Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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I was in the mood for escape and The Folk of the Air series really delivered for me. It is a flawed series, and I’ll mention a bit of that as I look at the individual books, but I found it a delicious treat at the end of some pretty long days. The Cruel Prince, the first book in the series, introduces us to Jude, Taryn, Vivienne, Cardan, and other key players who feature throughout the trilogy. Jude, Taryn, and Vivi are children when we […]

The rest is just drag

Miss Rita, Mystery Reader by Sam Donovan

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Miss Rita, Mystery Reader has it all going on! Not only do we have a dad and child dynamic, we have a mystery reader coming to the child’s classroom to read to them, we have a non-binary child, and a Drag Queen. Dad by some of the time, and Miss Rita the other times, Tori is excited to introduce them to their classroom. And they cannot wait to help dad get ready, as “it takes time–because sparkle is serious business!” But will everyone love Miss […]

Refrigerators have stories too

Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast V05 The Great Caper Caper by Josh Funk

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There is a fifth book in the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series. This treat is called The Great Caper Caper. Yes, you read that right, there is a not so pleasant caper in our midst, and they are going to get our Lady and Sir into a sticky situation. Josh Funk adds the humorous text; Brendan Kearney adds the humorous illustrations to the mystery you will read. When the light in the fridge is missing, everyone fears they will be in near darkness […]

A story gem

Brown is Beautiful by Supriya Kelkar

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I am going to cheat and give you the publisher description: On a hike with her grandparents, a young Indian-American girl makes note of all the things in the wilderness that are brown, too. Includes instructions on how to make a scrapbook. Why am I cheating? Because that is all you need to know about the story. What I want to focus on is how awesomely awesome this book is. We know that story, but this time we have a voice that is poetic, sweet, […]

Let’s talk about the Ship of Theseus

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

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Well, this was a delightful little SciFi romp, and a super quick read. Imagine, if you will, one of the infamous Red Shirts from your favorite SciFi show. Poor guys – they just have to keep recruiting more and more of them as they get killed on away missions. Well, in Mickey’s world, they’ve solved that problem with Expendables. Mickey’s job title with his colony ship is Expendable: he gets the worst, most dangerous jobs. And when he dies (he’s on his seventh iteration as […]

All about Benny

Benny’s True Colors by Norene Paulson

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I have read books about transgender adults. I have read books about trans kids. In these books they will live their true selves. They can be who they are not only on the inside but outside. However, I am not sure how to interpret Benny’s True Colors within my experiences of these other books. I am more than happy for someone to read this book and let me know if they think Benny is living their true selves by “presenting” a true self or if […]



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