Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A real upside-down holiday

Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman

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CBR15Passport  author  The cover of Hanukkah Upside Down was what first caught my eye. The character at the top is upside down. Or is the one on the bottom? After all, she (the top of page) is right side up on her side of things. But then again, the boy at the bottom thinks things are right on … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:230 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

One, two, eleven, five

Ten Dragon Eggs: A Book about Counting Down by Lynda Graham-Barber

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CBR15Passport  author How can you not like the rich, jewel colors of Jeffrey Ebbeler’s illustrations in Ten Dragon Eggs: A Book about Counting Down? Okay, sure, they might be too cute. Or maybe they have too big eyes, but they do fit the story that Lynda Graham-Barber made for us. They are … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:229 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

Rich language and culture

Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart

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I assumed that Spanish Is the Language of My Family would take the format of “this is my family, and we speak Spanish” and then a list of wonderful Spanish words such as an alphabet book might give or beginning Spanish words would be given. Well, we get the wonderful words, but also a bit more. … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:228 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

I’m not ashamed to say, I didn’t get it.

Water Look Away by Bob Hicok

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CBR15Passport  author I only give Water Look Away a one as the book was not for me. I wish that I could put in two ratings, one rating for me (a one) and a three for the potential for someone else. Maybe this book by Bob Hicok was too sophisticated for my personal reading tastes. Or maybe the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:227 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , ·

“We meet people, they will transform us.”

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

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I loved this book. Toya Wolfe did an amazing job creating a vivid world in this coming-of-age story set in the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago in the 1990s. This was the era in which many public housing projects were being torn down, and this story is told within that context of fear and uncertainty. … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

One way to deal with sexism in your office

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

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  CBR15 Passport - set in Japan Shibata is a lonely office worker, doing a rather forgettable job for a paper products company. In her office - and maybe in yours, too - she's one of the only women, and so in addition to her job she is also expected to do tasks such as bring snacks to her … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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