Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Are you there God? It's me Margaret. by Judy Blume

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With the new film adaptation out, I thought it would be fun to reread my childhood favorite Are you there God? It’s me Margaret by Judy Blume. I was wondering if it would still hold up. I have been disappointed in the past. I did not enjoy Little Women and O Pioneers! when I read them as an adult. Well, this time was different. I enjoyed this book as an adult reader. I am also looking forward to seeing the new film. Are you there […]

It’s magic, you know, never believe it’s not so!

Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

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Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens was recommended to me by a YA librarian friend. ( I read this as a passport book – recommended by a friend.) The story is told in alternating chapters by two magician’s apprentices: Rook and Sun. Rook, who was raised by his magician grandmother, is deemed unmagical. After her death, he is sentenced by the Magical Consortium to move away from his home and live in the city without magic. He is a genius (he keeps telling us that) […]

CBR Diversions: 15-Word Reviews

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It is time to celebrate 15 years of Cannonball Read with some fun. We challenge you to write a 15-word review for a book in the comments below. The rules: The review must be exactly 15 words, not including the title or author’s name. It can be a book you have already reviewed on the site or something new. You can do as many as you want. Only post your review as a comment to this post. (It won’t count on the Leaderboard.) Be creative! […]

“There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum”

Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad

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I love Italian food (well, I am Italian).  I love history. I loved visiting Rome. Put that all together and you get Dinner in Rome – A history of the world in one meal by Andreas Vestad. This book was originally published in Vestad’s native language, Norwegian, but I am glad somebody thought it worthy of releasing in English in the US. The premise is very simple. Vestad sits down to a meal at his favorite restaurant in Rome. As he eats, he explores the […]

“A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it.”

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

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A librarian friend, whom I usually agree about books with, has been singing the praises of William Kent Krueger for quite a while now. Last year, based upon her recommendation I read his book The Tender Land, and didn’t much care for it. But since she has been relentless, I decided to give him another chance and read Ordinary Grace. So glad I did, as I really liked this one. The story is set in 1961 in a small town in Minnesota.  Thirteen year old Frank […]

CBR Diversions: Using your TBR pile to time travel.

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In the latest Cannonball Fodder, MsWas challenges us to “Take a look at your Goodreads (or real) “Want to Read” shelf, and crack open the book that has been on there the longest.” I recently went through all my bookshelves, reviewing every book that I own to determine its fate. Did I want to keep this book since I still intended to read it, it was autographed, or it had some other special sentimental value?  Did it belong in the donation pile, something my friend […]



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