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The soccer ball quit the team. It was tied of being kicked around.

The Breakaways: Bad at Soccer Okay at Friends by Cathy G. Johnson

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One joy of working in a bookstore is you get to see some books before they come out and can create buzz for them. The Breakaways: Bad at Soccer Okay at Friends by Cathy G. Johnson is one. Out in March 2019 this is part of the First Second series of graphic novels dealing with today’s issues. Geared towards ages (very strong) 8 to (low) 13, we see the “C team” of a middle school girl soccer team. Faith is a fifth grader who is conned by the pretty popular girl to join the soccer team. But, of course, since […]

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11/15/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:428 |

One taco, two tacos, three tacos, squirrel!

This Is a Taco! by Andrew Cangelose

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This Is a Taco! It might look like a squirrel, but it is a taco. Well, its name is Taco and he LOVES easting tacos. So much in fact, the only reason he agreed to do this book is not, so you the reader could learn about squirrels, but so he could get and eat tacos. However, he quickly learns that there are no tacos and that hawks are a squirrel’s worse enemy (I would think it would be getting taco sauce on your silky fur, but then again, I am not a squirrel, so what do I know?) Andrew […]

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11/15/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:427 |

Dashing through the snow….and other activities

Snow (Four Seasons of Walter de la Mare) by Walter de la Mare

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Snow by Walter de la Mare is part of the Four Seasons series that he and Carolina Rabei (as illustrator) have created. Rabei’s illustrations are the main reason I enjoyed this book. While I read the hardcover edition, it also comes in a board book format and in paper as well (though that edition might not be available currently). The illustrations are clever and the right amount of color or lack thereof. It is for the Christmas holiday as we do see that jolly ol’ elf and his four-legged friends flying by, but it also could just be a nice […]

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11/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:426 |

Discovering the Little Prince

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Having never read this as a child I came across this book on Amazon and decided it was time I acquainted myself with The Little Prince. I am now very glad that I met him. This is a book that I think can be read by anyone of any age, and people will take different things away based upon their age and experience of life. It can be read as a simple story of an explorer who meets a young boy in the desert and spends time learning about his life, or for an older reader it is a complex […]

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11/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:25 |

“History is booooooring”

Time Twisters by Steve Sheinkin

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This series by Steve Sheinkin has its moments. They might not be for the adult reader, but the child reader (about ages 7 to 9) will get a kick out of our heroes Abby and Doc time-traveling through history. In history class, Abby and Doc are reading about Abraham Lincoln. But something is not right. All he is doing is sitting, reading the newspaper, playing handball in the alley near his home and where is that famous beard? How did this happen? Historical figures have become tired of hearing, “History is booooooring” from the students, so they decided to show […]

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11/12/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:425 |

Fahrenheit 666, or how I learned to start worrying and love the resistance

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

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 (Double bingo!) It feels like I’m cheating to count this as my banned book “Fahrenheit 451” square, because in the nearly 20 years since I read this the first time it’s become omnipresent. Not that it wasn’t a hit even when I picked it up the first time around in the middle school library where my mom worked, killing time between the end of my school day and her closing hours with an endless supply of books, but the popularity explosion and merchandise inundation really took off with the movies. That said, I remember even at 13 being mildly surprised […]

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11/10/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:61 |

Simply Adorable

Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizza

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A big thank-you to crystalclear for suggesting this book both on CBR and in person (by means of shoving the audio book case at me in a parking lot). I toted it around in my car for about a week before reading her review, and I’m glad I took the few hours to listen to this on my commute. The book is absolutely adorable. Kenny is a young rabbit living in a little farming village, and like most children’s book characters, he doesn’t fit in. He’s a book worm and a smarty-pants, while the rest of his village is more […]

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11/9/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:25 |

If Wishes were dandelions……

Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Pena

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When Carmela’s birthday comes around, she knows she does not have to make a wish, it has already come true! She is now old enough to run the family errands with her older brother. Who, of course, is less than thrilled with the idea of his little sister tagging along. Matt de la Pena creates a relatable sibling story with Carmela Full of Wishes. Who has not had an annoying little sister, brother or cousin or even next-door neighbor tag along? Jingling their bracelets, being a little slow, daydreaming? But also, who has not wanted to help that younger child […]

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11/9/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:423 |


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