Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I am a junior cannonballer who primarily reads mystery, dystopian, historical fiction, and YA. 3rd year participating.

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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

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But wait, there’s more… Flavia De Luce is back! Thought you had seen the last of her? Well, think again! The Weed That Strings the Hangman‘s Bag by Alan Bradley is the sequel to The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (see review here). To start, this was a good sequel. It had all the elements you loved from the first book, but it wasn’t redundant! I usually prefer the first book of the series, and the same applies here, but I still loved this […]

Mediocre at best

Linked by Gordon Korman

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I’m going to start this review with a warning. The book summary makes it sound really good and really interesting, but I didn’t like the book. I thought that the plot was underdeveloped and that the characters were underdeveloped. It was overall pretty boring, in my opinion. Linked by Gordon Korman is set in a small, quiet town in Colorado. But, something horrible happens. The school gets vandalized by a swastika. Nobody can believe that a symbol of such hate would end up in their […]

Pretty good, but not my favorite

The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold

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The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold is a book about immigration and belonging for ages 9-12. It follows the story of Gabrielle, a Haitian girl who immigrates to America. But, ten-year-old Gabrielle must leave her family and friends behind in Haiti. She goes to live in Brooklyn, New York with relatives she has never met. After being bullied at school, Gabrielle tries hard to fit in and become the perfect American. But, to do so she works with a clever witch. In her […]

Who did it?

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

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“I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.” The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley is a murder mystery set in the small town of Bishops Lacey in the 1950s English countryside. Flavia De Luce is an 11-year-old aspiring chemist (with a passion for poison). At Buckshaw, the once-grand home of the De Luce family, there is […]

Very Sweet (pun intended) Mystery

The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

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The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is a mystery set at Life Is Sweet candy factory. This book is set in 4 different perspectives,  that of Logan (the candymaker’s son), Philip (the rude boy in a suit and tie who is always scribbling in his notebook),  Miles (the strange but sweet boy with a lot of strange allergies) and Daisy (the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy without even breaking a sweat). With each new chapter and perspective, you discover new information […]

Sequel to Furthermore

Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi

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Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi is the sequel to a fantasy book Furthermore, which I reviewed earlier. To recap,  Furthermore is a fantasy book for ages 9-12. Set in a magical place called Ferenwood, Furthermore follows 12-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow a girl deprived of love, care, and color. It is Ferenwood tradition for all 12-year-olds to “surrender” their magical talent. Based on their magical talent, they will be assigned a task. Whichwood does involve Alice and Oliver, the main characters from Furthermore, but the main character […]



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