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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Still looking for the comedy

That's Debatable by Jen Doll

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CBR 16 Bingo – Smash: Rom-com (romance+comedy) I picked up this book from the library, looking for a quick, light, easy read. I knew I probably wasn’t going to love it, but I honestly just needed a filler book while I was waiting for a few holds to come in, so I read it. This book follows Millie and Tag. Millie is a debate champion who doesn’t care about the sexist bullies that want to ruin her reputation, and is about to set records by […]

“I shrugged. “There’s a war on.” “Yes,” she said, “and you’re winning it.”

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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CBR 16 Bingo – Horses: Ava loves horses, owns a horse, and is close friends with a stable-man. “You can know things all you like, but that doesn’t mean you believe them.” This is the sequel to The War that Saved My Life, and the events are simply a continuation on the plot of the 1st book. World War II is still going on, and Ada and Jamie have settled in more with Susan. However, when they end up sheltering a German Jew, Ada is […]

Witty, funny, and definitely fanfiction

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner

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CBR 16 Bingo – Fanfic: I really struggled to find something I actually wanted to read for this category, but I finally found it. You might argue that this isn’t fanfiction, but it meets the definition so what can you do. It’s an adaptation of the original story written by an appreciator of the works. I don’t see the problem. You know a book is going to be good when it has a quote this spectacular. “The wolf said, ‘You know, my dear, it isn’t […]

Great, other than one of the main charachters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

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CBR 16 Bingo – Vintage: Published in 1982 I read this book for my book club and probably wouldn’t have picked it up otherwise because it seemed somewhat interesting from the description, but it wouldn’t have been very high up there on my TBR. I will say, I’m glad I read. This book follows the Trueba family, especially Esteban, the patriarch with political schemes and wild desires, and Clara, his wife, a clairvoyant that connects with spirits. It also follows their daughter Blanca, who is […]

Good as long as no essay is required

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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CBR 16 Bingo – Earth day: Relevant to global politics, a book that’s fairly universally recognized. “Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?” I’m sure that many of us have had to write about or analyze the political aspect of Animal Farm sometime through our education, so I’ll spare everyone from that and skip to the good part. Animal Farm is the story of a farm known as Manor Farm that is owned by Mr. Jones, until the animals rebel […]

Mother-daughter dueling reviews

Trell: Nothing But The Truth by Dick Lehr

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CBR 16 Bingo – Liberate: The whole premise of the book is a daughter trying to liberate her father from prison. About a year and a half ago, my mom (LanierHgts) wrote this review. In it, she promised this “You should soon see a review from her about this book but you get mine first. Then you can read the book and decide who is right.” I would just like to say, I never agreed to do this, and I got sidetracked and forgot to […]



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