Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Euphoria by Lily King

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Euphoria is novel clearly inspired by the life and work of the anthropologist Margaret Mead. Like Mead, King’s protagonist Nell Stone is dedicated to learning about the tribes of New Guinea and bringing that knowledge to the West. She is joined on her journey by her new husband and fellow anthropologist Schuyler “Fen” Fenwick, though the two sometimes seem to work at cross-purposes. Their story is mostly narrated by a third anthropologist, Andrew Bankson, who introduces the couple to a tribe called the Tam, seven […]

a mermaid’s tail made of donkey skin (a dual cbr13bingo and #cannonbookclub adventure!)

Deerskin by Robin McKinley

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

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well, not exactly. What we have here are two retellings of classic fairy tales: Charles Perrault’s deeply upsetting Donkeyskin (recently reviewed by our very own BlackRaven) and Hans Christian Andersen’s  also unsettling The Little Mermaid. Both of these entries are picks for our upcoming #cannonbookclub event- and I’ll be discussing Deerskin further during our Zoom- but in the meantime, let these two help you choose your pick(s)! Also- both of these tales of girls on the cusp of womanhood have been reclaimed and retold by women. […]

Despite the title of the book, this was not a good time

Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry

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BINGO – Travel The G. B. Bacchanal Carnival is a travelling carnival that makes stops all around the Great Depression Era South. They have everything a carnival should: tasty treats, games that may or may not be rigged, dangerous feats from dazzling performers, and oddities from around the world. This carnival just happens to be owned by a demon from the underworld who feeds on children’s souls trying to find the one person who can stop her. Liza Meeks is the newest addition to the […]

A House in Pieces

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

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While a classic, I’ve never gotten around to reading The House on Mango Street, but my mentor wants to add it to our class reading list and has asked me to teach it. I blew through it in about six hours, and I don’t know why I’ve avoided this book for such a long time. Like many classics, I’d heard the title bandied about in conversation, but never any details about the plot, and my idea of what this books was about (a house in a […]

There’s a lot to learn and the clock is ticking

Rabbits by Terry Miles

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Before starting Rabbits by Terry Miles, I thought I would be able to answer the question what this book was about. I knew there had to be more than a cute, almost rainbow, bunny on the cover. But, once finished, I still did not have a clue what had taken me a little less than two weeks to read was about. The main character is K, (yes short for something, but they are not telling). K and their friends are old-school gamers (their arcade with […]

Two Touching Stories

Typewriter by Yevgenia Nayberg

No Ordinary Jacket by Sue-Ellen Pashley

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Once upon a time a typewriter proudly typed for its Russian author. It had the Cyrillic keyboard, that tapped out story after story. But when the author comes to America, the typewriter is used less. That is, until a new owner finds it and has it ring out again. Typewriter by Yevgenia Nayberg, is a different story. Typewriter is, as advertised, about a typewriter. While we tend not to see something like this today, the book is set in a contemporary setting. There is some […]



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