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  Color rainbow of books
  

  For the Culinary Literacy Center's June 2021 series

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  Second act

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  Second Act, starring Jennifer Lopez and Vanessa Ann Hudgens, is about a woman, Maya, (Lopez) who works in retail and wants to show that street smart can just be as good as book smart. She wants to prove that you don't need a degree to succeed. She gets an interview for a fancy job and her godson fibs her resume. So, she decides to go with it until she meets her biological daughter (Hudgens) she gave up for adoption years ago. I thought this was a really great story and shows that it shouldn't just be about where you go to school. Anyone, especially women, can succeed with a lot of hard work. I recommend watching this movie especially since it's very timely and enjoyable.

  Reviewed by Lauren G on Jul 1, 2021

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  Crazy, stupid, love

  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

  Crazy Stupid Love starring Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling, is Cal Weaver (Carell) whose wife divorces him and now he has to go back into the dating world, but doesn't know how. He meets Jacob Palmer (Gosling) who teaches him how to get back into the dating game. This movie has a great cast, but I couldn't get focused watching it. I've heard many things about this movie, but it didn't seem the hype that it got. I didn't find it so funny, but maybe this just didn't age well.

  Reviewed by Lauren G on Jul 1, 2021

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  White hot by Brown, Sandra,

  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

  a  women leaves her her tyrannical father and brothers vowing never to come back but returns when her younger brother commits “Suicide”. Police determines it was murder and she stay long enough to find out the truth and love. I enjoyed reading this book.

  Reviewed by Donna P on Jun 29, 2021

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  Then came you

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  Then You Came is about a hypochondriac boy, Calvin, and a girl, Skye, diagnosed with cancer who meet at a cancer support group, which changes their lives forever. Skye's cancer has gotten worse that she is soon going to die, so her and Calvin work on completing Skye's bucket list. They both learn from each other and learn to live life. I thought that this was a cute story and what I liked about it was that it wasn't a love story where Calvin and Skye would fall in love, but it was a story about two friends changing each other's lives in a positive way and helping one another out. It wasn't the best story told, but i still recommend seeing it if you want a heart-felt movie.

  Reviewed by Lauren G on Jun 28, 2021

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  College Road Trip

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  ?Comedy/Drama. Funny. Family Movie. Touching. Kid Friendly. Daddy/Daugther movie.  College Life

  Every parent at some point has to cut the cord. It's sometimes easier said  then done. Kids  grow-up and move away even if it's just to college. Overprotective Dad (Martin Lawrence) comes to term with letting his little girl (Raven-Symone') grow up.  This movie is a great film for the girls sleepover.  It was fun to watch with funny characters, funny scenes and good acting. Fun songs from the 80's. I liked this movie because it didn't have foul language and the theme was one any family could relate to..whether it's a daugther or son going away to college. 

  Reviewed by Joyce L on Jun 25, 2021

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  Black or White

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  ?Drama. Family. Heart-warming. Touching. Racial Issues. Strong Acting. Emotional.

  This film dealt with very realistic issues (racism, drug addiction, death, alcoholism, biracial families and intense custody battles). Very emotional and touching. Outstanding acting by award winning actors (Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer). Eloise (Jillian Estell) did awesome acting as well. The movie had a good ending.  I could watch this film again.

  Reviewed by Joyce L on Jun 25, 2021

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