Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


This novella is about as short as my review

The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige

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Well color me surprised. I thought this book was about Glinda but it's mostly about Jellia - although she and Glinda spend the book together. So I guess it's a two-fer. So far, this is the shortest of the Dorothy Must Die series and two prequel novellas at 67 pages. And to be fair, not a lot … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Scary Indiana

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

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A Fever in the Heartland is the third book I've read by Timothy Egan. In The Immortal Irishman, he told the fascinating story of Thomas Meager, an Irish revolutionary turned general in the American Civil War. In Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, he told the equally fascinating story of Edward … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: History · Tags: ·

Failing up and into my heart

Party of One by Dave Holmes

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“What to the untrained eye looked like vegging out in front of the television was actually me silently plotting a way to crawl inside.” “Looking back, I think my family raised me right. There were probably some lessons about decency and fairness and manners in there somewhere - who can remember? … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Woo Hoo! You’ll read my review!

Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great!  by Sandra Boynton

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In early April 2023 the book birthday of a new Sandra Boynton came to be. It was for the book Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great!  With their usual humorous text and outrageously funny illustrations, the message of “you are okay no matter what happens” is loud and clear, for all the hear comes blasting out … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:248 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: , , ·

The shade of a tree is sweeter shared

The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee

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CBR15Passport country   If you like folktales and legends, The Shade Tree is a great one to add to your collection. It takes a classic Korean folktale and updates it, while keeping a classic feeling. Suzy Lee’s story shows how a traveler tricks a rich man into selling him something that … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:247 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Up, Up and Talking Cats

The Stupendous Switcheroo: New Powers Every 24 Hours by Mary Winn Heider

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Superheroes and not so superheroes come together for hijinks, secrets, maybe some friendships and one rad bath (and I don't mean cool) in The Stupendous Switcheroo: New Powers Every 24 Hours by Mary Winn Heider. This is a fun book for reluctant and readers alike. Both illustrations (by Chad Sell … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:246 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , ·


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