Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Say hello to the night, Lost in the shadows

The Lost Boys (Comic) by Tim Seeley (writer), Scott Godlewski (artist)

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I don’t recall what I was looking for on the library website when I stumbled across The Lost Boys comic, but I hit hold super fast.  After the 1987 movie, there were two straight-to-DVD sequels, and a comic series (Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs) but this comic is a direct sequel to the original film.  And this comic reads and feels like a sequel to a 1987 movie in both good and bad ways. So yes, the rest of this review will have some mild […]

Not sure if this was a hit or miss, so guess it’s appropriate for my third cannonball

The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht 

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The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht  (Watterson wrote and illustrated with Kascht also illustrating) is very odd and very amazing. It is an experience book. The authors/illustrators are geniuses and seriously disturbed. The black and white illustrations make for a unique read. If you like Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson’s signature creation) and its darker side (and it can get deep) then I would say that you are still not prepared for what is happening. I am not familiar with John Kascht and […]

House and home

The House That Floated by Guojing

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Inclusion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I find it amusing  when I “read” a wordless picture book. And as a result, I am amused  when I try to write any kind of review about it. After all, I am/would be writing literally more words than the book has. Oh sure, the cover has the title: The House That Floated. And the author and/or illustrator (in this case they are both): Guojing.  It then has all the “legal publishing things” like the printing and/or edition and where […]

You know, they are not just strolling in on a whim right?

Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I have wanted to read all of the Street Noise (the publishers) graphic novels (they only do graphic novels, so that’s redundant…). Anyways, I have wanted to read Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White since I learned it was going to be published. But something always got in the way of actually reading. I figured maybe it wasn’t something I was going to read, but that was okay. I mean you can’t read them all…. Then […]

We’re best friends! And cats. And vampires.

Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho

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I have wanted to read Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho for about two weeks now. Or ever since I saw the advanced reader copy I found. It is a silly book about two vampire cats, a ghost and their town. For the adult reader there isn’t a lot of bite, but for kids it is worth the reading trip. This is for about ages 5 to young 8-9. It works as a read aloud or a first solo read with help, and the older […]

You’re a poet and you don’t write about it that much

Dino Poet : A Graphic Novel by Tom Angleberger

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Learning poetry in a fun, simpler manner is a great way to introduce kids to the genre. And you can do that in Dino Poet : A Graphic Novel by Tom Angleberger. I would have liked to have seen more emphasis on poetry not needing to rhyme, but overall it is a clever book with enough humor to keep kids interested. Currently available, I read via an online reader copy. Now, I might not purchase a copy for myself as […]



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