Cannonball Read 18

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Describe in two words: FREAKING WOW

Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz

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The book: Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz One word: WOW. Okay two words. FREAKING WOW I cannot tell you how fantastic this book is. Just read. It is not easy, it is sad, heartbreaking, scary, beautiful, hopeful and more. It covers all the emotions. It shows you a piece of World War II that we don’t know about. Again, WOW and go read. For mature readers at least 12-13 and up, but I would recommend older. But if you read with them, […]

Beloved rain boots and a lesson

Green Jolene: Green Jolene and the Neighborhood Swap (Disney Planet Possible) by Wendy Mass and Billy Yong

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Reader copies come and they go, and one that came into my life was Green Jolene: Green Jolene and the Neighborhood Swap (Disney Planet Possible) by Wendy Mass and illustrator Billy Yong. Currently available, I plan on finding a copy as I need to see the final images. This is a short story that mixes a bit Junie B. Jones, Eloise, and a lot of modern sentiments to get this generation’s spunky bossy pants who loves her friends, family, dog and saving the world. Jolene […]

My Life is Weird and so are these books (in a good way)

My Life is Weird My Mom Is a Mermaid! by Bill Canterbury

My Life is Weird My Dad Is a Unicorn! by Bill Canterbury

My Life is Weird My Teacher Is a Dinosaur! by Bill Canterbury

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Online reader looking included three new titles from the My Life is Weird by Bill Canterbury  series that are due in April and June 2025. I almost did not read them, as they looked too easy for what I was looking for. However, while they were easy, they had a little something about them that made me think about reading them. It was only until I saw that if you liked the How to Catch series by Adam Wallace that sealed the deal. I enjoy […]

Fred, looking for friends in all the wrong places

Low Power: A Graphic Novel (Your Pal Fred) by Michael Rex

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Book one of the Your Pal Fred series opens with Fred waking after (I forget how many) centuries to a dystopian earth. He is a friendship robot who on the perky scale makes Sandy Duncan and Mr. Rogers look like grumps.  And in his very special way (being kind, talking things out, staring contests, etc) saves the day.  With volume two, Low Power: A Graphic Novel (Your Pal Fred) Michael Rex continues our Robot Friend Fred’s journey to make everyone friends. This time around we […]

A “tumultuous time” of Reform

Benito Juárez Fights for Justice by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez

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Benito Juárez Fights for Justice by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez was in a collection of old online reader links I had. This book is from 2023 so it is not as old as some I recently found, but it is not new either. However, the great thing about it is that it is relevant any time. Of course, that also is one of the drawbacks to things as it is dealing with the injustices minority peoples are still facing all over the world, even in the […]

This hockey player is one of coolest people you’ll meet

Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) by Akim Aliu

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Never judge a book by its cover is usually a good idea. And it was a good one for Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir). I figured it would be a story about how one young man became a hockey superstar despite the odds and be a bit cliché with how race plays a part. Yet, while it talks about race and racism, and is the focus, there is more to things than that. Of course, as said, that is a central piece but Alui […]



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