Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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This review does not do this book justice. I should have written OMG THIS IS AMAZING a thousand and two times

Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Twenty years ago, a book called Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson came out. A book about a subject we still do not really talk about today. Speak told the story of Melinda, a freshman in high school, the night she was raped and the fall-out from that. Speak: The Graphic Novel keeps to the feel and message of the novel. I was surprised at what I remembered but things I had forgotten came back and rediscovered other things. I think it has been rearranged a little bit but is still the classic I loved and still recommend. Yet, it is […]

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3/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:100 |

Somehow I thought it would be cooler if animals went to school

If Animals Went to School by Ann Whitford Paul

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If Animals Went to School by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by David Walker is a cute story with some animals that are not always used in books (beaver) about going to school. Sadly, there is nothing new after that. Beaver is a bit reluctant to go to school, so he goes very slow. However, once there he learns that school is cool and does not want to go (this time) home. The small saving element is that some animal characteristics are used (the fox rushes about and barks what he says) but then they have extreme examples of animal […]

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3/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:99 |

Books about books, dance, reporters and scuba diving!

Various books by James Dean, Victoria Kann, Herman Parish

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Last night, I was looking at the box of (sadly) damaged books at work. I saw four I Can Read books. I have not read one in a while, so I picked them up. They average out to be a 2.5 for the four, but kids will enjoy and will be 5’s down the board. My biggest complaint with easy readers is companies do not have a uniform rating system. Publisher X might have these at a Level 1 but another would have them as a “My First” level. Or one has it at Level 2 and another will have […]

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12/12/2018 's CBR10 Review No:456 |

When your teacher is a mummy everything is under wraps

Monster Academy by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple

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The writing team of Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple have created numerous gems. Yet, Monster Academy is still in the coal stage. It greatly reminded me of the story Ghoul School by Kevin O’Malley. Had I read Monster Academy first, I would have probably preferred it, yet, I did not. So, if you like Ghoul School (previous reviewed here) you’ll like this (and the reverse is true too, of course). The premise is simple: a “naughty monster” (which of course, means that they are the best monster) comes to school. Their only word is NO! and their talent […]

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10/17/2018 's CBR10 Review No:388 |

A simple, sweet and special story about school.

Hello School! by Priscilla Burris

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Hello School! It is our little narrators first day of school. They are nervous, excited and know they will have fun and learn ever so much. Readers will experience what a first day of school can be like. Priscilla Burris (author and illustrator) has made a simple, sweet and special story about school. The illustrations are not completely realistic, but they are realistic, too. The students have expressions that are obvious to understand just by looking at them. She does not have to tell us that “Kevin” is happy or “Melinda” sad. There are a multi-cultural mixture of boys and […]

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9/8/2018 's CBR10 Review No:337 |

Princess Arabella goes to school and I go back to the bookshelves to find another book

Princess Arabella Goes to School by Mylo Freeman

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Princess Arabella Goes to School by Mylo Freeman is part of a picture book series that shows a princess who is not your typical looking princess. Granted, she has adventures like anyone else, but she has her own special take on things. And her own special way of how to be a princess.   The colors of the book are great. They are bold and sassy like our princess. They move the story along. They show how Arabella thinks of herself and the world. The illustrations themselves are not completely realistic, but that fantastical element is perfect for how the […]

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8/28/2018 's CBR10 Review No:325 |

The ups and downs of routine changes

Dear Substitute by Audrey Vernick,

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The team of Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon and Chris Raschka probably had a substitute teacher or two during their school days. However, I wonder if they were as unsure of them as the narrator is of their substitute teacher in Dear Substitute. Finding out that their teacher is out unexpectantly (why did Mrs. Giordano not warn them?) all sorts of feelings pop up for one student. After all, Miss Pelly changes their routines, cannot pronounce some of the student’s names, she reads new books (even if they are funny poems that the narrator had never thought they would like) […]

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8/24/2018 's CBR10 Review No:321 |

They think, therefore they ARRRR!!!!!

Kindergarrrten Bus by Mike Ornstein

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Yo ho ho! And a bottle of Milk! Listen up you scurry mates! I have one whale of a tale to tell you about! When one tough pirate… bus driver… is all about how brrrave and strrrong pirrrates… I mean kinderrrgarteners are when they are off to their first day of school. That is, until his beloved parrot, Polly, flies off because of stormy seas…. Ah… bumpy roads. This leaves him to show that he might not be so brave himself after all. But with help from some (kinda scared, missing mommies, daddies, doggies and blankies) kids, he (and the […]

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8/24/2018 's CBR10 Review No:320 |


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