Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Though I’m not the audience for this, I think y’all need to read

Balloon by Bruce Handy and Julie Kwon

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Sorry Bruce Handy, but I am not digging the mostly wordless text to the story called Balloon. It is Julie Kwon’s illustrations that captured my attention and kept me moving along. However, I love the story that inspired your book. I really love that your son named his cat Balloon in honor of the … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:256 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

The boy, the wardrobe, the legacy

The Boy Behind the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Grew Up to Create Narnia by Suzanne Poulter Harris and Mira Miroslavova

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The Boy Behind the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Grew Up to Create Narnia by Suzanne Poulter Harris and illustrated by Mira Miroslavova (due mid-late October 2026; read via an online reader). Most people have read the C.S. Lewis series of Narnia. I am not most people. Granted, a teacher did read one … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:255 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: , , , , , , ·

3 books for the price of one review

Kiki and Me by Leo Timmers

Mariposa's Journey by Belen Medina and Juana Martinez-Neal

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas...According to Max! by Alastair Heim and Aristides Ruiz

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As you know, picture books are one of my favorite reads. I read and finish a book while I have a few free minutes, but do not have a lot of time to be “deep diving” into the reading world. And I get to have some fun images to help me imagine what the characters are up to. I get a picture of what the … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:254 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

I was going to use for Bingo, but I had way too many saved reviews and needed to pick!

The Great Puptective V03 The Big Mousetake by Alina Tysoe

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The Great Puptective V03 The Big Mousetake by Alina Tysoe is a cute third story in her Puptective series and has lots and lots of fun extras.  Oh, I probably should introduce the series. If you are not familiar with the Great Puptective series (book one is The Great Puptective and volume two … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:251 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Everyone but the chihuahua is a suspect

The Sleeping Sisters by Jennifer Givhan

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CBR18 Bingo - Or: I can read about violence against women or… violence against women. I started The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie when I decided I wasn't up for a mystery so dependent on real world violence against indigenous women and people. Then I jumped into this book like an idiot because I … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:41 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: , ·

A novel of rebellions, large and small

The House of Doors: A Novel by Tan Twan Eng

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Cbr18bingo Justice: a murder trial is a key part of the story The House of Doors is a work of fiction that includes real people and a real murder trial that occurred in Kuala Lumpur in 1911. The murder trial of Edith Proudlock became the subject of a W. Somerset Maugham story, The Letter, which … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·


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