Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

An anti-macho vigilante in tight panther leggings

The Amazing Camel Toe by Claire Duplan

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“Constance, a modern, young illustrator, takes revenge for the thousands of attacks suffered daily by women with a comic of her own, titled The Amazing Camel Toe, celebrating the adventures of an anti-macho vigilante in tight, panther leggings” And Claire Duplan gives life to this SuperWoman. This package of Womanhood and Badassery! The Amazing Camel Toe is a graphic novel that is about “the worst of the punks.” Constance made her heroine to be a better version of herself. More confident, more able to stand […]

I’ve Been Told Some Of This Before

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith

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Best for: People looking for some tools to help them handle challenges of life. In a nutshell: Therapist Dr Smith (who is apparently also very popular on social media) offers tips, exercises, and tools to address some of the issues many people face. Worth quoting: “We can live a happy and fulfilling life and still experience the full range of emotions that comes along with being human.” “One of my favourite ways to turn my attention to a compassionate thought process is to ask myself, […]

13 principles

How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter by Lalena Garcia

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I am going to let the publisher description talk for the book How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter by Lalena Garcia. The first children’s book to feature material from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, this beautiful picture book will engage hearts and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement. There are prompts for you and your child or students to talk about. There are concepts that might be new, and some familiar. […]

The good and not-so-good seasons of life

The Seasons Within Me by Bianca Pozzi

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I am mostly sure I have read The Seasons Within Me before. I do not, however, think I have reviewed Bianca Pozzi’s story before. This book was read via Edelweiss and due April 2023 Now, even if I have reviewed this book before, I was in a different frame of mind. It is a few days before Christmas, I am trying to keep my happy on (why I have a bowl of Grinch poo on my desk), and I was in a mood where though […]

I might change the title of this review when I either remember it or find my notes for this really cool line I wanted to use

Emmie & Friends Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson

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Truly Tyler in the Emmie & Friends series might be my favorite of the group. I have enjoyed the others by Terri Libenson, but after a bit it felt like I was reading the same one over.  This time we are focusing on a side character who is male. In the author afterwards, Libenson mentions how this was for them, among other fun facts. We follow two of the characters, Tyler and Emmie (switching between their points of view) and see how the same situation can be […]

Little in stature, big in dreams

Little Pea by Davide Cali

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Little Pea is a perfect example of what I was thinking about the other day. How I can forgive bad or mediocre writing for fun or good illustrations. We have a story of a Thumbelina character (Little Pea) who is so small they must borrow their doll shoes but still can fight bears and explore. They have a great life as a child, but when they go to school and realize how small they really are, things are not so ideal. Insert a quick, “What […]



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