Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

This crow is so smart I wonder if he went to caw-llege?

Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt

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Occasionally I will promote a publisher overall and tell you just read anything from them and you will get a hit. Then I will tell you about the individual title(s) I have read. Still, you know that what I read and/or liked (or even dislike) might or might not be the read for you. It is just going to be fun to explore what they have.  Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt is by one of these publishers, First Second. (Side note, they […]

If The Librarians met the Night at the Museum

The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

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If The Librarians television series met the movie The Night at the Museum you would have The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln. Realism, fantasy and literature literally come to life on the pages of this middle grade graphic novel.  While I liked and enjoyed it, I was not “wowed.” Things are familiar (sibling issues, issues with absent parents, really expensive and rare editions of Dracula), and it is just a fun story about stories, siblings, family, communication, being appreciated. We have read […]

This book went to the dogs

Smithy and Me by Darcy Day Zoells

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The illustrations are fun and colorful in Smithy and Me by Darcy Day Zoells. And while they are not overly detailed they are not lacking either. They set the tone, give the story the push along to make you wonder “what is next?” and keep the reader engaged. The story is “50/50” (you will or won’t like it). I might not have been the exact reader for it, but it is going to be a big hit and I see awards in the future. The […]

GPS means: Great popsicle skunk. Or Global positioning system. It could be either

Survival Scout V02 Tsunami by Maxwell Eaton III

Survival Scout V03 Lost at Sea by Maxwell Eaton III

Survival Scout V01 Lost in the Mountains. by Maxwell Eaton III

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I found two books in the Survival Scout series. The first was Survival Scout V02 Tsunami and Survival Scout V03 Lost at Sea by Maxwell Eaton III. These volumes are about Scout and their friend skunk as  they learn about different types of science. The second book is an informative book about tsunamis, the effects and introduction of facts on what to do. And the other is about how Scout’s brother takes them sailing, insults a porpoise and gets them stuck in the ocean. Then […]

Princesses, pirates and sisters

Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman

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I started a review once that said that I like sibling books and sister books in particular. Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates written and illustrated by Cassandra Federman is one of those books. Currently available, this is a cute story about modern day sisters, with one having some old school ideas that get messy when the sisters unite to tell their “other sister” a bedtime story. Of course, there is more than that. The oldest […]

“No research, just vibes.”

Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

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A workplace romance that somehow manages to sidestep all the icky problems that can arise and instead gives us a lovely friends to lovers story spanning years of building respect and community and supporting each other?! Will wonders never cease. Plot: Maria is huge in Sweden and curious about the professional challenge of becoming huge in Hollywood as well. Peter has been doing Fat Guy roles for two decades and is desperate for a chance to shine as a leading man. Neither knows of the […]



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