Cannonball Read 17

Shine your light

The Lonely Lighthouse: The Story of Little Sable Point Lighthouse by Stephanie Owen

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Picture books have become one of my favorite reading choices. I like the details and yet they can (sometimes) be no more than 40-50 pages. I get the satisfaction of reading and finishing a book usually in one sitting. And I also might learn something new if it is a historical or factual book. And … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:459 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: architecture, light house, Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Michigan, monuments, National Parks, Sona Avedikian, Stephanie Owen, United States ·

Don’t be a bass read this book

Fly Rod Was First: Cornelia Crosby's Adventures in Angling by Cathy Ballou Mealey

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Women's biographies are becoming more popular in the picture book format. As well as stories written about women who were in non traditional female roles. Add in the fact she was into a sport that I've never heard that too many females were involved in, and you have one of the most unique … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:458 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Angling, Camping, Cathy Ballou Mealey, Cornelia Crosby, fishing, fly fishing, maine, outdoor activies, outdoors, recreation, United States/19th Century, women ·

Grateful for Soccer

Morgan Plays Soccer by Anne Rockwell

Look and Be Grateful by Tomie dePaola

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I cannot think of two more opposite books than Morgan Plays Soccer by Anne Rockwell (illustrated by Paul Meisel) and Look and Be Grateful by Tomie dePaola. Actually I probably could if I really thought about it, but right now out of the books I have read and are reviewing here, I can’t. You see … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:457 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion, Sports · Tags: animals, Anne Rockwell, bears, emotions, Feelings, new experinces, Paul Meisel, self-esteem, Soccer, Social Themes, Tomie dePaola, virtures ·

Friends stick together

Sloth & Moth: A Better-Together Friendship by Helen Taylor

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Lately (and I have probably mentioned this before), I am finding books that I think are not the books for me so I pass them by without giving them a huge chance. I did this with Sloth & Moth: A Better-Together Friendship by Helen Taylor and illustrated by Gavin Scott. It was not because it was … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:455 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Gavin Scott, Helen Taylor, Mammals, moths, Science & Nature, sloths, zoology ·

Christmas in Toronto

A Little Holiday Fling by Farah Heron

October 21, 2025 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Farah Heron's A Little Holiday Fling is a lovely secularly Christmas romance. As a secular Christmas celebrator, I appreciated both Ruby's position of finding joy and fun in the season and Rashid's frustration with the consumerism and the hegemony of it all. Ruby and Rashid are both Muslim and … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:81 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Little Holiday Fling, Canada, Farah heron ·

In Old New York

Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

October 20, 2025 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

With the revival of the Tony-Award winning musical just recently opening on Broadway (I have tickets for later this week!) I thought it was a good time to refresh my memory of E.L. Doctorow's 1975 novel, Ragtime. I first read the novel at the suggestion of my father somewhere around 20 … [Read more]

jeverett15's CBR17 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: E.L. Doctorow ·

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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