Cannonball Read 18

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Kodi Book 1 by Jared Cullum

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Having read the Kodi by Jared Cullum books out of order, I wasn’t grasping everything I needed in book two and assumed book one was going to be more of the same adventure, themed story as Kodi: A Place to Call Home (book two) was. However, this one is a lot more sweet, simple and quick to read. I don’t think I would have wanted to read book two if I had read this first. With that said, ages 8 and up will devour both […]

I’m posting the reviews in the order I read them

Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum

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I thought I wasn’t going to like Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum at first. When I started reading I felt off. Like it was starting in the middle of things. And that was because it is book two and I’ve never read book one. So, yes, I am starting in the middle of the story. This explained a few things about why I was feeling how I was feeling about things. No background to why such things as the main character […]

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Love, Misha: A Graphic Novel by Askel Aden,

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Either I was asleep, mixed up two books, or slipped into a  parallel universe,  but when I first heard of/read about Love, Misha: A Graphic Novel by Askel Aden, I thought it was about a runaway who had several dangerous situations or was a child in war, but still homeless and finding safety. Instead, it is about a nonbinary teen who is dealing with their estranged mother. (Yeah, I think I was totally asleep.) But that’s okay, because I had the pleasure of having no […]

What were you doing as a teen?

The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India: (A True Story of Bravery, Determination, and Family Love Set in India During the Pandemic by Garen Thomas, Suhasini Raj and Maithili Joshi

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Only a few books recently have made me cry due to subject matter. (I’ve cried because they were poorly written and the only good thing I can say is they keep loggers and paper factories in business). Therefore, when I say The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari’s Amazing Journey Across India: (A True Story of Bravery, Determination, and Family Love Set in India During the Pandemic) made me cry, it is a good cry. Garen Thomas, Suhasini Raj, and illustrator Maithili Joshi made a picture book […]

One and done?

All-American Persian V01 Game On by Sina Grace

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I’m not sure I’m going to read book two of the All-American Persian series, but the representation elements are interesting and the reason I picked up the first book. Though I assumed it was a one shot and not a series at first, it has potential to grow in that area of representation of a culture we might not be familiar with. All-American Persian V01 Game On by Sina Grace explores a pre-teen and his coming of age with the usual elements: parents, siblings, friendships, […]

“If fate is a bunch of strings, then I’ll carry scissors. My choices are my own. I’ll make them as I please.”

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

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When Shiori’s stepmother curses her brothers to turn into cranes and exiles Shiori into the distant north, she’s determined to save them no matter how difficult the method. But it turns out that the truth of her mission might be more complicated than she thought. I love “The Six Swans,” the fairytale which this story is based off of – it’s such a unique and adventurous story. So I have had this book on my TBR for a very long time. Lim does a great […]



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