Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Get your D&D on

Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club V01: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag

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I started Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club V01: Roll Call awhile back. I then put it aside as I was trying to read it online (and as you know, my phone is not friends with online formatting). Not only was my phone slow and dragging, but I was also not able to see the images clearly or in a larger format. Therefore, unless you have a SCREEN to view things on, then this might be best in the physical form. And the physical form is […]

Special relationship

Bailey and the Blanket by Emily House

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I am fairly certain I have read Bailey and the Blanket before. Perhaps I have not reviewed Emily House’s book here, but even if I have, every time you read a book you find something different (or I do). Or your feelings change as you are in a different mindset or have had new experiences since then. Of course, you could also feel the same way as you did the first time. That is the magic of a book. You never know where it will […]

13 principles

How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter by Lalena Garcia

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I am going to let the publisher description talk for the book How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter by Lalena Garcia. The first children’s book to feature material from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, this beautiful picture book will engage hearts and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement. There are prompts for you and your child or students to talk about. There are concepts that might be new, and some familiar. […]

The good and not-so-good seasons of life

The Seasons Within Me by Bianca Pozzi

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I am mostly sure I have read The Seasons Within Me before. I do not, however, think I have reviewed Bianca Pozzi’s story before. This book was read via Edelweiss and due April 2023 Now, even if I have reviewed this book before, I was in a different frame of mind. It is a few days before Christmas, I am trying to keep my happy on (why I have a bowl of Grinch poo on my desk), and I was in a mood where though […]

Mind yourself

The Shape of You by Muon Thi Van

A World of Mindfulness by Pajama Press

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The Shape of You is …. Well, your surroundings. I mean a table is square and a door rectangle, but you are the shape of many things, such as of wind (a scarf) and love (a hand holding yours). The narrator is more the voice of a parent/mother talking to the child, but it could also be the child to parent. Each shape that is around us (like water is a glass or a cube or cloud) is shown. And the fact that some shapes […]

Dan is a good kid, and this is a good book

A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat

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A First Time for Everything is a delightful read about one summer and the trip of a lifetime. Some people dream of a trip like Dan’s, others have nightmares, but regardless this is a great coming of age book that we all can relate to (a modern reader will love seeing the late 1980s) and enjoy. There is a lot going on and a must read. Dan Santat’s signature style illustrations the adventures that await. Dan’s adventures start in middle school, where he is asked […]



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