Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Double Dutch? I have enough trouble with one rope!

Fly by Brittany J. Thurman

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Africa’s brother tells her that she cannot do something she has never done before. And while Africa partly agrees, she is not going to let that stop her from entering the Double Dutch competition on Sunday. She is going to show the world what she is made of. She is going to dance, jump and Fly. Brittany J. Thurman’s picture book is about a plucky little girl and the big determination she has. Africa cannot Double Dutch, but she will teach herself how. It cannot […]

Fowl Play

That Egg Is Mine! A Silly Story about Sharing (Duck and Cluck) by Liz Goulet DuBois

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Duck and Cluck (a duck and a chicken) have an egg. The funny thing is it looks like Cluck with the same blue and white spots. But it looks like Duck’s bill as well (same blue and white color scheme). And both claim it to be theirs. Long story short, since Duck found it after it was lost by Cluck, it is his. But Cluck still claims they found it first. After a crazy story with crazier antics, Duck shows why it is his, but […]

Need to feel good? Grab a book or four

Chirp!: Chipmunk Sings for a Friend by Jamie A. Swenson

Sunny-Side Up by Jacky Davis

We Are Better Together by Bill McKibben

Let’s Do Everything and Nothing by Julia Kuo

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Do you need some feel good stories? These books are positive, hopeful, and have a modern take on subjects. Each one ranges in the best age for it, but most ages five and up will be fine. Chirp!: Chipmunk Sings for a Friend by Jamie A. Swenson  This book is a simple story: a little chipmunk is alone and keeps singing for a friend. Scott Magoon illustrates the clever gem of finding the perfect note of friendship. The colors are simple, light without being muted. […]

Here Kitty Kitty

Brina the Cat Volume 2: City Cat by Giorgio Salati

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Brina the Cat Volume 2: City Cat has cute chapters of solo stories tied together for the crazy adventures of a cat named Brina. This Italian Secret Life of Pets by Giorgio Salati is slightly mature and immature at the same time. All ages can read, but some of the stories are a little “intense” (the mature) as Brina goes missing, or the rats have kidnapped her, and there is a possible ghost. But also, there is a child-like humor and innocence to it as […]

Got my boogie shoes on and ready to go!

Dance Class Volume 12: The New Girl by BeKa

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The first thing I noticed in my copy of Dance Class Volume 12: The New Girl by BeKa was that several speaking bubbles were empty. I can only assume that this is due to reading this as an e-galley directly from the publisher’s newsletter and therefore, not a finished copy. Because of this, I was not overly thrilled with the plot. However, the 3 comes from the potential of what I was able to read. I think reading the previous volumes of the series would […]

A Special kind of lunch

Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi

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Lailah is in a new school in a new country. She misses her old friends, friends who were old enough last year to partake in the fasting of Ramadan. This year, she is deemed old enough by her mother, and wishes she could share her concerns and excitement with those friends. But here at the new school, she is shy and worried no one will understand the importance of this honor. She worries that people will make fun of her and feel sorry when she […]



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