Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Midwestern soil reminds me a lot of New England

A Man with a Rake by Ted Kooser

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Though available, I read via an online reader copy of the poetry book A Man with a Rake by Ted Kooser. And due to the back of the book saying there are 18 poems inside (and the fact there did not seem to be a lot I read, though I did not count) I am assuming the physical book itself will look small. However, there is a lot packed inside. The symbols of water, rural life, family, death and so much more grace the pages. Straight forward […]

Family Dynamics

Our Wish for You: A Story About Open Adoption by Dano Moreno

Other Words for Nonno by Dave Cameron

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September 2023 had two interesting books come out. Of course, it had more than that, so I should say that 2023 had a lot of books come out and September 2023 had two of those that I read in 2024. They were found as I was cleaning up my online reader copies, which is going to take me well into 2024 to even dent, while I find new 2024s and will need to balance the two. However, I am glad I took the time to […]

Same therapist, wrong answers?

Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz

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The graphic novel Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz and translated from German by Nicholas Houde is an Emotion Book. Not an emotional book, but an Emotion Book. Well, it is both. You come away with feels after you see the feelings, actions, and missactions of the four characters of Franz’s book. Some of those feelings are good, some bad, some really icky, and some are “What The Flaming Monkey Toots” did I just experience????   The art (according to the publisher description) is “striking” and I […]

Guru Possum

When in Doubt, Play Dead : Life Advice from an Unexpected Source by by Ally Burguieres

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Are you having a bad day? Had a bad year? Then get When in Doubt, Play Dead : Life Advice from an Unexpected Source by Ally Burguieres. This book has different sections and tells you WWAPD (What Would A Possum Do). And what would they do? Play dead. Let go. Sleep with whomever they want to. They don’t care what is in your pouch (unless it is snacks, then maybe share). Check on your friends. Know that you are never too large, little, old or […]

I ended 2023 reading Part I

Teen Killers Club V02 Teen Killers in Love, by Lily Sparks

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I ended 2023 with two sequels read in the young adult category and a young early reader that is part of a series but it sounds like you can read in any order. Each one showed a part of my personality.  Though I do not think I am a teenage assassin (I really don’t like cleaning up messes and chasing/hunting people is soooooo much work) but I do like an escapist story and book two in the Teen Killers Club series, Teen Killers in Love, […]

Heavy emotions

The Heavy Bag: One Girl's Journey Through Grief (US Version) by Sarah Surgey

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Books about grief are not new, however, the tone of The Heavy Bag: One Girl’s Journey Through Grief (US Version) has a more European or “classical” feeling to it. This allows things to not be the “same old” we are used to. However, as it does say “US Version” in the title, it might have been adapted to a more American audience or possibly just translated into English (the French title is, Un sac très lourd). The more poetic nature of dealing with the issues […]



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