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Make sure you know what the ingredients in your bread are

Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale

March 2, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While still fun, Calamity Jack, the sequel to Rapunzel’s Revenge is not as strong as the first graphic novel. Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale this time show the world of Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk fame. We see (in a quick flashback) how the goose came into Jack’s possession; why the magic beans were important (no cow in sight) and that we should watch out for Mother’s who know how to back some crazy bread. Then we jump forward to “now” where […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Western, Young Adult Tagged With: Dean Hale, Fairy Tales & Folklore, giants, Jack and the Beanstalk, nathan hale, pixies/fairies, Rapunzel’s Revenge, Shannon Hale

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:103 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Western, Young Adult · Tags: Dean Hale, Fairy Tales & Folklore, giants, Jack and the Beanstalk, nathan hale, pixies/fairies, Rapunzel’s Revenge, Shannon Hale ·
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It’s the final countdown! My first Cannonball!

December 29, 2016 by kfishgirl 9 Comments

So I finally achieved it! My first Cannonball 😆. I’m proud of myself. I know people have done doubles, triples, and even quadruple Cannonballs, but right now, 52 books is good for me. I’m off from work this whole week, so I anticipated finishing earlier, and possibly even going over 52. I thoroughly underestimated my laziness though, so I’m getting this one in right under the wire. I’ve always been a great procrastinator though. My motto is “why do today something you can put off […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: giants, green gas, Roald Dahl, Whizpopper

kfishgirl's CBR8 Review No:52 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: giants, green gas, Roald Dahl, Whizpopper ·
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