Cannonball Read 18

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Scheming to the Finish Line

Crush the King by Jennifer Estep

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Evie’s been queen of Bellona for a year. While she’s survived plenty of sinister plots and assassination attempts, she knows that her position will never be secure until she can defeat the threat of Morta once and for all – and the Regalia Games seem to be the perfect time for that. This is the final book in the Crown of Shards trilogy. While I loved the first book, I found the second rather disappointing, so I was hoping that the author would be able […]

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 […]

A red-headed, freckled Mexican American border kid

They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles

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  CBR16SweetChallenge #New (representation in my reading)   They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems came to my attention because there was an online reader copy of the companion novel, They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid’s Poems and I realized that while it might not need to be read in order, it might be a good idea to get this first one. Author David Bowles has a story that was new to me (after all I thought I didn’t know them, but I had read […]

Read a book, get a hundred suggestions

Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount

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CBR16SweetBooks #New  Jane Mount is a new author Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount is one of those books that I am not sure if I liked, but know I do not dislike it. The theme has two parts. The first is the basic story of Lotti, a shy girl who likes to read. She worries about “being weird,” her brother can be annoying (as little brothers can be) and her parents are outdoor-types who like to hike and bike to the farmers market. […]

Sailing with a cat, dog, parrot, rat and some humans

 Trim Sets Sail  by Deborah Hopkinson

Trim Helps Out  by Deborah Hopkinson

Trim Saves the Day. by Deborah Hopkinson

Trim Sails the Storm  by Deborah Hopkinson

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#CBR16SweetBooks  Binge (four books same series/read back-to-back) Recently I accidentally found myself bingeing a series when I found (in my old) online reading links to copies of Trim Helps Out and Trim Sets Sail by Deborah Hopkinson (the author of way too many wonderful books to name here) and illustrated by Kristy Caldwell (illustrator of some delightful other books such as two I enjoyed, Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird and Flowers for Sarajevo). Both of the new found titles are from October 2023, and I read them out of order (as […]

The Sixteen Sweet Books Challenge #1 Cozy science

Rover and Speck: This Planet Rocks! by Jonathan Roth

Rover and Speck: Splash Down! by Jonathan Roth

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The Sixteen Sweet Books Challenge Cozy #1   #CBR16SweetBooks     Cozy for me means easy, simple, I do not have to “think” to hard, but I can enjoy and even learn something. I could see myself curled up reading these to my nephews or my soon official great-niece (I’ve adopted several unofficial nieces/nephews and greats over the years)     I was reading my online reader copies and found two Jonathan Roth titles. Okay, I found one that I came to realize was actually the second […]



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