Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Fun with haiku

A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests by Caroline Adderson

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I found myself on an online picture book reading frenzy awhile back. I read (or wanted to read, or have read previous) several books by this one publisher, Groundwood Books. One of those books was A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests by Caroline Adderson and illustrated by Lauren Tamaki. This book is an artistic imagining of how a famous poet wrote one of his most famous haikus. In simple, but far from simple text, there is an actually in depth story about the Japanese […]

What would you do for your sister?

A Friend for Lucy by Jen-Ai Elena Molineaux

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When I started to write this review, I had eaten too much sugar. I was on a bit of a sugar-high-buzz that was making me a bit too “up” and slightly feeling off. So, I was nervous this book would be too sweetly reviewed or I would maybe dwell too much on how sweet it was. After all, A Friend for Lucy by Jen-Ai Elena Molineaux is a sweet book. It is also a clever story of friendship between different generations and how family can […]

Misfortunes is an understatement

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang  by Stan Yan 

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TITLE:  The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang AUTHOR / ILLUSTROR Stan Yan Read via an advanced reader copy DUE September/late October 2025    Review: This is an interesting coming of age story with a potential supernatural element. I mean potential because is a ghost really talking to Eugenia, or is it just a normal fear manifesting itself? There are modern pieces that are mixed with the tradition of a Chinese family. And as Eugenia starts to become a teenager, she questions some of her mothers […]

Discover the Moonlight Zoo

The Midnight Zoo by Maudie Powell-Tuck

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Author Maudie Powell-Tuck starts in the middle of the story in The Midnight Zoo where we learn Eva has lost her cat Luna. Eva has looked all over and taken all sorts of actions to find them. Of course, as bedtime comes around, and Luna is not found, Eva is obviously distressed. Then, in what you can believe is a real event, or a dream, Eva finds herself at the titled zoo, where the animals help her look for said cat. Overall, things are whimsical, […]

Sometimes I’d like to send murderbot into other books just to spice things up and see what would happen. 

Rogue Protocol (Murderbot #3) by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy (Murderbot #4) by Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) by Martha Wells

No One Was Supposed to Die at this Wedding by Catherine Mack

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Rogue Protocol (Murderbot #3) Exit Strategy (Murderbot #4) Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) I never know what to say about these books. I like them. Are they all the same? Yeah, kind of. Is that a bad thing? No, not really. Murderbot goes places, Murderbot investigates, Murderbot is awkward around humans. It’s like a cozy mystery set in space. I liked Fugitive Telemetry most, because it’s where we get the most interaction between Murderbot, the people who know him, and those who meet him for the […]

One December night

The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong

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The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong and illustrated by Mira Miroslavova is a delightful spiritual story with a folktale approach. The colors and images are rich and move the story along. We follow the birds during the birth of the Christ child and the gifts they give to him. Yet, even though it Christian based (the birth of Christ) it is less religious and more wanting to give the spirit of the season. I loved how Miroslavova’s illustrations are rich, pretty and show how […]



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