Cannonball Read 18

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A field trip for the ages

Lost In The Future V01: The Storm by Damian

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Lost In The Future V01: The Storm by Damian and illustrated by Alex Fuentes is a fun adventure story in a graphic novel format, that is short, (maybe not sweet) but has some interesting segments. It has the action and the friendship aspects that keep things moving without being “too much” adventure and no plot, or all plot and not enough action.  The art is the real drawback for me with the too Nickelodeon-like and/or Uncle Grandpa/Gravity Falls/Steven Universe/The Amazing World of Gumball/etc. images. From […]

The Scooby Gang a lot younger and a Conk instead of a Scooby

Sueño Bay Adventures V01 Shadow Island by Mike Deas and Nancy Deas

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I was glad I read book five of the Sueño Bay Adventures before reading Sueño Bay Adventures V01 Shadow Island by Mike Deas and Nancy Deas. This first book was weak. It had no lead up to the reason why the main character, Ollie, is living on the island with his grandfather. We are  several weeks into his stay with the opening, but we have no reason to care that he is having issues. It seems as if he is making friends. He seems to […]

Can he fix it? Why yes he can!

Small Things Mended by Casey Robinson

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The story behind Small Things Mended by Casey Robinson is amusing. Or at least to me. I had asked for it via interlibrary loan and then forgot about it. It was not until the lady who works in that department of the library told me she was still looking for a copy that reminded me I had asked. And yes, it was worth the wait. Now, maybe it was not my favorite book of all time, but this book of friendship and grieving was cleverly […]

I had high hopes, but they didn’t fly as far as I wanted… still a good book

Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia

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The Teen Titan story continues as we find our Starfire and Cyborg to round out the team in Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s fifth book, Teen Titans: Starfire. As much as I have enjoyed the series, this might be the weakest volume so far. It probably was because I had such high expectations for it. While I knew a little about the Robins (Dick and Damian) I wasn’t versed in Teen Titans. The first three graphic novels were good as I got to learn about […]

Dragons will make thing right

The Weirn Books V02: The Ghost and the Stolen Dragon by Svetlana Chmakova

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So, my phone has decided it no longer wants to support some of my online reading apps. Therefore, I must do readings at lunch on my work computer. Well, that can be awkward since sometimes well, you just want to read something that is not maybe 100% okay to read at work… like Blessed Cure by Mario Oliveira, which has WAY too many male dilly-dongs to be work friendly…even if I’m not on the sales floor.  So that leaves me with my children’s books.  And […]

The Heart of the Lion

Lion Dancers by Cai Tse

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I did not know what to expect with the graphic novel,  Lion Dancers by Cai Tse. I guess I figured it would be about learning how to be a lion dancer. I figured there would be Kid One who is “troubled” and learns about lion dancing to “get his energies out” and/or connect to his culture. Then there would be Kid Two (or more) trying to stand in their way. And, it is a little bit like that, but there is more to things, too.   […]



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