Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Dear Jane Cabrea, Thank you for a lovely book

The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera

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A book I would like to see as a holiday gift for everyone is the book The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera. This is a fantastic story about what one little girl does after receiving some lovely gifts for her birthday. But she also takes it one step farther and shows all the things she is thankful for. Then, she gets another lovely gift in return. This is not only a great practice to get your child into (writing thank you notes) but also […]

Your Grandma is not my Grandma

I Love My Glam-Ma! by Samantha Berger

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Soon, the store I work at will be putting out a holiday newsletter. We are picking books we like, checking them twice and writing our reviews. And one book that will see space on the limited pages is I Love My Glam-Ma! I am sorry Samantha Berger, this missed its mark for me. While there is a lovely story about glamour grandmas it is limited.  Now, my grandmothers were pretty darn (only I am not saying darn) glamorous. And they were indulgent like grandmothers tend […]

This Book is Just Mad & I Enjoyed Every Moment

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

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  Oh, this was gigglingly good fun, this one! I have to thank Leedock’s review on the blog here for introducing me to this I had been looking for something a little lighthearted, and “It’s a sexy paranormal alternate universe gender-bending Sherlock-y bunch of goodness” really sounded like it could fit the bill! Then when I went to Audible and the Publisher’s Summary mentioned shark punching? I was sold. Completely and utterly sold. In this cheeky Sherlock Holmes homage, the titular detective is one Shaharazad […]

CBRBingo – Award Winner – Trevor Noah Triumphs!

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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Let’s be honest. CBR Bingo has been a boon, and a pill to swallow. I have read great things that I wouldn’t have because of it, but also maddeningly tried to shoehorn things I planned to read into these categories. Well, I am excited to share a trifecta of sorts! This is a book that I wanted to read, because I had friends rave about it, it is a selection of my local library book club, AND it fits into a bingo square! A number […]

Homerun or Strike out?

Fuzzy Baseball V02: Ninja Baseball Blast by John Steven Gurney

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Fuzzy Baseball V02: Ninja Baseball Blast has the same fun illustrations as before (Fuzzy Baseball V01) but this second book does not hit the home run story that the first book did. John Steven Gurney, you dropped the ball, my friend. Ninja Baseball Blast starts out with a smooth pitch. You see several pages of a baseball fans baseball card collection grace the front pages. The cards are neatly put together in a sheet with each team up to bat. And then the actual story […]

A parody of classic fairy tales for the modern feminist

Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling: And Other Feminist Fairy Tales by Laura Lane

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Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling: And Other Feminist Fairy Tales looked like a short book. I figured, as I knew the original tales, this would be an easy read for the night. In fact, most likely would be able to finish that evening. Comedy team Laura Lane and Ellen Haun created a funny, but we know these feminist stories. Cinderella does not need the prince to take her out of poverty. It is Rapunzel’s choice to shave areas of her body or not. It is […]



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