Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The rest is just drag

Miss Rita, Mystery Reader by Sam Donovan

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Miss Rita, Mystery Reader has it all going on! Not only do we have a dad and child dynamic, we have a mystery reader coming to the child’s classroom to read to them, we have a non-binary child, and a Drag Queen. Dad by some of the time, and Miss Rita the other times, Tori is excited to introduce them to their classroom. And they cannot wait to help dad get ready, as “it takes time–because sparkle is serious business!” But will everyone love Miss […]

All about Benny

Benny’s True Colors by Norene Paulson

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I have read books about transgender adults. I have read books about trans kids. In these books they will live their true selves. They can be who they are not only on the inside but outside. However, I am not sure how to interpret Benny’s True Colors within my experiences of these other books. I am more than happy for someone to read this book and let me know if they think Benny is living their true selves by “presenting” a true self or if […]

OMG They’re kissing, again?????

Heartstopper V03 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper V04 by Alice Oseman

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Some triggers to mental health issues, self-harm and eating disorders. Heartstopper Volumes One to Four are now out. And when Volume Five arrives, this will be the last book. So do I wait or try and finish on WebToons, as now I really want to know what happens with the gang! In Volume Three of Alice Oseman’s series of Nick and Charlie, two teens who find each other and find out about themselves we start to expand outside the school setting and into Paris, where […]

Thou Shalt Check Thy Grammar Before Offering Running Advice

The Marathon Method by Tom Holland

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Overall The Marathon Method seems to be a pretty decent guide for long-distance running. It’s got specifics, both practical and theoretical. It explains not just the ‘how’ but also in most cases, the ‘why’. For example, why do a lot of runners use those gels packets no one seems to like? Because the body’s carb stores are likely to run out around mile 20 of a marathon’s 26.something, and those gel packets are a potable way to not run into the near total body shut […]

A Goby fishy tells you a story about their home

Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris Wicks

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I will start off with, this is a book about coral reefs, so how did they manage to add at least two fart jokes and a belch? Very ingeniously! Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean is the basics of coral reefs. We see how they have inspired human inventions and architecture by the size, shapes, forms, and even the creatures that live among them. While the images are almost basic, there is a lot of goodness packed in. However, most pages are not too crowded. […]

Transforming a taboo into a cause

Period. End of Sentence. by Anita Diamant

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I’d heard of the Netflix film, Period. End of Sentence., after it won an Oscar in 2019. I haven’t seen the film yet, but when I saw the book, Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice (2021), I thought it might be interesting and informative. I also listened to this one on audiobook because I barely have time for anything else. This was a short, informative book about how the shame of menstruation and the lack of access to menstrual products (period […]



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