Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Belonging

Until We Meet Again by Lily Kim Qian

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Until We Meet Again by Lily Kim Qian is thoughtful and reflective. Qian gives us a coming of age story of a young herself, who is a Chinese-Canadian girl who deals with her family dynamics such as her mothers mental illness, her mother and fathers volatile relationship, and dealing with growing … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:149 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Twin sisters: one American and one Chinese

Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbra Demick

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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove (2025) by Barbara Demick is another book I first saw on NPR's Favorite Books List. Then my husband read it, and he also recommended it to me. Demick is a journalist who was based in China for a number of years. She writes about China's one-child policy, and how that … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

The book that is NSFW and yet somehow I got away with reading it there…..

That Sexy Bea by Owlin

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That Sexy Bear by Lin Visel and Joseph Bergin III (or Owlin) is totally and completely screwed up. And that is being really polite! I really don’t want to go on as it left a funky taste in my mouth. It feels soapy. Why? Because I needed a 10 hour bath after reading with a lot of soap to wash all … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:148 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

This is really neat to learn about!

Pufflings Fly Free!: A Rescue Tale from Iceland by Colleen Paeff and by Linda Ólafsdóttir

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Recently (via email) I met someone who actually goes out and helps wood frogs and salamanders at night cross the road. I had heard about this, but never knew someone who actually did it. This person recommended their book Is It Time, Yet? (by Lynn Levine and Dirk Steinhoefel). I will be finding a … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:147 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Green up Friend up

The Greenies V01 by Emma Mills and Sarah Nicole Kennedy

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The Greenies V01 by Emma Mills and illustrator Sarah Nicole Kennedy Recently I have been locating many of my older links and then finding the books included in them are available, but I still have access to the links, but that is good, as I learn it is not “wow best book ever” just “that was good” … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:146 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Superheroes to the…. rescue?

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts by Jasmine Florentine

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Deep in the collection of my online reader links, Maker Girl and Professor Smarts by Jasmine Florentine showed up and I read it via that manner. Currently available, I’m glad I read this book via the online way for this cute and silly superhero story. While there was nothing wrong with the book, … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:145 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: , , , , ·


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