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The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans

Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans by Tina M. Cho

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Based on a true story, Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans gives a softer view of a very true hardship the people of North Korea face. When a village in South Korea decides to secretly send balloons filled with rice to feed the hungry people of North Korea, they are faced with many obstacles: the other villagers do not want to give aide to the enemy. The North Korean soldiers could see the balloons and shoot them down. They do not know if the people get the food as everything is done in a way that […]

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9/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:359 |

Louise is a brave, fearless, feathered chicken. Yes. Chicken.

Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo

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Louise wants adventure. So, she leaves her cozy home and journey out into the wide world. She finds pirates, sunken ships, ferocious lions, circus fun and one exotic land where her sister chickens are held captive!   Yes, chickens. Louise is a brave, fearless, feathered chicken.   Kate DiCamillo and Harry Bliss had teamed up before Good Rosie! with Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken. The great humor of DiCamillo’s text is paired with the signature humorous illustrations of Bliss. Our fearless Louise’s story is set up in chapters, but still in the picture book format. This unique format allows […]

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9/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:358 |

Come along for the ride

Saige (American Girl Today: Saige Book 1) by Jessie Haas

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This is my Home, Something, Home read. Jessie Haas is a Vermont author and a patron of the bookstore I work at. She and her husband, Michael Daley (also an amazing author), stopped by the store one day and I had the pleasure of becoming friendly with them both.   Saige is a very typical an American Girl story. This young girl is spunky, nervous, must deal with family and friends issues. Plus, she will grow and make mistakes along the way. She has interests like any girl (likes her friends, family, animals, art, likes horses, painting and more). Saige […]

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9/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:357 |

James and the giant meh

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

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James used to be a happy boy who loved to play until one day he has to go live with his two Aunts who hate him and make him work way too hard. He never gets to play anymore! One day a mysterious man hands him a bag of magic seeds and tells him that they can make all his wishes come true. James runs home to try it, but oh no! He trips and spills the seeds on the ground. Behold next day there is a giant peach. James climbs aboard (as you do) and inside a bunch of […]

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9/15/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:33 |

Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse or does he?

Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell

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Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell has some interesting elements. It is a softer version (text and illustration wise) of Enemy Pie by Derek Munson. Chloe, the narrator of our story knows that Adrian cannot have a horse. Why? Because he cannot have a horse in town. Or in his small house. Or the fact it takes a lot of money to take care of a horse and he has raggedy clothing. It is not until her mother gives her a lesson in empathy that Chole realizes that Adrian has the best horse ever. This is […]

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9/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:356 |

Explore friendship, crushes, and all-around drama!

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

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Dome’Loki recommend Ghost by Raina Telgemeier. But since I had already read that one I am taking Drama as my Cannonballer Says! The line in the review, “While I didn’t connect to this story the way I did Smile and Drama…” got me thinking about Drama. I did connect with Telgemeier in Smile. Though I never had braces as a child (but did just do the Invisalign braces as an adult) much of her adventures of getting through life resonated sharply. And I connected with Sisters as well. It was Ghosts that (though I loved it) I did not connect with as much. So, […]

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9/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:355 |

Caught out in the rain in the most dangerous Magic Tree House mission yet!

Hurricane Heroes in Texas #30 by Mary Pope Osborne

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By my count, this is number 16 in my bingo journey and The Last in a Series! The Magic Treehouse series is an interesting one. Ever since I have heard about it, I wanted to read one. However, I have only read some of the non-fiction companions to the fiction stories and some of her non-Treehouse books. When the read the last in a series came up on the bingo board, I figured why not? Well, the problem is, there are series within the series! There is the main story, the Merlin series and a couple others, plus the non-fiction […]

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9/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:354 |

Getting in the Halloween spirit

Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters by Roland Garrigue

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Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters by Roland Garrigue is my go-to Halloween story this year. It is superbly funny and quirky and has the most fun illustrations to compliment the text. However, the illustrations are not for everyone. They do have a uniqueness that make them not have a “soft” Halloween look. A coworker of mine said that while she is sure they work well for the text, she was not really loving the illustrations. They are not completely realistic and are slightly characteristic. Yet, that is what makes them work for me.   And even though it […]

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9/12/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:353 |


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