Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Gripping story of resilience

Hostage by Guy Delisle

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CBR15Passport books from different countries Hostage is the true story of Christophe Andre, a Frenchman working for Doctors Without Borders in Chechnya who was kidnapped and held for three months. Guy Delisle, a French illustrator and writer, interviewed Andre after his ordeal and turned the taped interviews into a gripping work of graphic biography.  In order to place things in context I had to read up a bit on the Chechen/Russian war of 1994-96. The events in this story take place after that conflict had […]

Stop, Thief! That’s my color!

The Great Barrier Thief by Dr. Sue Pillans

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CBR15Passport from another country Dr. Sue Pillans (or Suzie Starfish) is an Aussie marine scientist and artist. She has created a story about the Great Barrier Reef and the loss of the color of the coral, aptly named The Great Barrier Thief. We learn t hat there is something called climate change and how it is human controlled. I word it that way as Pillans presents the idea as if she is the first to do so. And she tries a bit of humor to make […]

Move over Johnny Appleseed, Granny is in da house

Granny Smith by Michelle Worthington

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Granny Smith takes care her family and the trees that grow in her orchard. But that is not all. She finds that one tree needs a little extra care, grows it, and one day realizes that this tree has some awesome apples. Apples that while looked different, soon become a favorite of many. This is a story based on a woman named Maria Ann Smith. When she was 69 years-old, she Grandma Moses her way into the apple world from her small Sydney farm. She […]

Important freckles

Emma’s Freckles by Sarah Wallace

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CBR15Passport book from other country (dream sequence, story is from/character is from): I am a proud of Irish decent gal (also I am a good American mix of other, but mostly I claim Irish, as we know a I-am-assuming-only-two great-grandparent came over from Ireland). So, when I saw Emma’s Freckles on Edelweiss, I was excited I did not have to wait until March 2023 to read. However, Sarah Wallace, you have a great idea, but I probably should have waited. You see, the idea of […]

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk

Thous Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics by Eugene Cho

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Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics by Eugene Cho My rating: 3 of 5 stars I chose this for the CBR15 Passport Challenge in the “New to You Author” category. Eugene Cho is a pastor in Seattle who became increasingly uncomfortable with the rise of Christian nationalism leading up to, and after, the 2016 election. “Thou Shalt Not be a Jerk” is his reminder to readers that if they claim to be Christians, then Jesus should be the center […]

A Cannonballer Fav

The Governess Affair: A Novella by Courtney Milan

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CBR15Passport Genre Romance I knew when I saw the “genre” category on the CBR15Passport that I wanted to have romance in there. It’s a genre that I feel like I have overlooked, even though I did start CBR15 with a delightful collection of Georgette Heyer stories. It occurred to me that I have been following Courtney Milan on Twitter even though I’d never read any of her books, so I put out a call on the CBR Facebook page for suggestions on where to begin […]



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