Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Their voices

Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas and LLC Ashwin Writing

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Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas and LLC Ashwin Writing (photographer) is getting a lot of press. It will get a lot of awards and a lot more attention before things are said and done. And it deserves all and everything it gets. It is a very lovely collection of poems. We have contemporary poets and classical ones, too. You will know some of the poems and others will […]

Roaming pack of dogs and her own worn out memories to keep her company

Land of Mirrors by María Medem,

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Every so often I find myself reading a book that I think I like but am not sure. Land of Mirrors by María Medem, Aleshia Jensen (translator) and Daniela Ortiz (translator) is one of those books. It is a graphic novel, but does not flow necessarily as a “pure” one. There is something “different” about it. It might be because it is translated or it might be because of the almost abstract minimal illustrations. However, whatever the reason this is the most organized piece of […]

This crow is so smart I wonder if he went to caw-llege?

Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt

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Occasionally I will promote a publisher overall and tell you just read anything from them and you will get a hit. Then I will tell you about the individual title(s) I have read. Still, you know that what I read and/or liked (or even dislike) might or might not be the read for you. It is just going to be fun to explore what they have.  Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt is by one of these publishers, First Second. (Side note, they […]

If The Librarians met the Night at the Museum

The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

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If The Librarians television series met the movie The Night at the Museum you would have The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln. Realism, fantasy and literature literally come to life on the pages of this middle grade graphic novel.  While I liked and enjoyed it, I was not “wowed.” Things are familiar (sibling issues, issues with absent parents, really expensive and rare editions of Dracula), and it is just a fun story about stories, siblings, family, communication, being appreciated. We have read […]

Her heart was American

Tokyo Rose - Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman's Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II by Andre R. Frattino

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The only reason that the graphic novel, Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman’s Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II by Andre R. Frattino, is not a five rating is because of the illustrations. While it is understandable why they are in black and white, they were not my favorite things for multiple reasons. I know that illustrator Kate Kasenow did a lot of work on them. I appreciate the hard work, the time and even the final result to make […]

A twist on the amnesia trope

Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

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I have been waiting on this one and was excited to dive back into this world. I didn’t reread the series before this, but Tracy Deonn does a good job of both getting straight back into it and grounding the reader just enough to trigger their memories and/or remind them of the major items they need to remember. Before I dive too much further, one more point – I assumed this series was going to be a trilogy and that this would be the final […]



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