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I don’t know what the excitement is all about. It’s not like sharks attack people or anything….

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916: A Graphix Book by Lauren Tarshis and adapted by Georgia Ball

December 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I set myself two goals this year. One was to read a book a day (it averages out to that, but I actually didn’t read a book every day), and the second was to do 12 Cannonballs. As of this review I have 26 books to go… We’ll see! So, one of the ways I was trying to read a book a day was to do simple books. Not books that were simplistic (See Jane. See Dick. See Dick and Jane), but easier reads, fun […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, Georgia Ball, Haus Studio, Lauren Tarshis, Lauren Tarshis and adapted by Georgia Ball, nature, new jersey, shark attacks, sharks, survival stories, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:598 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, Georgia Ball, Haus Studio, Lauren Tarshis, Lauren Tarshis and adapted by Georgia Ball, nature, new jersey, shark attacks, sharks, survival stories, United States - 20th Century ·
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