Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I get why, but I really don’t like that cover

I Am Only a Foreigner Because You Do Not Understand by L. Nichols

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familIt might be odd to start my review of I Am Only a Foreigner Because You Do Not Understand with its trigger warnings, but I feel that before you even think about getting into L. Nichols and their  follow up to Flocks, you should know that there are some illustrations which can be tough for sensitive readers (not just some suggested and shown nudity that might be offensive for some, but it is edgy and how it relates to the story. Plus they can go […]

As my nephew once said, ‘TUCK!

I Am Stuck by Julia Mills

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I am excited over the title I Am Stuck by Julia Mills. Not for the possible reasons you would think (the big one is BEST BOOK EVER), but for the one that is small. I liked it. It is a book about being stuck. Or actually, a turtle who is stuck. And while others try to give advice, it, well, does not help. It is not until the possum comes along and what they do not do, that is the most helpful of them all […]

Rhythm and butterflies

A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration by Cynthia Harmony

Rhythm by Jackie Azua Kramer

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Perseverance in an interesting concept. And within the picture books A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration and Rhythm, we see two different ways of obtaining that.  Both titles are due mid-February 2024 and were read via an online reader copy. Cynthia Harmony made a book that has the migration of not only monarchs, but people too, in A Flicker of Hope. When Lucia and her father notice that the monarch butterflies are getting ready for their trip North, they know the journey of […]

Is this book prefect? No, but it is a da*n good start

Why? A Story for Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to Suicide by Melissa Allen Heath

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I am going to say that Why? A Story for Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to Suicide is a terribly sad, but honest, and well-done book. Due in mid-November 2023 anyone who has lost a person to death by suicide should read this. Granted, it might be a bit “touchy feely” but then again it is for kids and not adults. The voice is that of the child and again, honest. They talk about why daddy was sick, that you cannot catch depression (point […]

To dream the impossible dream (and how to take care of it)

I Want to Be a River by Cecile Elma Roger

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Able, when he grows up, he wants to be a river. But since unrealistic dreams are not allowed, his friends try to discourage him. And eventually, they do. Of course, then Able is no longer their smiling, happy friend; but a sad, unsmiling one, and they are aware of the thing that they did. The themes of I Want to Be a River are to help others embrace their dreams no matter how ridiculous they are, and when things are quiet and you are alone […]

Trust My Gut

How to Do The Work: Reconise Your Patters, Heal from you Past, and Create Your Self by Dr Nicole LePera

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Best for: People who are already working with a therapist, as that therapist can point out which parts of the book are useful and which are … super not. In a nutshell: Instagram influencer psychologist Dr LePera offers her suggestions on how to work through issues Worth quoting: I underlined a lot, but I don’t think there’s anything worth sharing. Why I chose it: There’s an area I’m working on in therapy and I asked my therapist for a book recommendation. She suggested this one. […]



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