Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A game of reality

Lo and Behold by Wendy Mass

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CBR16SweetChallenge #Cozy (has a feeling of cozy, and deals with themes in a less intense manner) The graphic novel Lo and Behold by Wendy Mass and illustrated by Gabi Mendez is a sweet story about Addy, a young girl who must learn to have empathy, sympathy and forgiveness for her father, mother, and most importantly, herself. There is a lot about VR technology and its real world applications. Adults can enjoy it as well as kids (strong 8/9 to 12-13). There is a little about […]

And I had such high hopes

Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater

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When I first heard of Swamp Thing: Twin Branches I figured it was going to be how the human who is to be Swamp thing became ST like the TV show of the 1980’s. (Good camp, bad everything else.) And like many of the DC graphic novels, Maggie Stiefvater was going to have a teen boy come of age and then, turn into part of nature. I thought it was going to be bittersweet but still nice. Afterall, I always thought that this creature was […]

Experiments and Science!

Test This Book!: A Laugh-Out-Loud Picture Book about Experiments and Science! by Louie Zong

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Test This Book!: A Laugh-Out-Loud Picture Book about Experiments and Science! has a title is almost longer than the book. The basic idea is there are two scientists (a bear and a frog), and they are teaching you how to do experiments. They use a book (in fact the book you are holding) as the example. You need to see if you can shake a book and then you see what happens and record it. Also, other tests such as what happens if you sit […]



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