Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Diana Cook

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook

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“The baby emerged from Bea the color of a bruise.” This novel was nominated for the Booker Prize a few years ago, and ever since Americans have been a more regular part of the nomination process, something I have mostly negative feelings about (there’s already plenty of American literature prizes, and I like following the nominations of book prizes for book recommendations), I have been more and more curious about the books that end up nominated. Some are also big in the US like Paul […]

“She’d been seeing things through men’s eyes for years. Her entire career, men had informed her what was good and what wasn’t. And she’d always assumed they were right.”

The Change by Kirsten Miller

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I had been in a bit of a reading slump lately, i.e., it had been a minute since I had a slam dunk, a can’t-put-down book that was going to make me shout about it to innocent bystanders. I asked my reading peeps for something that would fill this void and my friend delivered on all cylinders. I’M EXCITED TO SHOUT ABOUT THIS BOOK AT YOU. I loved it 5000. This book is tasty and scrumptious. A true chef’s kiss of literary perfection: a well-written […]

ChooChoo! I’m going home!

The Train Home by Dan-Ah Kim

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I grew up in a town (not a city), in a house (not an apartment), but I had a sister who bothered me, parents who did parent stuff, and my grandparents lived upstairs. Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings I never slept in, not because of the excitement, but because my grandmother’s kitchen was over my bedroom and I could hear her mashing, chopping, and walking about (thin walls and a grandmother who got into her work make for an interesting combination).  But I can relate to […]

The Thingity-Jigs story

The Thingity-Jig by Kathleen Doherty

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The Thingity-Jig started off okay. A bear cannot sleep, so they go off to the people town to see what they can find. And they find this thing that is bouncy, you can sit on, and jump on. This Thingity-Jig is too good to leave, but Bear cannot bring it how by themselves. And this is where things went off for me. After trying several different times to wake their friends to go with them in the first place, then runs back and forth to […]

Thanks for you

Little Mole Gives Thanks by Glenys Nellist

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CBR15Passport  author When I first saw the title Little Mole Gives Thanks I thought, “Well isn’t it a bit early for a Thanksgiving book?” And then I realized, um… the book is being promoted on Edelweiss and they will promote a book early so you can read and enjoy and start promoting early. Duh!  And then I realized that it is due mid-late August 2023, so in the book world, that is basically right around the corner. Then I realized it is not really a […]

I can see clearly now

Four Eyes: A Graphic novel (book one) by Rex Ogle

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I did not think I was going to like Four Eyes: A Graphic novel (volume one) as much as I did. Oh, I knew I would like it, it seems funny and cute, but I figured it would be obvious, another book where the kid is different, bullies and then the happy ending.  The interesting part about his graphic novel, Rex Ogle does not take the easy path. He takes the realistic path. Loosely based on Ogle’s own story, this is a relatable story that […]



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