Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Hold my (root) beer, this will work

Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) by Steve Foxe

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CBR15Passport GenreJust stay with me on this, okay? Yes, I know that Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) is a painting coloring book (with paints and paint brush included) and not a “reading book” at a first glance. However, the text level and number of words lends itself to be about a kindergartener to (younger) second grade reading level. And it is informative. Okay, maybe not to the kid who is a fan, but to me the adult who yes, knows who Mario is (a […]

That’s Mr. Mark if you’re nasty

I Am a Rainbow by Mark Kanemura

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Mark Kanemura is a voice in the GLBTQ+ community. However, their story, I Am a Rainbow, while personal to them, has been told before. This does not mean it should not be told again, it just means if you are looking for a new approach to the subject of being yourself and being a queer child, this is not completely that. We follow Mark from home, to school, back home, then with some special friends. Along the way Mark realizes that confidence is not that […]

Future reads I recommend now (so go and preorder at your local independent bookstore)

Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord

Spider-Ham Graphic Novel: Great Power, No Responsibility by Steve Foxe

Waffles and Pancake: Planetary-YUM by Drew Brockington

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I said to myself this weekend: What did I do to log myself out of my Simon and Schuster account of free ebooks? Of course, who knows what the password is as it is the only one that I have not put on my list of passwords (hiding in my hidden spot). So, what is a poor girl to do? Go old school with wonderful and amazing in your hand reader copies! Book one was Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found created by Cynthia […]



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