Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

She puts the Wonder in Woman

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson

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I like superheroes. Which some find funny as I am a villain girl. How I love me a good, ol’ baddie! However, when you have an interesting or relatable hero, I tend to find them more to my tastes (but it does not hurt that Adam West was funny and I would not mind saluting Captain American). Okay, I mixed my DC and Marvel there, but this book, Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed, is a new DC adaptation due in June of this year. Laurie Halse […]

Do you like the mug of a pug or how the Dane reigns?

Bark in the Park! Poems for Dog Lovers by Avery Corman

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I admit it, I am not really a dog person. My speed is more the pet rock kind of pet. However, if you love dogs, have a dog or ten, want a dog, can’t have a dog or want to read about dogs, this is the book for you. Also, if you like poetry that is rhyming, you should give this a once (or twice or thrice) over. Therefore, even if you are like me and not a “dog person” you can enjoy this gem […]

You crusty ol’ sea dog!

Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry

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A young girl and her grandmother move next door to one ol’ poop of an ex-sailor in Swashby and the Sea. And while that sounds horrible, things turn out for the best with humor, much love and the sea providing only what is needed. On the surface the book seems serious, but the overall atmosphere is light-hearted. The antics of the girl and ol’ sea dog will amuse. I found this story of love and friendship sweet and comforting with a dash of not sadness, […]

Cute but Spooky

Ghost Hog by Joey Weiser

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When you see the title Ghost Hog you might not be sure what you are about to read. I know I wasn’t. I mean, I figured that there was a ghost who was a hog (that is the title) but other than that? Was it going to be funny? Sad? Scary? Unintelligent? Joey Weiser made something that combines it all. At first it is funny. There is a ghost who is a boar. Plus, she is wearing a sweater, pants and kerchief around her neck! […]

We need some space….and humans to do our dirty work.

Last Pick V01 Last Pick by Jason Walz

Last Pick: V02 Born to Run by Jason Walz

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You know this story. We have read it a hundred times: Aliens take over Earth, steal people for their own needs and eventually, humans decide to fight back. A few will die on both sides, but even more become heroes.  And there is nothing wrong with that. Especially since Last Pick and Last Pick: Born to Run by Jason Walz have a few new pieces of information. This is a science fiction and realism mixed together creation. There is the classic graphic novel format and […]

“The monster was the best friend I ever had.” Boris Karloff

House of Fear: Attack of the Killer Snowmen and Other Stories by James Powell

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Book: House of Fear: Attack of the Killer Snowmen and Other Stories Cover: One Scooby Doo rip off to go please. The story: Well now. That was creepy. Enter the world of The House of Fear. These are good, old fashioned spooky stories with a modern take. There are various themes that seem innocent (leaves, teeth, fishing, snowmen, trees) but show the sinister side of the mundane. And our host is a man (maybe; maybe not) named Boyle. They are the caretaker of all the […]



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