Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Discomfort Zone

The Discomfort Zone by Jonathan Franzen

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The Discomfort Zone – 4/5 Stars The Discomfort Zone of the title of this book is play on a constant fight that Jonathan Franzen explains his parents had over the course of their marriage. His mother, tired and hot from working in the house all day, prefers to set the thermostat cool, the implication being more the lack of heat than the turning on of the air conditioner. His father expects to come home to a warm house or a temperate house and refers to […]

Broom of the System

The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace

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Broom of the System – 4/5 Stars This is David Foster Wallace’s first novel, the original draft of which was his thesis. The novel itself is sophomoric, for a first novel (if that’s possible) and both precocious and impressive. At times, it really sings, and at other times it’s too goofy for words and too clever by half. It’s not ever boring, and it’s not ever dumb, but at times it’s very very very young feeling. It’s so clear that in this novel David Foster […]

A fire hydrants tail

Lou by Breanna Carzoo

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I almost was not going to write up Lou by Breanna Carzoo. Then I said, I would write it up with Two Dogs by Ian Falconer. I did not, because I figured even though they have both have dogs doing what dogs do to plants and in the case of Lou, fire hydrants, it was a stretch to connect them. And yes, my dear reader, you read it right. Fire hydrant. Or as Lou calls themselves, a toilet. We even have Carzoo showing us the […]

A book about a cute bat and their cute squirrel friend

Little Bat Up All Day by Brian Lies.

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I really enjoyed Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies. Therefore, every so often I pick up one of their new books (or read again an older one). This summer, we will add Little Bat Up All Day to the line up of batty good times. This time we have Little Bat on a new adventure. Curious about what the animals do during the daytime, Little Bat decides to stay up all day. At first, things are confusing and scary. After all Little Bat is […]

Perfect hijabs, perfect story

Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs by Razeena Omar Gutta

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When you have a hobby, you know it can sometimes get out of hand, shall we say? And Hana’s hobby in Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs is fashion! It is making hijabs sparkle and shine with the goodies she finds in her grandmother’s jewelry box and things found at her aunt’s hair salon. But things are getting out of control and are taking over nooks and crannies she did not know the family home had! When she learns about a way to share her talents, and […]

Frog legs to go

A Spoonful of Frog by Casey Lyall

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A spoonful of sugar can make the medicine go down, but what does A Spoonful of Frogs do? They make up the most important ingredient in a witch’s favorite dish! Yet, they do not go quietly into that good cauldron! Humorous antics of the witch and frogs makes Casey Lyall’s picture book a fun treat to dine your eyes on. In the form of a cooking show for witches, our witch of the hour has more trouble getting frogs into her dish than a dog […]



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