Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Trains, Santa, and more

ThunderBoom by Jack Briglio

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ThunderBoom by Jack Briglio is a graphic novel about 11-year-old Logan and the adventures he has in his imagination. Which seems normal enough, but Logan's neurodivergence creates a take on life that makes his relationship to the world and his family and the people around him, hard on him. And hard … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:576 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , ·

War can make anyone a refugee.

Hakim's Odyssey: Book 1: From Syria to Turkey by Fabien Toulmé

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Hakim's Odyssey: Book 1: From Syria to Turkey by Fabien Toulmé, and translated by Hannah Chute, is a straight forward and complicated read. This is not the usual refugee/displaced person story that we think we know. Usually, we are watching them on boats, trying to escape whatever the tragic events … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:575 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

What a Mother

Tales of Great Goddesses: Gaia: Goddess of Earth by Imogen Greenberg

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Tales of Great Goddesses: Gaia: Goddess of Earth by Imogen Greenberg and Isabel Greenberg on the illustrations is a picture book graphic novel that shows how the “Sisterhood fights the Drums of Chaos” (their words not mine). Or in other words, it is a modern take on the Greek mythology with a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:574 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

This Kitty has claws

Catwoman: Soulstealer Graphic novel by Louise Simonson

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The graphic novel adaptation of Catwoman: Soulstealer confused me at first. There are several of the Batman villains but no Batman. There are the people we know, such as Lucius Fox and Commissioner Gordan but not really “there” just “Oh yeah by the way…” And though she is a villain that we all know … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:573 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Vixen’s Wail, a rock series for people who don’t want to read about them other hos

Rhythm by Marie Lipscomb

Strings by Marie Lipscomb

Amped by Marie Lipscomb

Encore by Marie Lipscomb

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One of the things I really hate about reading rock star romances is the high likelihood that other women are going to be called whores. Marie Lipscomb has written a whole 4 book series with a rock band in which not a single character is denigrated for their sex life. There are no evil other women. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:131 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·


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