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B- Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's book / friendship / mermaid / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale by Judith L. Roth, illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett
If a kitten hates the water … can it come to love a mermaid? Find out in this story about setting goals, problem-solving, and (eventually) making friends. Cadence is a very busy little mermaid—dancing with dolphins in the morning and practicing Tai Chi at the lighthouse in the afternoon—but something ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbaby / children's book / dog / etiquette / picture booksNo Comments
A hilarious and heartwarming picture book sharing a dog’s hard-earned wisdom about living a happy life. My humans have brought home a tiny baby. It is up to me to teach her how to fit in! Smudge has a new family member: a baby girl. And he has a LOT ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAfghanistan / friendship / non-fiction / War / MilitaryNo Comments
An edge-of-your-seat thriller about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade—and 500 other Afghans—being targeted by the Taliban in the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. In April, an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces operator serving overseas. The message: Get ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsBaseball / Film / Movie / non-fiction9 Comments
From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely entertaining behind-the-scenes story of the making of the film, and an insightful primer on the art and business of moviemaking. Bull Durham, the breakthrough 1988 film about a minor league baseball team, is widely revered as the ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / complex heroine / female doctor / Historical fiction / marriage-of-convenience / Massachusetts / medical school / Ohio / post Civil War / prickly heroine / prisoner of war / PTSD / self discoveryNo Comments
A compelling novel of female perseverance and the role of women in society set in the aftermath of the American Civil War. For readers of Tracy Chevalier. In a world made for men, can one woman break free from tradition and walk a new path? It is 1865, the American ... more >