Cannonball Read 15

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About CBR
    • Getting Started
    • Rules of Respect
    • CBR15 Passport Book Challenge
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Suggest a Review
    • Sign Up
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Open Registration ends 2/10/23 - Sign up for Cannonball Read 15 today!  

About Orleanas

CBR 6
CBR 8
CBR  9

A once avid reader of primarily historical romance and Harlequin Presents novels, I read in search of magic.

Orleanas's Reviews:

> FAQ Home
> Articles by: Orleanas

Truly, The Hate U Give Little Infants F’s Everybody (THUG LIFE)

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

August 15, 2017 by Orleanas Leave a Comment

Nearly twenty years ago, Jacqueline Woodson first tackled the same subject matter as depicted in The Hate U Give (2017) in her typically poetic and poignant style in the novel If You Come Softly (1998). It is a story of first love, an interracial one between fifteen-year-old Jeremiah and Ellie who meet at their private school. They have to deal with how society treats them because of their relationship. In the end, this modern day Romeo and Juliet comes to an abrupt end when Jeremiah is fatally shot by […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, cbr9, the hate u give

Orleanas's CBR9 Review No:15 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, cbr9, the hate u give ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

A Poet Writes According to His/Her Own Images and Rhythms

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech

August 6, 2017 by Orleanas Leave a Comment

The story of Sharon Creech’s Jack from Love That Dog (2001) continues. Early in his school year, Jack reveals to his teacher that 1) he hates cats, and 2) his college professor Uncle Bill does not believe that the poems Jack had written in the previous school year are “real” poems because they are short, lack rhyme, a regular meter, symbols, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. Thank goodness Jack has Miss Stretchberry as his teacher again because she tells him that all those elements his uncle mentioned are […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: cbr9, Hate that Cat, Orleanas, Sharon Creech

Orleanas's CBR9 Review No:14 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: cbr9, Hate that Cat, Orleanas, Sharon Creech ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Fangirl Down, Eleanor & Park to Go (Eventually)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

July 7, 2017 by Orleanas Leave a Comment

Fangirl (2013) is another of Rowell’s character-driven  YA novels that has been well-received by readers and well-reviewed by critics. As of this post, it has a slightly higher rating on Goodreads (4.12) than her very much revered Eleanor & Park (4.11), also published in 2013. Rainbow Rowell is an engaging writer, so for all I didn’t like about the book, Rowell is gifted in being able to create memorable characters and worlds that seem relatable and authentic. Still, I could not get beyond thinking that this […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: cbr9, Fangirl, Orleanas, Rainbow Rowell

Orleanas's CBR9 Review No:13 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: cbr9, Fangirl, Orleanas, Rainbow Rowell ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

You Can’t Run from Your Past

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

June 12, 2017 by Orleanas Leave a Comment

“Running ain’t nothing I ever had to practice. It’s just something I knew how to do,” explains Castle “Ghost” Cranshaw from Jason Reynolds’s National Book Award finalist Ghost (2016) when he comes across a track practice on his meandering run home from school one afternoon. A seventh grader, Ghost also has “a lot of scream in him” that has resulted in many altercations at school that have put him on a path to delinquency. Read the full review.

Filed Under: Children's Books, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr9, Ghost, Orleanas. Jason Reynolds

Orleanas's CBR9 Review No:12 · Genres: Children's Books, Young Adult · Tags: cbr9, Ghost, Orleanas. Jason Reynolds ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Another Story in Verse

Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems by Mel Glenn

May 31, 2017 by Orleanas Leave a Comment

Who killed Mr. Chippendale, and why? These two questions drive the narrative in Mel Glenn’s Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems (1999). Told from the perspectives of various characters representing different sectors of the school and community reacting to the murder of Mr. Chippendale, Who Killed Mr. Chippendale is developed through a series of interlocking free-verse poems. Many characters are introduced, the majority of whose voices are heard once and help to create a nuanced portrait of Mr. Chippendale–a mystery to his own colleagues despite […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: cbr9, Mel Glenn, Orleanas, Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?

Orleanas's CBR9 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Poetry · Tags: cbr9, Mel Glenn, Orleanas, Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

So Much Depends on Being Inspired

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

May 30, 2017 by Orleanas Leave a Comment

My pleasure while reading Sharon Creech’s Love That Dog (2001) just could not be contained as evidenced by the Cheshire grin plastered on my face from the beginning to end of this novella. Related in free verse from the perspective of Jack through dated entries that span a school year, Love That Dog is quite charming and delightful. Read the full review.

Filed Under: Children's Books, Poetry Tagged With: cbr9, Love that Dog, Orleanas, Sharon Creech

Orleanas's CBR9 Review No:10 · Genres: Children's Books, Poetry · Tags: cbr9, Love that Dog, Orleanas, Sharon Creech ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 9
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • narfna on We are women without a voice…We are women out of time and place, without even the language of the country we reside in.Everything I hear about this makes me want to read it more. I've heard the audio is great, that's probably the route I'll go.
  • narfna on Because when women understand chemistry, they begin to understand how things work.The author hates the cover, too! I, like you, judged the book by the cover and was wrong. The British one is much better. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61QJVdPaRWL.jpg...
  • narfna on Her grin was tiny but evil. Adorably evil, if that was a thing.TBRed!
  • Leedock on Maiden voyagesWelcome! A Marvellous Light worked better for me, but this was a good book. I'm looking forward to the last in the trilogy when, I...
  • Flimflamingo on Kevin M Kruse (1)I am a big fan of Kruse vía his Twitter. Glad to read a good review of his work here.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2023 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in