Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

In the Shadow of the Throne

In the Shadow of the Throne by Kate Sheridan (writer), Gaia Cardinali (artist), Miach Myers (Letterer)

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Jordan is a 17-year-old who is on vacation with his parents and two younger siblings.  He has a lot of feelings about being the de facto babysitter for the younger siblings and having to shepherd them around the art museum his family is currently visiting.  He’s been banned from using his phone isn’t able to go to a bookstore or comic book store, and is having zero fun.  He begs for some time off to go to the bathroom, and on the way he stumbles […]

From Canada to Hong Kong, with Love

Uprooted by Ruth Chan

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Ruth has only known life in Canada. But when her Chinese-born father has a job opportunity in Hong Kong, he and his wife excitedly make plans to move back to their home country, uprooting Ruth from the only life she has known. Her older brother is a boarding school student and gets to stay behind, so Ruth, their pets, and her parents set off to start over. At least, it’s starting over for Ruth. She speaks a little Cantonese, as her parents insist on using […]

“After more than a year here, I feel like I’ve seen what I needed to see.”

Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle

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This was a reread, as I’ve been doing a lot this week (going through bookshelves in your childhood home will do that to you). I enjoyed it and will keep it for the collection. I’ve read several of Guy Delisle’s travelogues and always like his point of view on things and the way he portrays his travels. I may not always agree with his conclusions or philosophy, but his clean linework and the way he interacts with the world make these volumes satisfying and thought […]

Perfectly Modern Emma

Mismatched by Anne Camlin (author), Isadora Zefrino (illustrator)

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The cover of this graphic novel says it is “A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma”.   I will share my age and say that when I read that my initial thought that it was therefore like Clueless.  Except.  You know.  Clueless came out in 1995.  So.  Maybe not so modern anymore.  Now that I’ve dated myself, let me add that while I have watched Clueless a lot, I have only read Emma once, so I can’t tell you how carefully this hews to the source […]

Final Reviews of the Year :)

Save Our Forest! by Nora Dasnes

Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer

Crush by Tegan Quin & Sara Quin (Words) and Tillie Walden (Art)

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It’s probably fitting for me to wrap up the year with another middle grade graphic novel review roundup, considering how many comics I read this year. This was a good reading year for me overall, even with the gap during the summer for all the academic article/textbook I had to do. I think I was able to lean into reading for pleasure and having less stress about what specifically I was reading, and as a result I read a lot of things that I enjoyed […]

“He was a nobody. One of those shy kids who turned into social invalids when that first blast of adolescence hit, meekly accepted their fate, and became invisible.”

My Friend Dahmer: A Graphic Novel by Derk Backderf

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On a whim I grabbed this graphic novel back in spooky season, aka October aka why yes I am behind on reviews but committed to finishing out reviwing all the books I read in 2024 before the year is up. BUCKLE UP FOR LOADS OF REVIEWS, COMING AT YA. But I digress onto this review! Sometimes I feel like an outlier as a 40ish woman who does not have an affinity for true crime podcasts. In my 20s and 30s I had a long relationship […]



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