Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Can he fix it? Why yes he can!

Small Things Mended by Casey Robinson

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The story behind Small Things Mended by Casey Robinson is amusing. Or at least to me. I had asked for it via interlibrary loan and then forgot about it. It was not until the lady who works in that department of the library told me she was still looking for a copy that reminded me I had asked. And yes, it was worth the wait. Now, maybe it was not my favorite book of all time, but this book of friendship and grieving was cleverly […]

I had high hopes, but they didn’t fly as far as I wanted… still a good book

Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia

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The Teen Titan story continues as we find our Starfire and Cyborg to round out the team in Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s fifth book, Teen Titans: Starfire. As much as I have enjoyed the series, this might be the weakest volume so far. It probably was because I had such high expectations for it. While I knew a little about the Robins (Dick and Damian) I wasn’t versed in Teen Titans. The first three graphic novels were good as I got to learn about […]

Dragons will make thing right

The Weirn Books V02: The Ghost and the Stolen Dragon by Svetlana Chmakova

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So, my phone has decided it no longer wants to support some of my online reading apps. Therefore, I must do readings at lunch on my work computer. Well, that can be awkward since sometimes well, you just want to read something that is not maybe 100% okay to read at work… like Blessed Cure by Mario Oliveira, which has WAY too many male dilly-dongs to be work friendly…even if I’m not on the sales floor.  So that leaves me with my children’s books.  And […]

About hair and life

Knots by Colleen Frakes

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I liked the graphic novel Knots by Colleen Frakes. It is a cute story of growing up and the hair that is the center of the woes, but also the love. Well, maybe not the center of the love, but it all comes together. This is a cozy story that is somewhat based on the author’s life experiences. We have Norah, her family and her opposite personality best friend. We have school issues, life issues and, again, the hair issues. We have family problems (younger […]

Magic Sunday

Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino

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The idea for the picture book Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino is simple. The family gets together on Sunday, like they do every Sunday, and our hero decides to spice things up and make some fun. The child, Martin, and his dog make a Sunday at home into an adventure to faraway places. All he needs is a lot of imagination. Seeing penguins, pirates and deserts is just the start. When he is finally ready to come home, he is ready to regale his tales to […]

Not so picture-perfect

Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

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I looked at the cover and said to myself that I knew exactly what this book was about. Well, I wasn’t wrong, but I wasn’t right.  I guess I was on a superhero kick at the time as I felt it would have more of that element. I also thought she would have to struggle to paint/do art. And instead, she isn’t a “real magical power superhero” but our gal does perform a pretty neat trick: Getting Art Students to do the dreaded Group Project […]



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