Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The Dramatic Story of How Cup Noodle Came to Be

Project X Challengers: Cup Noodle by Tadashi Katoh

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Sadly this book is out of print and completely unavailable, which is a shame (the one copy I could find for sale is $87, so unless you're so moved by my review that you're willing to pay that, this is out of reach for most people). I luckily got this copy back when it first came out in 2006 and it's … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:74 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , ·

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

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West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge is a charming historical fiction. It is the coming of age story of "Woody Nickel", a Dust Bowl orphan from the Texas Panhandle who travels cross country with a pair of giraffes. Rutledge, while researching a book on the San Diego Zoo, learned about two … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, History · Tags: , , , ·

Quick Pandemic Lit Rec for Littles

Maxine's Critters Get the Vaccine Jitters by Jan Zauzmer

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    Maxine's Critters Get the Vaccine Jitters by Jan Zauzmer is a particularly timely story. Maxine lines up all her stuffed animals for their vaccinations, and then heads to her doctor for hers. The rhyme scheme is simple (with a few misses for me, but mostly solid), the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

The wonkier version of “Hamilton”

Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America by Jack Rakove

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A very different account of the putting together of the American system of government.  This is the sort of stuff your high school American History (if you had such a class) textbook glossed over, and it’s fascinating to see, in such detail, how it all came together.  Oh sure, there’s some mention … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Exploring the world on the pages of these books

Fabien Cousteau Expeditions Deep Into the Amazon Jungle by Fabien Cousteau

Fabien Cousteau Expeditions Great White Shark Adventure by Fabien Cousteau

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After a little research, I realized that one of the issues I was having with the Fabien Cousteau Expeditions book of exploring the Hawaiian ocean (the seemingly humble brags of Cousteau himself) was that it was the fourth book in the series, and it was recapping the previous stories. In Deep Into … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:368 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Who is by your side? And who are you by?

Berrybrook Middle School V05 Enemies by Svetlana Chmakova

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The Berrybrook Middle School series is a fun series. The cast Svetlana Chmakova created is diverse and deals with classic middle school subjects (such as growing up, boyfriend/girlfriends, best friends, lost friendships, and more) with modern twists. It is realistic, but in goofy way to help keep … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:366 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , ·


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