Cannonball Read 18

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When they say Good Boy, do they mean the dog or the kid?

Good Boy: A Graphic Novel by Andy Hirsch

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Good Boy: A Graphic Novel by Andy Hirsch started out rough for me, but ages (strong) six to 10 will get a kick out of a Dog and His Boy! The story is short, sweet and not a lot of traditional action, but has a few points where things happen. The child of this story is off on his school field trip. But he becomes ill (warning: Vomit) and must stay home. This is not the first time his nerves have gotten this bad. Therefore, […]

Huntng the Haunted

Haunted Comic Club by Josh Tierney, Caitlin Soliman and Frank Cvetkovic

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The rating for Haunted Comic Club by Josh Tierney, Caitlin Soliman (illustrator), Frank Cvetkovic (letterer) is a four as it is not really a 3 or a solid four, but 3.75 (but we don’t have a .75). The four rating is because kids are going to love it. But I did not like two parts of the story, so I took a bit off. One thing I did not care for is that some characters did not get what they deserved (bullies who bully should […]

Little People, Big Dreams in one spot

Little People, BIG DREAMS: Treasury: 50 Stories of Brilliant Dreamers by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and various illustrators

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Do you think that when Mozart was first performing, people realized they were living at the same time as someone who would have a centuries long influence on music? Do you think someone heard Freddie Mercury sing and said, “That boy is going to live forever?” Or did they realize they were walking on the Earth along with Neil Armstrong? It was not until recently that I realized Salvador Dali and I were breathing the same air!  Not to mention, I was living at the […]

Women mind your business.

Courageous Cowgirls: Women Who Rode the Trails, Ran Ranches, and Raced in Rodeos by Sue Young and Katie Howerton

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Why yes. Yes, women should mind their own business. Especially if you are one of the women in this book that could and would barrel ride, cattle drive, steal back horses and guns, not to mention run chuck wagons and their own cattle businesses. In Courageous Cowgirls: Women Who Rode the Trails, Ran Ranches, and Raced in Rodeos you see women who did this and more (though stealing back your husband’s gun and your cattle a few hundred at time is impressive enough). This book […]

Proud, loud and fabulous

Play Proud: Fiercely Fabulous Queer Athletes by Rob Sanders and Izzy Evans

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Recently published in May 2026, Play Proud: Fiercely Fabulous Queer Athletes by Rob Sanders and illustrator Izzy Evans has an enjoyable concept and the extras at the end were clever and helpful, but it felt a bit rushed at first. Once I got into the flow of things I realized that the book is a poem about people who “did the thing” proudly. Some would come out later in life, others have been out for most of their athletic careers, but that was not the […]

Carl Lewis Wishes He Was Coach….

Track V05 Coach by Jason Reynolds

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Once upon a time I was ignorant of Jason Reynolds the freaking awesome author. I do not remember which of his works I read first, but the Track series are the ones that stuck with me. The first four books are the kids the Coach trains, with each book done in its own style. With book five, Coach, it continues the world of Track and Field, learning, growing, and has its own format. It is a good conclusion of the series by showing us the […]



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