Cannonball Read 18

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When Misfits Go Exploring

The Marsh Fellows by Anna-Laura Sullivan

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Once upon a time a young girl liked to read. She grew up to be an adult (physically) who liked to read. And one day, due to an email she received saying, “Sign up for a chance to win these books” she did. And she won several online reader copies from IDW Comics & Entertainment and Top Shelf Productions. She was excited. Finally a lunchtime came where she could start reading. She was not sure which one to start with, but since one book had […]

You can’t be cool with a bowl cut…. or can you?

Don't Cause Trouble by Arree Chung

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Don’t Cause Trouble by Arree Chung is currently available, but I read as an online reader copy found deep in my saved links. It is a fun book about not fitting in for the reader ages 8 to 12- (young)-13. It is not overly an in depth story, but a reflective story that is relatable for most. The illustrations are pretty much what you see from the cover, but there are more details on the actual internal panels. It is still minimal in fine detailing, […]

And I didn’t even mention it felt like it was book two to start with.

Silver Vessels by Steve Orlando

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If the graphic novel, Silver Vessels by Steve Orlando and illustrated by Katia Vecchio was any less believable, I would expect to see Bobby Ewing in the shower at the end of it. If you know that reference you’re not part of the aimed at ages of 10 and up. Who will  love the precocious teens, their hunting mysterious sunken treasure, the mysterious APEX bad guys, the coming of age elements. But this adult reader feels there were a lot of really unbelievable parts. My […]

There once was a ship with an old gal and a dog

Whale, That Was Unexpeted by Casey Lyall

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There once was an old dame who was …. Whale, no spoilers   Okay, a few spoilers.  Whale, That Was Unexpeted by Casey Lyall combines the House that Jack Built, There Was an Old Woman, Moby Dick and Pinocchio all into a fairly new story. There is much in the way of familiarity to the story (we have a whale, we have impossible swallowing by said whale, rhyme, and a goat). But there is something new as well (there is a dog, sea lion, a […]

This book is out now, so lucky you! You don’t have to wait.

The Endless Game by J.D. Amato and Sophie Morse

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The Endless Game by J.D. Amato and illustrator Sophie Morse has some plot points that I personally dislike, but kids at least aged 9 and up would be the perfect audience for this graphic novel. The concept is for decades the two sides of the town have been at odds. Think “greasers and socs.” Think “Uptown Kids vs. Downtown Kids.” Think “Hatfield and McCoys.”  Then one day, the mayor of the town decides to have a “friendly” game of Capture the Flag to have some […]

Where else can you find an alphabet book with Deceitful in it?

The Flip-Flop Alphabet: A Book of Word Choices book by Duopress Labs, Nathaniel Eckstrom

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Lately it seems like my really fun reads are all coming later than sooner. Take The Flip-Flop Alphabet: A Book of Word Choices book which is due November 2026. And here I have a reader’s copy in March 2026 making me feel that is is not fair to y’all to have to wait for this clever and fun alphabet book. The concept of using words more mature than those in a typical alphabet allows for the child’s growth and the introduction of new concepts. I […]



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