Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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I did not expect what I got

Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian

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When I read Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian, I expected something completely different. I guess I thought there would be more fantasy, less realism. And while I was not exactly sure what that meant, or would entail, I did not expect what I got. And in the end, I think it might have been better than I thought.  The setting and use of food are unique with the coming of age and self-discovery is a comforting familiar part of the story. The […]

History Little H But With a Big Punch

Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Ashley Yazdani

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When people think of history, they think of something with a big H. They think of Big Things. Important and Earth Shattering things. Things like the Statue of Liberty, a volcano, the World Trade Center, a royal death or birth, the Declaration of Independence. But much of history is done on a smaller scale. It might have a larger reach, but in the end it was something as simple as cutting ice from a pond. But not just any pond, mind you, but Walden Pond. […]

One day Mr. Bobbin dons his hunting outfit and has beans for dinner

The Happy Hunter by Roger Duvoisin

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WARNING: Hunting is talked about and guns are shown. Not only do I talk about hunting and my experiences about hunting, it is mentioned and shown in the actual book, The Happy Hunter by Roger Duvoisin. When I saw it being promoted in an email, I thought maybe it would be about the act of hunting an animal as the old fashioned, classic looking images suggested an older mentality about the sport. But, even though the original book came out in the 1960s it has […]

Duckie and Snaps are back

Duckie & Snaps V02 We Cannot be Brave by Ame Dyckman and Tim Miller

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Book two of the Duckie & Snaps series was due in early August 2026 but I read via an online reader copy well before that, but like many reviews, I didn’t post it until now.  And all I can say about We Cannot be Brave is that it is totally Duckie and Snaps. I guess I could say it is also pure Ame Dyckman. Which means both are really out there and both are goofy and sweet.  And I could add that the illustrator Tim […]

I was going to use for Bingo, but I had way too many saved reviews and needed to pick!

The Great Puptective V03 The Big Mousetake by Alina Tysoe

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The Great Puptective V03 The Big Mousetake by Alina Tysoe is a cute third story in her Puptective series and has lots and lots of fun extras.  Oh, I probably should introduce the series. If you are not familiar with the Great Puptective series (book one is The Great Puptective and volume two Purranormal Activity) you should read them first. While book three is a bit of a standalone title, you’re going to want to have read all the books about this precocious pup and […]

Sweet tamales!

Comida Casera by Dora Ramirez

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Bingo 3: You What else am I going to be looking at here but a cookbook, and one that I’ve read but may or may not actually use otherwise. I haven’t done the numbers, but that’s gotta be a significant percentage of my reviews. Comida Casera is vegan Mexican cooking, but chef-y. It’s not shy about ingredients that might not be familiar but that are native to the cuisine, but also relatively accessible. First thing I noticed was an entire chapter on tamales, which are […]



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