Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Pay the Players

The City Game: Triumph, Scandal and a Legendary Basketball Team by Matthew Goodman

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March Madness concluded last week. I can legally say that I had some financial skin in the game (which sadly didn't pay off). I also enjoyed the games on the March Madness app, brought to me by whatever sponsor the NCAA is using these days. Oh yeah, and the players got zero dollars. Zero. Big … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:53 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

The only book where a plant smells like dead critters

Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive by Etta Kaner

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I will start my review of Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive with the disclaimer I have officially not finished this book. The review copy I had only included about 25 pages. However, the overall concept was given, and I was able to appreciate the book. This book is a guide to how … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:151 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

When you think you’re a bad mom read this

There are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent by Glenn Boozan

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Bahahahaaha! OMG! Moms (and dads, too), if you think you are a bad parent, just remember all the wonderful things you did NOT do...like drink the blood of your child (looking at you Dracula ant), or feed your child your poop (koalas are obviously crappy cooks) or drop them 8 feet then kicked them … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:150 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , ·

Jean Reidy has style

Group Hug by Jean Reidy

Sylvie by Jean Reidy

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Some people like hugs, some do not, but in Group Hug by Jean Reidy, Slug likes them and wants to give a hug. They find a lonely beetle and hug them. And then they find Mouse, and Skunk and Squirrel and all their other friends and pass along big group hugs. That is until Bear wants a hug. But nobody … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:149 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , ·

Wording your Grief

Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone by Janie Kwoh

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Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone by Janie Kwoh, was not exactly what I was looking for (even though I was not completely sure what that was). However, it turned into something I needed. It might be a little hard to read about grief while going through the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:147 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Wow. What a very good/solid book. I laughed a few times and also had so much sympathy for the main character Monique, otherwise known as Mo. I think this is the first book I have read in a while that … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:86 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: ·


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