Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Quirky and fun (for different ages)

Barb the Last Berzerker V02 Barb and the Ghost Blade by Dan (Abdo) and Jason (Patterson)

The Nightmare Bridge V02: Into the Woods by Frank Thillez

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Sequels are an interesting thing. In the book world you can wait years for one or sometimes, it can be only months. I was able to find two sequels that are probably no more than a year has passed between them, but I had forgotten some key pieces.  This is the bane of sequels: forgetting plot points, characters or even a storyline. However, it just means, reading again book one! Thankfully in Barb the Last Berzerker V02 Barb and the Ghost Blade, there was (or […]

Guess my house is named Priscilla

A Home Named Walter by Chelsea Lin Wallace

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Walter is a home. Or Walter was a home in A Home Named Walter. Well, he still is a home, just after his beloved family has moved out, he allowed himself to get rowdy, squeaky, rundown and dried up. One day a new child and her mother move in. Not only does the girl think this new situation feels “off” and “different,” so does Walter. He does not allow them to bake cookies in the oven, or he will slam the shutters closed. But with […]

We all have our fears

Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna

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A young girl has a small Fear with her all the time. It helps keep her safe. However, when she moves away, the Fear grows to an extent where it takes over. It will not let her even leave the house at times. And it makes her new school very difficult. She cannot imagine anyone understanding her, or her feelings.  However, the reader can see that there is a “little something” (in the form of a young boy) that seems to want to get to […]

Hi, May I ask your Pronouns?

The Pronoun Book by Chris Ayala-Kronos and Melita Tirado

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While reading, I thought The Pronoun Book is going to make a great board book. I then realized, that yes, it is a board book. (I had the opportunity to read it on a website the bookstore uses to order books and not the physical book. Which is one of the drawbacks to eBooks in my opinion). And a board book is the perfect format as it is only a dozen or so words, with a form of repetition. Chris Ayala-Kronos and Melita Tirado know […]

Bitter, Sweet, Love, Family

Hundred Years of Happiness by Thanhha Lai

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I had many emotions and thoughts while reading Hundred Years of Happiness. I was wondering the nationality of the family (you learn Vietnamese) as I was curious where the food came from and where the traditional represented (colors are important to cultures and I was wondering why white was not used).  Then, I would become emotional as I realized this is not really a happy story, but a bittersweet one about the love of a grandchild and grandparents. And where one grandparent, the grandmother, is […]

Mind your mindfulness

Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness by Maria Gianferrari

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I really dislike the word, mindfulness.  It has taken on a pretentious air of “being better than you.” A feeling of, “I practice mindfulness and you don’t.”  However, I went at Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness with an open mind. Okay, big groan to “tail” verses “tale” but I was able to forgive that with the “yellow snow comment.” (Oh, come on! Unless you are new to my reviews you know I have the humor of a ten-year-old!) The book seems terribly simple. […]



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