Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Discover a familar book for the first time

Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel by Alexandra Bracken

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Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel is a refreshingly simple fantasy yet is not superficial. You know the characters and themes because you have read other stories with handsome, mysterious wizards and lovely, plucky heroines. The villains are bad (they even have the scar to prove it). There is magic, secrets and even a possible romance. There is intrigue and a war to be stopped. When Sydelle Mirabil meets Waylon North, she realizes he is not an ordinary wizard. And soon, she learns she is not […]

Come one, come all to the Picture Book Ball

You Be Mommy by Karla Clark

I’m Sticking with You by Smriti Prasadam-Halls

An Alphabet of Hugs by Emily Snape’

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Come one, come all to the Picture Book Ball. Okay, maybe not a Ball-Ball, but I think most people will have fun reading these diverse and unique books. You Be Mommy is Karla Clark’s story at connecting with all the moms out there who are just too tired to be mommy today. Clark lovingly shows how mommies are people, too, and they need some lovin’ now and again. Mommy asks her child to do al the things that she would have done so she can […]

A cute premise but ultimately a forgettable book

Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

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I love the Miss Fortune series by Jana Deleon. Seriously. Love, love, love it. I’ve recommended it to so many people. A few weeks ago, I got a notice from amazon that the latest book has come out. I quickly got tired of waiting for my library to purchase a copy, so I picked up Trouble in Mudbug, the first in the Ghost-in-Law series by Jana Deleon, in hopes that it would tide me over.  Botanist Maryse Robicheaux spends her days in the bayou hunting […]

Read a little story with me

Your Turn, Adrian by Helena Oberg

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Teachers, I think this might be a book for you. It is aimed at the child reader, but I am not sure a kid would appreciate all the subtleness.  Your Turn, Adrian has a story that is simple. All ages can read but the concept is deep. There are illustrations that tell the main story by giving the ambiance of the time, place, people and of course, the main character. While I cannot think of who I could recommend it to, I feel people need […]

Friends don’t let friends die in video games

Glitch by Sarah Graley

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Personally, Glitch is one of those books that did little for me. However, if you have a 10 to 14-year-old who loves video games, especially girls, this is a rock out adventure! Sarah Graley created a graphic novel that is part science fiction meets realistic middle school and family issues. Oh, and there are some killer skeletons, robots and one Big Bad Boss, too! Overall, Glitch is fun. You cannot take it too seriously, but you will seriously be rooting for Izzy and her best […]

As different as pea soup and pudding, but go together like PB&J

Cookie and Broccoli: Ready for School by Bob McMahon

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This is the first in a new graphic novel series about one out-there cookie and one shy green vegetable. Cookie and Broccoli: Ready for School by Bob McMahon would be good for fans of Narwhal and Jelly books by Ben Clanton or Pizza and Taco by Stephen Shaskan. (And as a side note, I was informed Pizza and Taco was a big hit with a set of friends ranging from second grade to the 12-year-old). Cookie is happy, excited and ready for anything. Who cares […]



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