mother, she is also left with no memory of herself and is moved to New Orleans with her foster mother’s family […]

With the Fire on High

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

June 24, 2019 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

Emoni has always had a passion for cooking. Ever since she was young, she had an instinct for adding extra flair to her recipes, almost never making the same dish the same way twice. Some even claimed that her cooking is magic, even brings back forgotten memories. Emoni isn’t sure about that, she just likes to cook. During Emoni’s senior year, her school finally introduces the perfect elective: culinary arts. This class will focus on Spanish cuisine, and there will be a special trip to […]

The Princess and the Fangirl

The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston

June 24, 2019 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

I very much enjoyed Poston’s Geekerella, so I was excited to get back into that world with The Princess and the Fangirl. It’s set in the same universe, but focuses on different characters at the same convention in a time far, far away…or maybe like a year or so. At the latest ExcelsiCon, the new Starfield movie was a smashing success. Now, they are gearing up for a sequel. The only person not excited is leading lady Jessica Stone. Her Amara was killed off in […]

“When you have chosen a path, you must walk it with courage.”

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani

June 19, 2019 by tillie 2 Comments

Memories of Ash is the second instalment of the Sunbolt Chronicles, a series that I hope goes on forever, but only just till the day I die, so that there will never exist a book in the series that I haven’t read. Memories of Ash meets Hikaru as she is living with Brigit Stormwind in a hidden valley being trained as a secret apprentice. One day a rogue hunter (as in someone who hunts secret apprentices) comes knocking; Stormwind has been charged with multiple crimes […]

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