Children’s – Page 2 – Cannonball Read 17

“In the name of the Garden State Parkway, I am not a princess!

The Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta

October 31, 2021 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

The Serpent’s Secret By Sayantani DasGupta Kiranmala is a normal, 12-year-old Indian girl living in Parsippany, NJ. She goes to school, she has friends, and her parents own a convenience store. She bemoans the fact that her parents insist that she dress up as a “real Indian princess” every year for Halloween (which also happens to be her birthday!) This year, things are a bit different though. When Kiran gets home from school, something is off. She’s trying to figure out what exactly […]

How others see you and how you see yourself can be very different

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

October 31, 2021 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Stargirl Jerry Spinelli I didn’t read Jerry Spinielli growing up, which I guess might seem odd because he was writing books for my age group. I read one of his middle grade books a few years ago, but this was the first one aimed at teens. I’d heard about it, and there’s a movie now, so I figured I would give it a shot. I’m not sure when this book is supposed to take place. We know where, the fictional town of Mica, […]

Tech-free? Either a nightmare or a dream!

Unplugged by Gordon Korman

October 31, 2021 by crystalclear 1 Comment

Unplugged By Gordon Korman Not gonna lie, I picked this up because there was a cute little lizard on the cover holding a power cord in its mouth. Jett Baranov is the son of the emperor of the technological world. Well, not really. But his father owns a technology company that’s bigger than Google and Apple combined. His mother works as a famous orthodontist for Orthodontists Without Borders and is often out of the country. With a mostly absent mother, a work-obsessed father, […]

Some Audible Originals

Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone

What the Hex by Alexis Daria

The Magic Flower Shop by Gina Mayer

October 31, 2021 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Sweet Talk By Cara Bastone This story was absolutely adorable and I loved it! The main premise is that Elliot sends a voice message text at 2 a.m. to a wrong number. JD (not her real name, but what she’s referred to for most of the story) is already awake to receive said voice text. She responds, and they go back and forth before Elliot realizes that he hasn’t been talking to his sister. JD knows who Elliot is immediately – she had […]

A boy leaves home to prove himself and wisely brings his dog

Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

August 4, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR 13 Bingo: The Wilds I originally intended to do a “Lumberjanes” graphic novel for this square but can’t find it! Instead I read Call It Courage, which was on my summer reading lists as a child but I never got around to reading. My thirteen year old saw me and said that she had read it for school a few years ago, and that it has a great character arc. Mafutu does go through transformation and growth but I’m not certain I would qualify […]

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis

July 6, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 1/30 I don’t know why I decided that in June* I would read essentially a book a day, but I decided I wanted to see if I could do it. I have, of course, stacked the deck a little with shorter novels, romances, audiobooks, etc, but I have given myself space to read some chonkers as well. Let’s see if I can do it! *So behind in reviews :(((( My re-visitation of the Chronicles of Narnia opens this challenge. […]

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