Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

“Do you believe in love at first sight?”…”I don’t know,” he said. “Do you believe in love before that?”

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

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Apparently, I’m in the middle of a massive re-reading binge. I didn’t even realize it, but most of the books on the list of “reviews I need to catch up on” are for books that I’ve not only read before, but have also reviewed before. Attachments is one of those books — first reviewed in CBR5, it was a book I loved so much, I was afraid to reread it. What if I didn’t love it as much as I did last time? Wouldn’t that sort of ruin it for me? Never fear! Not only did I still love it, […]

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10/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:56 |

Life lesson from Uncle Stevie: You always — always, always, always — fall from the topmost grid of the ceiling that you’re using for a ladder in the hall of the maximum security prison that has gone sliding down the unstable remains of a former coal mountain.

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, Owen King

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Sleeping Beauties is a gigantic, door-stopping tome that tells the story of a world without women. What would happen if suddenly all of the world’s women were suddenly asleep, and the men were left to their own devices, without supervision and guidance from the fairer sex? How long until guns are used to make every single decision? As it turns out, less than a week. Uncle Stevie and his son Owen are trying something interesting here, but it mostly didn’t work for me. Here’s what I loved: As usual, the first third of the book is just an introduction to […]

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10/11/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:55 |

“The poems were cool. The best ones were like bombs, and when all the right words came together it was like an explosion.”

The Crossover, Booked by Kwame Alexander

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I’m still making my way through the constantly growing pile of books I need to read for work. I need to be able to comment on some of our “new and noteworthy” books picks, so if parents or teachers want recommendations, I can easily help them out. Oh, your kid likes dark fantasy and Neil Gaiman? Try The Girl Who Drank The Moon. You say your kid likes sports, but really isn’t much of a reader? Well, then get some books by Kwame Alexander. And get them now. These books are my first foray into reading stories told in prose. […]

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9/23/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:54 |

I know you little libertine. I know you’re a cannonball.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

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As some of you might be aware, I recently started a new job. My first real job since Bunnybean was about a year old…and she’s 13 now. So, its been a while. The great thing about this job, is that I’m not in an office — I’m out driving around and visiting elementary schools, and talking about books. I know! Books! In my first week, my new boss gave me 9 brand new books to read. It was amazing. And then they showed me the warehouse, as big as a city block, and filled with books. My brain went into […]

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9/9/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:52 |

Bird and Bear and Hare and Fish.

Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

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Once upon a time, I read Wizard and Glass for the very first time, and thought that there could never be a greater book in the world. I was swept up in the world of Mejis and horses and Roland and Susan and the Big Coffin Hunters. I didn’t mind being apart from Eddie and Jake and Susannah (and Oy!) for such a long time, because this story was EPIC!  It was romantic and tragic and IMPORTANT to the plot of the overall series. I wanted more and hated leaving young Roland and his friends when the story was over. […]

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9/5/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:51 |

Thanks, Rainbow. I can always count on you.

Runaways: Pride & Joy and Runaways: Teenage Wasteland by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona

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When I heard that Cannonball favorite Rainbow Rowell was joining the Marvel team, I was certainly intrigued. I’m not a huge Marvel fangirl, but I had faith that Rainbow wouldn’t sign on to a project that wasn’t worthy of her. So, at her urging, I went to the library to pick up the first two volumes of the original Runaways, written by the always great Brian K. Vaughan. And, of course, Rainbow was right. I was immediately taken in and wanted more.* Here’s a quick overview of what happens in the first two volumes: A group of six kids are […]

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8/30/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:50 |

I’m not sure why AS King isn’t a worldwide phenomenon, worshipped by all who are lucky enough to read her books.

I Crawl Through It by AS King

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This is the fifth AS King book I’ve had the pleasure of reading during my tenure as a Cannonballer…I read Please Ignore Vera Dietz way back in CBR3, Ask the Passengers in CBR6, and earlier this year I read the mind-bending Still Life with Tornado and the amazing Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future. And after reading this one, I found myself wondering why teens (and parents! parents should be reading these!) all over the world aren’t universally singing the praises of AS King.* I know. These books aren’t exactly easy reading. Not only is the subject matter often upsetting (as is life), but the […]

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8/2/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:48 |

These books taught me more about life than any middle school health class.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume

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I remember the summer that I discovered the “older” section of my local library’s children’s department. It had books by authors like Paula Danziger, Lois Duncan, and the goddess Judy Blume. I tore through them all between 4th and 6th grade (and then moved on to Stephen King). And while I knew that I loved these books, I also knew that I didn’t quite understand everything going on in them. Until health class. And then I understood more than I bargained for. Honestly, Judy Blume was so far ahead of her time, writing about subjects that nobody else would come […]

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7/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:47 |


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