Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I am a Professional Book Pusher. Reading is a passion, as is writing, bragging about nephews, and alligator wrestling. My first year participating was 2018. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: BlackRaven's Quick Questions interview.)

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Ms. Desmond, you’re the wrong color to be sitting there

Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged! by Jody Nyasha Warner

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This is not a 5 because it is the best book ever. It is very good, but it is not my favorite book. However, it is a 5 because it is talking about history in a time, place and about a gender we donot hear a lot about. We learn about a woman of color who sat down for her rights and the rights of every black Canadian. And in a way, she stood up (by sitting) for people of color everywhere. To see a […]

The Worlds of David Ezra Stein

Hush, Little Bunny by David Ezra Stein

Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise by David Ezra Stein

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Hush, Little Bunny is a cute reimagining of Hush Little Baby and Guess How Much I Love You, stories. David Ezra Stein has taken this sweet lullaby and updated it slightly. What you loved is there, the rhyming and the “Papa will give you” lines. And the love the parent rabbit gives to the baby rabbit is just as touching. There are just a few newer elements such Papa will growl at bunnies who do not play fair. But overall, there is nothing new. What […]

A different kind of Wild one….

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake by Barbra Park

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In case you are not familiar with Junie B. Jones, she is a popular book series with the older first to younger third grade reader. She has several books in her series, take-offs and more. However, parents are not always a fan. She uses the words “dumb” and “stupid” to talk about things and people. Her actions are not “parent friendly” as well. (book 5) was my first, and most likely, last read in the Barbra Park series. I am torn about promoting this book. […]

Hogs and kisses!

Piney the Goat Nanny: A Truce Story of a Little Pig with a Big Heart by Leanne Lauricella

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Piney the Goat Nanny: A Truce Story of a Little Pig with a Big Heart is a feel-good book based on a true story. Part of the Goa Kids – Goats of Anarchy series, this book is what I call a “Grandparent friendly book.” Nothing bad happens. There are lots of happy-times. It is spiritual without being religious. Leanne Lauricella has written a nice, simple book about a pig and how he found his job on the farm. The art leans towards classic Golden Book […]

Watch out for pesky sisters running away and open graves to the underworld

Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry

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I have mentioned before the fun thing about working in a bookstore is that you never know what you will find to read. I was waiting for a report to send (takes about 15 minutes) and instead of trying to find actual work, I picked up a book on our return shelf (sadly, yes unsold books must go back to the vendors) and in that 15 minutes I was over half way through Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry. My first thought was, “I like these […]

“A barbarian who cannot write a sentence of grammar and can hardly spell his own name.” (John Quincy Adams)

Andrew Jackson: The Making of America by Teri Kanefield

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This book took a while to get through, not because it is bad, but I was reading other books at the time and the subject was not 100% grabbing me. This book (as the title says) shows us Andrew Jackson and his part in Making America. And this is not an easy subject.  Andrew Jackson: The Making of America is the second book in this series). Alexander Hamilton was the first and Lincoln will be the third and Susan B. Anthony: the fourth. So far, […]



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