Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Couple of warriors

Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun  by Sally Deng

Brand-New Bubbe by Sarah Aronson

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Recently I was cleaning out my emails which had hundreds of links to old online reader copies. I then realized that I keep reading new things, but have forgotten about titles I had been excited about. Well, I was going to fix that! Unfortunately, some of the links had expired, but most actually were active. Two that I found that I thought could be fun reading were Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun and Brand-New Bubbe Sally Deng has an interesting story about a warrior in Warrior Princess: The […]

Not deprived but satisfied

The Real Food Dietitians: the Real Food Table: 100 Easy & Delicious Mostly Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Dairy-Free Recipes for Every Day: a Cookbook by Jessica Beacom and Stacie Hassing

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CBR15 Bingo: Guide square I found this book because I have been trying to eat more whole foods and be more mindful of the carbs and unhealthy fats I’m ingesting. I discontinued my subscription to the New York Times, which was my go-to resource for recipes. Now, I’m relying on a combination of googling as well as revisiting some of my old favorites. One of the challenges I’ve encountered when looking for lighter versions of traditional favorites is to find recipes that don’t require a […]

Rated C for Cute

Kitty Sweet Tooth Makes a Movie by Abby Denson

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A while back I read the first book in the Kitty Sweet Tooth series, called Kitty Sweet Tooth (appropriate I feel). The story was simple, a cat named Kitty Sweet Tooth helps run Pop-Pops movie theater. There are a few adventures, she makes lots of new friends and the movie theater takes on a new life. Then, it ended, letting us know a sequel was coming. I figured I would read it before it came out, but there was nothing for reader copies (online like […]

I’m a proud Odd Duck myself

Monti and Leo: A Newcomer in Pocketville by Sylvie Kantorovitz

Odd Duck by Sara Varon and Cecil Castellucci.

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Monti and Leo: A Newcomer in Pocketville was a “like” read for me, but not a LIKE read.  I enjoyed Sylvie Kantorovitz’s tale of two friends, but there were things that just felt “eh” to me. It was not so much the simplities of the illustrations (sometimes I am a fan of a causal approach; sometimes not as much) as they are expressive in their minimalist detailings, but perhaps something was not moving in the direction I was looking for.  The story is about the […]

I like to eat, read books, and read books about eating

Bring Back the Babka! by Marilyn Wolpin

Rising by Sidura Ludwig

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I am always hungry. I was hungry when I read these books and writing reviews for them made me hungry.  And while you may or may not be able to devour good food, soon you will be able to devour Bring Back the Babka! (I was able to read a special finished copy provided to me by my lovely Barefoot Books deal!) And 2024 will show us my other read of food, glorious food! When brothers search for their mother’s missing babka in Bring Back […]

To Market to find a present for Mama Cat

Market Day (I Like to Read Comics) by Miranda Harmon

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I was looking at the online reader copies I have available to me, and up popped Market Day (I Like to Read Comics). I almost passed on this cute story that has all my pet peeves in reverse (more on that in a minute). But I decided to give Miranda Harmon’s January 2024 early reader a shot. Now either I missed it or the main characters are from another story, bit I never saw the names of the three main characters, but the publisher’s content gives […]



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