Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

If he wears a shirt, why doesn’t he need pants?

Make Your Bed with Skipper the Seal by William H. McRaven

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Make Your Bed with Skipper the Seal are the 10 steps/points that the author William H. McRaven learned while they were a human Navy Seal.  They have spoken about them at commencements and in several books for adults. This time, with Howard McWilliam creating the cartoon illustrations, they created a picture book that talks how a seal named Skipper becomes not only the best Navy Seal, but the best Seal he could be. The idea is that the little things are important such as how […]

Be the Hero

The Mythics #4: Global Chaos by Patrick Sobral and Patricia Lyfoung

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The Mythics #4: Global Chaos is obviously the fourth graphic novel in the series by Patrick Sobral and Patricia Lyfoung. One should read them in order, but thankfully there is a recap at the start that not only introduces you to the characters, but it also gives a recap of what has previously occurred. The aged (strong) 8 to 13-or-14-year-old might not be able to jump into the middle like this, but I was able to piece together enough to get the idea of things. […]

What a fall from greatness…

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

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My disappointment in this sequel is palpable. The first book Raybearer (which I reviewed on my goodreads here if you are interested!)  was an absolutely wonderful, bright, and fun ride of a novel so imagine how absolutely disappointing it was to see its sequel seemingly fail to grasp what made the first one great. In this sequel, we follow Tarasai as she navigates her new position in the empire with new challenges and a totally new cast of characters. The plot is not uninteresting but […]

Home is Whenever I am With You

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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The House in the Cerulean Sea was on a best of list, but I can’t remember which one I got it from anymore. I highly recommend Daniel Henning’s read of the audio book by TJ Klune. The story is set in the present, or perhaps the near future, but there are magical creatures. Like many stories, there is a registry of the creatures, there’s a lot of discrimination and fear. In this case, the creatures are children, and they live in an orphanage run by […]

Possible Unpopular Opinion Here

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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If Shadow and Bone had been my introduction to either Leigh Bardugo’s work or the Grishaverse, I may have decided not for me. Six of Crows (both the novel and the duology) is far better written and has more interesting characters; Rule of Wolves has better character and world development for some who are introduced in the first trilogy (especially Zoya) and more interesting plot. Ninth House (non-Grishaverse and non-YA) does the unwilling chosen one thing way better and with a far more intriguing character […]

D is not just for Dog any more.

D Is for Drool: My Monster Alphabet by Amanda Noll

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D Is for Drool: My Monster Alphabet is from the I Need My Monster series.  The lead singers are Amanda Noll and Shari Dash Greenspan with Howard McWilliam on illustrations. We the reader find out that T is for Tentacles, D is for Drool, C is for Claws, and each lyrical letter gets its own monster worded page. Or could share the page but gets its own spot as the parade of monsters walk by to help the young child of the book fall asleep. […]



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