Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Time to tell a tale

The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition by Shirin Shamsi

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cbr14bingo Time Level 2      Picture book are interesting. If you have a fiction story, well, that can go into any format (picture book, novel, verse). But if you have a non-fiction story or based on a true story and/or event, a picture book is not always my “go to” thought for a subject.  After all, picture books are usually aimed at ages five to eight, therefore, how do you talk about the displacement of Indian and Pakistani peoples when the two peoples have […]

A satisfying job

The Baker by the Sea by Paula White

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cbr14bingo Hot Level 2 & 3 In a village by the sea a young boy’s father is the local baker. And to the young man, nothing could be duller. Baking bread and such must be the worst job. Why would someone do that when you can be a fisherman? But by the end of The Baker by the Sea by Paula White, our young boy learns that if his father did not get up early and make the goodies that he does, the village would […]

Okay the image is taken from the web but the love for this book is all mine

Eternally Yours by Patrice Caldwell

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cbr14bingo Heart Level 2 Eternally Yours is filled with stories that fit all types of romance readers. Though it is young adult based; adults can appreciate editor Patrice Caldwell’s collection as well. With a mix of mortal love and supernatural love, and everything else in between, multiple voices are heard. All races, genders, and even different species come to life when it comes to matters of the heart. Several of the authors you will know, some might be new to you. But each weaves a […]

Shady love

Dancing on the Volcano by Floor de Goede

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cbr14bingo Shadow Level 3 The shadow of a relationship hangs over our main character Flo, as he spends the first time away from his longtime boyfriend, Bas in Dancing on the Volcano. But of course, shadows play a metamorphic role in a few different areas: the shadow of working with others and the lack of consideration for each other, the shadow of “what if?” and literally the Italian volcano that looms over the village. While Flo is traveling, worried about issues with Bas, he is […]

The Talk we all need

The Talk by Alicia D. Williams

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cbr14bingo Elephant Level 2 & 3  Unfortunately, there is a large elephant in The Talk. One that is so large that we never actually hear what it is, but is as plain as the trunk on its face. It is The Talk black families will give to their sons when they start reaching certain milestones. The milestones that make other people look at them, but not in a positive way. And I am sadly sure that Alicia D. Williams and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu have given […]

Home Run Time

R.B.I. Robots (Fuzzy Baseball, #3) by John Steven Gurney

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cbr14bingo,  Funky Funky meanings: having an earthy, blues-based quality or character. having an offensive smell; evil smelling; foul. adjective funkier or funkiest informal (of music) passionate, soulful; of or pertaining to funk authentic; earthy stylish and exciting; cool, funky jeans overcome with great fear; terrified. John Steven Gurney (whom I missed when he came to my store due to a headache I was fighting) has a great baseball series called Fuzzy Baseball. I have read them out of order, which mostly is okay, but I […]



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