Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Don’t let “Foreward by Mayim Bialik” scare you off

Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Shlesinger

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I love Iliza Shlesinger. I watch a lot of stand up (it’s soothing!), and she remains on permanent rotation with John Mulaney, Ali Wong and Tom Segura in my kitchen. I’ve probably watched Confirmed Kills at least 10 times, and she never fails to crack me up. One of the things I love about her is her unabashed take-downs of what society expects from women. What we look like, what we act like, what choices we make — ALL OF IT IS WRONG NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. […]

Semi-bird poop life is more like it

Semi-Charmed Life: A Novel by Nora Zelevansky

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The protagonist, Beatrice, is feeling stifled by her well-known artist parents and literary genius sister. While sick with a cold at home, she makes a wish and magic bird poop splats on her empty notebook. Yes, magic bird poop. Because she was sick, she missed the move in day at her local college. Therefore, it’s too late to complain about her cockroach infested dungeon of a dorm room. Which seems ridiculous since it’s definitely a lawsuit that Beatrice could win and therefore end this book […]

Disney said it best: “What makes a Monster and what makes a Man?” (or in this case hero and villain)

Guys Read: Heroes and Villains by Jon Scieszka

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This series rocks!  READ THEM! You need more? (sigh) Okay…… Guys Reads started around 10 years ago with Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys’ Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys. Jon Scieszka, however, is no stranger to getting boys to read. His Time Warp Trio series was his way of writing for the boys in his classroom who did not have anything to read. Flash forward a few years and Scieszka is knows for many picture books and novels, including the Guys Read series. I […]

Grab a cup of gravi-tea and get ready for an out of this world trip

Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story by Mark Edward Kelly

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There are two thoughts I figure one could have when seeing the cover of Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story by Mark Edward Kelly:     One: OMG that is the cutest thing ever     Two: OMG What is that? C.F. Payne’s illustrations are classical them and it shows on said cover. And you love it or hate it. Feeling of if you like or dislike mice and/or if you like or dislike stories about mice will also affect your feelings on this cover. I […]

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 […]

Not so fast…

Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham

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There’s a reason this is subtitled “From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls;” I think it’s a compliment and would be taken as such by Graham, but this reads A LOT like it was written by Lorelai Gilmore in part because I suspect the actress and her most famous character have much in common. Reading about Graham’s experiences as a young actress, her personal life, and her roles is thoroughly enjoyable, and she has an accessable, conversational writing style that lets her wit shine through.  This […]



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