Cannonball Read 17

PUUUUNK!

Be Your Own Backing Band by Liz Prince

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The author, Liz Prince, has become a reading staple of late. I have read most (if not all) that is out there (minus a few things she just illustrated). But when I got Be Your Own Backing Band, I felt that Prince might have had one of her best collections yet. But then again, she could probably … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:483 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, Liz Prince, music, paranormal, Punk rock musicians, siblings, Sisters ·

From dump to park

Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park by Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Starting off almost poetically, Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park moves into the facts quickly. Everything is laid out in simple, but not simplistic terms. The overall tone is good, it allows you to access a piece of history and the extras allow the book to grow with the reader. … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:482 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Amy Jindra Hodgson, Diane Muldrow, Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson, environmental, natinal parks, nature, science, United States ·

Of course, after building up this title, you will need to wait until April 2026 for reading

Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (A Picture Book) by Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez, and Chris Sasaki

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you read as many picture books as I do, once in a while one of two things (or both) can happen. The first is you think you’ve read it before (or at least a sample) or things start to feel similar due to similar subjects. A subject I am interested in are the Japanese-American internment camps … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:481 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, American Incarceration Camp, Asian-American, Chris Sasaki, civil rights, family, Japanese-American, Jolene Gutierrez, Minoru Tonai, Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez, and Chris Sasaki, Social Justice, Social Themes, United States 20th C, World War II ·

What can a potato do?

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As with several books I was not going to read, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator) was one of them, but it eventually found its way to my TBR pile as it was on a Best of … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:480 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Agriculture |, Alberto Salas, Caribbean & Latin America, ecosystmes, environamental, Juana Martinez-Neal, nature, peru, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal, science, scientist, south america ·

The courage to sing

Songbird in the Light: A Picture Book by Billy Porter and Chris Clarkson

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Access to online readers is not really an issue for me if I play around with my work computer. However, I am not able to access all that I do wish to read. Thankfully I had access to Songbird in the Light: A Picture Book by Billy Porter and Chris Clarkson. This March 2026 picture book talks about … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:479 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: African-American, Billy Porter, Billy Porter and Chris Clarkson, black, Charly Palmer, Chris Clarkso, LGBTQ, music, self-esteem, Social Themes ·

Do the Dino

The Dino Door by Josh Funk and Renée Kurilla

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The online read The Dino Door by a favorite author of mine, Josh Funk, was enjoyable, but did not WOW me. I do like the very end with the silly image that gives a fourth wall break, in one of the pictures on the bedroom wall of the child, so that boosts the overall simplicity, but getting there … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:478 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animal, Children, dinosaurs, imgination, Josh Funk, Josh Funk and Renée Kurilla, parents, Renee Kurilla ·

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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