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Reading, writing and alligator wrestling are passions of mine. 2018 was my first year participating and looking forward to 2020. Going to be a bigger kid this year and really enjoy reading and writing reviews.

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He’s cunning. He’s brilliant… He is a Cat

Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Volume 1 by Johnny Marciano

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Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Volume 1 had two things going for it when I picked it up: First, it was a short novel and second, it was something I normally did not read fitting the criteria of this year (read novels and things not normally read). Klawde is a new series (volume two and volume three are also out; volume four due in May 2020) by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth. It is humorous, a little raunchy at times and is a slightly different […]

Coming Summer 2020 to a Halloween near you

Frankenstein Doesn't Wear Earmuffs by John Loren

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Frankenstein Doesn’t Wear Earmuffs is an overly silly story about over concerned parents possibly ruining the Halloween of one boy with an overly active imagination. Our narrator cannot wait to go out spookin’ and a’ scaring, as after all, he is Frankenstein. And Frankenstein does not need to wear earmuffs, a coat, have a fanny pack and take with them everything but the kitchen sink! Of course, narrator and reader realize quickly enough that there is always middle ground to make all parties involved happy. […]

Due mid-April 2020 a new celebrity offering

Escape Goat by Ann Patchett

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Escape Goat has the pun/metaphor of being a goat that is blamed for all the bad things that happen (they are the Escape Goat) and they are an actual goat that is always escaping their pen. Ann Prachett’s latest picture book is one that deals with the story of telling the truth. It is not overly subtle but also does not come out and say, “You are lying. Tell the truth!” as the characters are being beaten over the head. Yet, it is said that […]

Love, Hound Dogs and Country Music

Dear Hank Williams by Kimberly Willis Holt

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I like Kimberly Willis Holt as an author. I think most things she has written, even if I am not a huge fan, I will enjoy. Yet, I really went at Dear Hank Williams with no expectations. Granted, my first thought was “How many kids are going to know who Hank Williams is?” But soon realized that is not the important part. This book might be set in the late 1940’s but in many ways, it could be set almost anytime. There is some history […]

Superbust

Super Sons: The PolarShield Project by Ridley Pearson

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Super Sons: The Polarshield Project had a lot of potential. It was a graphic novel. It was Batman and Superman’s children and it was going to have a modern theme. It was written by a popular middle/young adult author (Ridley Pearson) and the cover show action. However, for this reader, it turned out to be an okay story. It was heavy on Ile Gonzalez’s illustrations and not the text, making some scenes awkward (Who were the people in the scenes? Why are they there?). The […]



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