Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Why does this category sound like a cooking term?

Emmie and Friends V08 Always Anthony by Terri Libenson

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cbr16bingo Détante  Or at least how I understand the word. Perhaps the “tension” is not earth shattering in a world wide way, or even nationally, but it is shattering to the person who is dealing with it: Bullies. Not only did one of our main characters deal with bullying, a younger student is also facing it. But it’s not just some “faceless” jerk, but friends/teammates of Anthnoy. And if he “rocks the boat” then it will not be good for him. Therefore there is the tension […]

New School, New Situations, Old Story

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Mel Valentine Vargas and Meg Medina

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cbr16bingo Rage Rage is an obvious choice once you read this book. The rage of the bullies. The main girl is being targeted because of an angry classmate. The rage of our main character against her classmate, her mother and the secrets, and of course, the rage of a teenager not being heard. Even the mother has rage, due to her assumptions on what a “good girl/daughter” should do, what she assumes her daughter is doing, and even perhaps to the man who is Piddy’s […]

If it has a sequel I’ll read it

Heebie Jeebies by Matthew Erman

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 cbr16bingo  Bananas  I could have picked disco as there is a disco dancing math teacher, but I picked Bananas just because the whole thing is nuts. It is Humor 101. This should have ice cream and nuts and cherry on top. It is funny, it is sweet, it is not fattening, and you might even lose a few pounds laughing your buns off!  Heebie Jeebies by Matthew Erman and illustrated by Shelby Criswell is not my OMG favorite ever book, and is more of a […]

The world has a talent for rewarding bad behavior with stardom.

Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neil Shusterman

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“You see through the facade of the world, Citra Terranova. You’d make a good scythe.” Citra recoiled. “I’d never want to be one.” “That”, he said, “is the first requirement.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe In the future, humans have solved the pesky problem of death. Disease, war, poverty, and suffering from the Age of Mortality no longer exist. Although people still have jobs and go to school, if they screw up in their life, they can pay money to reset to a younger age. If […]

I Might Be a Little Jaded About YA

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

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Tessa Gray has traveled to London from New York at the behest of her brother who, now that their aunt has died, is her only living relative.  But immediately upon arrival, Tessa is taken by the Dark Sisters who claim that her brother has sent them.  Forced to hone a magical talent that she had no idea she possessed for some mysterious purpose, Tessa is glad for a rescue from a young man who is a Shadowhunter.  However, Tessa now finds herself caught up in […]

A Sequel That Doesn’t Quite Match the First Book

Prairie Fire by E. K. Johnston

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Having survived high school, Siobhan and Owen are off to fulfill Owen’s obligation to serve in the Oil Watch.  This means leaving Trondheim and what they’ve build there for whatever assignment Owen is handed.  It quickly becomes clear that Owen and Siobhan are going to have to prove themselves all over again, and this time, the stakes are even higher. There’s a lot to like about this book.  I appreciated the fact that both Owen and Siobhan are dealing with the fallout of the last […]



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