Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I’m not proud, I’ll say it: Who ya gunna call?

Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter by Atelier Sento

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Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter is odd. I did not know what to expect, but I think it was more along the lines of something funny and cute. Even thought it is about ghosts. And oh, yes. I would have liked to have seen some actual ghosts. The two main characters of the story are in France … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:142 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

Don’t toss your baby brother around on the moon

Molly on the Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal

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When Molly moves to the Moon, she is going to live in such a small home that she can only bring one toy with her, her special soft toy lamb. But that does not stop our Molly on the Moon from having fun. She has some tin cans for having tea, an old cover for a cape and her imagination. However, one … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:141 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Guess my house is named Priscilla

A Home Named Walter by Chelsea Lin Wallace

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Walter is a home. Or Walter was a home in A Home Named Walter. Well, he still is a home, just after his beloved family has moved out, he allowed himself to get rowdy, squeaky, rundown and dried up. One day a new child and her mother move in. Not only does the girl think this new situation feels … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:140 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: , , , , , ·

We all have our fears

Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna

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A young girl has a small Fear with her all the time. It helps keep her safe. However, when she moves away, the Fear grows to an extent where it takes over. It will not let her even leave the house at times. And it makes her new school very difficult. She cannot imagine anyone understanding her, or … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:139 · Genres: Children's Books, Health · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Caaaat iiiiiiiiinnnn spaaaaaaace (and rats and queens and robots and computers….)

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris

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The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Shawn Harris is a fun but bad kids jokes read. There are puns, fun, pizza, moon dust, and poetry writing/quoting worms to name a few things that this Instagram started story has. Barnett and Harris decided to take a cat (who has the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:138 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Zombies, But Literary

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

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My book club is a fan of Colson Whitehead. We read The Intuitionist (a beautifully odd book about elevator inspectors which I loved) several years ago, then The Underground Railroad (also very good, and the winner of many awards) when he came to speak at a university in city our city. We may have … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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