Cannonball Read 18

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The Secret Garden: Classic for a Reason

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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I continue my read-aloud campaign with The Secret Garden; in fact, we read the exact same copy that I read as a child. Charming! I’m sure you are familiar with the story: in 1900 or so, Mary Lennox is a sickly, neglected, self-centered, unpleasant 10-year-old in India; her British parents die of cholera. Not great! She is sent to her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire Moors, where she continues to be unpleasant and selfish until forced to GO OUTSIDE. This is, I am […]

“There are no squids in America!” (a la An American Tale)

The Pretender by K. A. Applegate

The Attack by K. A. Applegate

The Exposed by K. A. Applegate

The Sickness by K.A. Applegate

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I don’t know how they did it, but these Animorphs books just keep getting crazier. I’m almost sad I skipped a few “skippable” titles, cuz what crazy hijinks am I missing?! Book 23 – The Pretender A Tobias book. Tobias is having weird flashes when he hunts small prey, where he finds himself seeing the POV of said prey. He also learns a cousin is looking for him (since he seemingly disappeared into nowhere after becoming a hawk-4-life). Turns out that person was just Visser-3 […]

Collecting inspirational thoughts

Inspiring Quotes from Children's Classics: For Growing Up by Hannah Barnaby

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While there are mostly uplifting and positive quotations fill Inspiring Quotes from Children’s Classics: For Growing Up, there are one or two silly or maybe a bit not so “uplifting” ones that will make you chuckle. From classic quotes (Moby Dick) to contemporary reads (Princess Academy), there is a little bit of everything included. Therefore you can find Moomins and Christopher Paolini next to CS Lewis and Ramona the Pest. Sometimes, the phrase is not necessarily something I would consider “inspirational” or even has a […]



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