Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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It’s one of those new-fangled velocipedes!

The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle by Keith Negley

Birth of the Bicycle: A Bumpy History of the Bicycle in America 1819–1900 by Sarah Nelson

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Now, the final two (and if you are reading this before the other reviews about bikes, that should read: the first two) books I was going to add to a one review about bicycle books are The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle by Keith Negley (due mid-late July 2024) and Birth of the Bicycle: A Bumpy History of the Bicycle in America 1819–1900 by Sarah Nelson and illustrated by Iacopo Bruno (due early July). I know I could babble on about […]

My addition is being feed with books to read

Hello Face by Aya Khalil

Can You Find Doug’s Dog? by Jane Caston

Firefly Galaxy by Sarah Nelson

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My bookdealer came through for me again. This time I had around a half dozen finished, real life, copies of titles (though all are officially due April 2024).  I will start with Hello Body! Hello Face! (or Hello Face! Hello Body! I’ve seen it both ways) as it was the one that slipped out of the package first, and since I had a few minutes, read first. However, the rest were longer, and as I was at work, wait I must!  Hello Face by Aya […]

Rising above

Follow the Flyway: The Marvel of Bird Migration. by Sarah Nelson

Rose Spoke Out: The Story of Rose Schneiderman by Emma Carlson Bene

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cbr15bingo Take Flight: The first book has birds literally migrating and the second a young girl flies above her “lot in life” I was in the mood for something different the other day and I found a science and history selection in the picture book format. There is a lot going on, therefore one future publication (though I did have a physical reader copy) and one current book will need to have multiple reads. August 2023 is a busy month for books. And one of […]



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