Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Two books. Two different Series. One review.

Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel: V08 Karen's Sleepover by Ann M. Martin

The Wings of Fire V06 Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland

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Series are pluses and minuses in my book. You can continue with characters you like, you can grow and change with them; you can learn from their mistakes and they can become like friends. But if you end on a cliffhanger, you have to wait. And sometimes wait and wait!  And sometimes the series is a take off from another series and you need to do a little catch up.  But the nice thing about the Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel is that you do […]

Not bad for a book that made me almost go tail feather over tea kettle!

Safer Places by Kit Anderson

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My usual library run was happening (I was picking up a couple of interlibrary loans), when I turned and there was this book, on a display behind me, called Safer Places (by Kit Anderson). At first, it wasn’t anything special, its cover was dark and the rest of the books blended in and it was “too close” to the checkout counter. The second time I went in (more interlibrary) I turned and almost ran into that display (I said it’s close) and I heard the […]

Teamwork ain’t always dreamwork

Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas

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The novel Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas has been said to be (via the publisher description) “What if Louis Sachar’s Wayside School were a little less wacky (but is as funny).” I am not sure if that fits this story, but I would say “What if a book that deals with super smart kids was set in middle school, where STEM is the core and things are a bit wacky.” And the students include: one who is called The Shark, one who is always changing […]

Cooking and a Big Mix-Up

Summer Vamp (A Graphic Novel) by Violet Chan Karim

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Summer Vamp (A Graphic Novel) by Violet Chan Karim is a fun book. It is not an OMG BEST EVER book, but fun. I enjoyed reading it. As an adult, I am not the intended reader, but I can see where kids will love the vampire angle and the ideas of “coming of age” in a silly and relatable way. And at the same time it is a “grandparent book” or “This is a nice book with nothing really bad happening so the grandparent will […]

Based on an all too real true story

Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia by Christi Furnas

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TRIGGERS: thoughts/talk of suicide, attempted suicide, toxic relationships/friendship, alcohol/drug use, mental health.  Well Street Noise Books, you did it again with Christi Furnas and their Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia. This time, however, I both hated and loved a book from you. This is a surreal satire that is an all too realistic story of how one person (or Fox) goes down the rabbit hole of madness, but really it was just a bit twisted and would eventually start upwards again. Things are […]

I hit the 7th Cannonball with pun and fun

Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Grave: Epitaphs to Die For by Anthony Martignetti

The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood

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I like to read and I enjoy writing reviews. But sometimes a book is not able to produce a long review. There isn’t a lot to say, or if you do, there are more words in your review than the actual book. These below titles fall into that category as well as the category of sometimes you cannot find a theme to link books together in a review other than they don’t allow for longer reviews and they have nothing in common. And that is […]



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