Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Sweet, slightly mystical mystery

Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton

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Quick read, following a down on her luck woman (Lori) who out of the blue receives an inheritance from someone she thought was a fictional character, Aunt Dimity.  Lori was raised by a single mom who told her wonderful stories starring Aunt Dimity, an archetypal British eccentric.  Imagine Lori’s surprise when, after her divorce, her mom’s death, and struggling to make ends meet, she is left a bequest that requires her to travel to England and live in Aunt Dimity’s cottage for a month. Once […]

On the Fence

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

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Ray Carney is a man perpetually caught in the middle. As a Black business owner in Harlem he is a fixture in his community, but he has a hard time getting white-owned companies to do business with him. As a dark-skinned Black man he faces colorism from the affluent section of Harlem, including his own in-laws. And as the son of a career criminal, he finds himself struggling to escape from his father’s past while inexorably drawn back into it by his father’s old associates […]

Food, friendship, high school

Supper Club by Jackie Morrow

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CBR15Passport,(other format food as fiction story) If you want a teen graphic novel that is a funny, cute story of how food helps three friends deal with the ups and downs of being a senior in high school, a friend, and family member you need Supper Club.  Jackie Morrow’s story has one of those aged 10-to-14 feeling, but the subject matter is slightly on the older side (13/14 up). Still, I think a strong 10- to 12-year-old would be fine, as I am sure they […]

Ghostly turn

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

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I found a book that I might not have liked as much if someone had not said they liked it. Which is odd, especially for me, because usually if someone says they like a book, I immediately say I probably will not, as my tastes are different from most peoples. However, this person has recommended a few things that I have enjoyed, and a few things I have not, therefore, I usually try their recommendations. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale has an interesting history. This […]

And that baby monkey? I just wanna squeeze it!!!!

Student Ambassador V01 The Missing Dragon by Ryan Estrada

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I must have been the right frame of mind because Student Ambassador V01 The Missing Dragon was what I was looking for, and I knew that any other time had I read it, I would not have enjoyed it half as much. This is a cute story that is humorous, has a nice message, and at first the hyperbolic tone and actions was a bit much to take, but once I said, “Go for the ride,” it worked out fine. And I actually learned a […]

Even adults probably have wondered this

Are you Made at Me? by Tyler and Cody Feder

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“Are you mad at me?” is a question that many kids have asked. And in this book, Are you Made at Me? by Tyler and Cody Feder, we get answers to that question. Our ostrich heroine, Opal, must do a task that makes her very nervous, she prepares (her favorite scarf around her neck and corsage in her heart), and off she goes. But every so often she runs into a friend and something happens to make her think they might be mad at her […]



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