Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Keeping your Family together

When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson

Grandpa’s Girls by Nicola I. Campbell

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Both books are very different but have the common thread of having a Native American influence, or backdrop. These would be great books to add to any collection. They both are fabulous examples of the meaning of friendship. I preferred When We Were Alone more than Grandpa’s Girls for several reasons. One reason I enjoyed it was the serious tone of the book. This might turn some people off, but even then, David Alexander Robertson has infused a great hopefulness as well. When We Were […]

And your little fox, too

Ooko by Esme Shapiro

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I can see where some people would absolutely love Ooko by Esme Shapiro. It is terribly quirky and has an offbeat sense of humor that is both charming and goofy. I can also see where some people would absolutely hate Ooko by Esme Shapiro. It is terribly quirky and has an offbeat sense of humor that is both annoying and sophomoric. At first, I thought the character Ooko, based off the cover, was fennec fox. Or a squirrel. Possibly a raccoon. Or one of those […]

Fathers and Sons

Knock Knock by Daniel Beaty

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I was hoping for something different when I saw the cover of Knock Knock by Daniel Beaty. I was not completely sure what I excepted, but I thought it would be about the waiting for the knock and the joy we feel after we open it for that “surprise” on the other side. Be that surprise is a new sibling, a parent coming home from work or school or was in the service. Or the joy of having a grandparent or sibling that lives far […]

Growing up

Green Green: A Community Gardening Story by Marie Lamba

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I think the understatement of the year, century even, is I like books. A lot. And I enjoy working at a bookstore where I can find books I would not normally get in another job (short of a library). I find books that I would not even think of looking at let alone reading. And one of those genres is picture books. I have found once we become “older” we think these are too young, babyish even. We become snobs. I say, “Pa-shah on you!” […]

Burt doesn’t bite (unless, you know, you ask nicely)

Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite! by Ashley Spires

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Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite! is a cute “first read” about beetles and insects. Ashley Spires created a simple, but also includes information, fiction story. The fiction/story aspect allows it to not be an “all-encompassing fact filled book” that bogs you down. It just tells you a story as they introduce the different creatures in the book. The story is about the talents the characters have, that we all have, that might not seem great at first, but there is a place for them at […]

If I didn’t already have one DNF on my BINGO sheet, I would have quit this one

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

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BINGO – They, She, He (the author is trans) I read Aiden Thomas’ other novel Cemetery Boys earlier this year, and I cannot imagine that it will be knocked out of my top 5 favorite novels that I read in 2021. My expectations were very high going in to Lost in the Never Woods, and unfortunately, those expectations were not met. Lost in the Never Woods is a reimaging of the Peter Pan story set in modern times. Peter Pan is real much to the consternation of […]



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