Cannonball Read 18

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You are a poet! And you are a poet! And I (try to be) a Poet!

You're a Poet: Ways to Start Writing Poems by Sean Taylor and Sam Usher

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When you judge a book by its cover, usually you are going to be mostly right, with of course, exceptions. You see a book that looks like You’re a Poet: Ways to Start Writing Poems by Sean Taylor and Sam Usher (illustrated by) and you assume it is going to be terribly cute, silly, maybe even overly saccharine. And in this case you are not wrong. But you are also not completely right.  Yes it is cute, and yes it is a little silly and honestly, […]

The book that reintroduced itself to me via my foot

Feeling Like an ADHD Alien by Pina Varnel,

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If you haven’t guessed, I like reading. And when a coworker reviewed Feeling Like an ADHD Alien by Pina Varnel, I said, “That sounds like a “me” book.” And I asked for their reader’s copy. And when I finally obtained it, I misplaced it. But one day, I was looking for something else and Varnel’s book fell on my foot. Maybe not the best way to reintroduce yourself, but I figured it was a sign that it was time to read it. Both familiar and […]

Book 2 of Laura Perez

Totem by Laura Pérez and Andrea Rosenberg

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I found Laura Pérez via one of my graphic novels down the rabbit hole searches, and Nocturnos came up. I got a finished copy from the library and said that that was an interesting read, let’s do Totem (translated by Andrea Rosenberg) next. Another library read and another book that is literary and artsy. Both titles have a “lofty” element but not a “talk down” to the reader element. But it is sophisticated, and therefore, it might not be for a casual reader of graphic […]

Book one of Laura Perez

Nocturnos by Laura Perez and Andrea Rosenberg

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For the book Nocturnos by Laura Perez and translator Andrea Rosenberg, I had to average out my rating. There are points for my gut reaction, points for my love of the art, and there are points for how I think others will feel about it. Therefore, my score is a 3.75. And that is a good representation of things as it is not for everyone, but there’s a lot to unpack so everyone might find something.  It is literary. It is a dream within a […]

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Penny's Pages by Jenna Elyse Johnson and Janna Mattia

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The picture book Penny’s Pages by Jenna Elyse Johnson and illustrated by Janna Mattia (read via an online reader and due mid-March 2027) might not be my all time favorite read of the year, but it is up in the top 25 because it was read at the right time and has a story that is likeable.  Penny is a dog (based on a real bookstore pet) and the store is named after her. Of course, you’d name your store after the boss right? (The […]

I know I took a picture of this….

Witch's Inheritance by Paige Hender

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When I first saw the cover of Witch’s Inheritance by Paige Hender I figured it was a Baba Yaga story (chicken-footed house) and the witches were going to be “the bad guys” or at least one “bad guy” witch and the rest “good witches.”  That’s partly true.   There is a chicken house, good witches and some bad magical characters, but not as you’d think. The main character of the story has inherited her estranged mother’s family home from her unknown grandmother. She meets her equally […]



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