Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Taverns have ale flowing, wenches are wenching and pirates pirating.

Sea of Thieves by Jeremy Whitley

Sea of Thieves: Origins Volume One by Jeremy Whitley

Sea of Thieves: Origins: Champion of Souls by Jeremy Whitley

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I started with Sea of Thieves: Sea Dog’s Search illustrated by Rhoald Marcellius. Though it says it has issues one to three, it was actually after the no added title, Sea of Thieves. We meet our main pirate twins, their friends, frenemies and a possible lover or two or three…. Here we build up the story of all the characters we find in the second book (or the main ones) and we learn about a few creatures and events. However, you needed Sea of Thieves: […]

The Dodgers Beat the Yankees? Where Have I Heard That Before?

Split Season 1981 by Jeff Katz

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As you may have heard, the Dodgers and Yankees recently met in the World Series, with the Dodgers ultimately prevailing. If you watched the games, you probably also heard that it was the first matchup between those two teams in the Fall Classic since 1981, when, coincidentally, the Dodgers also came out on top. Finally, you also likely heard about the recent passing of Fernando Valenzuela, who was the biggest star in baseball in 1981, winning both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young […]

The sneakers don’t make the girl

Nansi Graphic Novel Volume 1 Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland

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Nansi Graphic Novel Volume 1 Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland and Claudia Davila is a quick and cute story about running your own race and not worrying about what others have or if they are better. You just have to do your best and be better than you were. Also, we have the theme of no matter how cool they sound, shoes do not make the girl (well, I might argue that point, but certainly the sneakers in question do not make the girl […]

The next cooking book but without the Jem Milton connection

Cooking with Monsters Volume 1 The Beginner's Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa

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adventureAt first, I thought Cooking with Monsters Volume 1 The Beginner’s Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong was going to be a little scary as they are fighting monsters. And it looked older than what it turned out to be, so I was expecting mature death scenes. I thought it was going to be way more serious than it really is. But in the end, the only thing I can say is this graphic novel is:  Over. The. Top. The end.  Yet, […]

Float like a butterfly sting… well you know the rest…. now here’s the best

Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali by Marc Bernardin

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I have wanted to read Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali by Marc Bernardin and illustrated by Ron Salas for a while now. It is from the company First Second. Their graphic novels are usually fun, educational, clever, unique and interesting. I might not like all of them, but I do appreciate them. And while I am not a fan of Muhammad Ali, I have enjoyed a few biographies of the man, so I figured why not try this one. The introduction to things comes […]

I had high hopes, but they didn’t fly as far as I wanted… still a good book

Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia

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The Teen Titan story continues as we find our Starfire and Cyborg to round out the team in Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s fifth book, Teen Titans: Starfire. As much as I have enjoyed the series, this might be the weakest volume so far. It probably was because I had such high expectations for it. While I knew a little about the Robins (Dick and Damian) I wasn’t versed in Teen Titans. The first three graphic novels were good as I got to learn about […]



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