Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

less practical, more magical

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

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Twenty two years after the publication of Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman fired up the ol’ Owens Family Cauldron to brew up (I apologize for NOTHING) the story of “The Aunts”. Before Jet and Franny were kooky caregivers with cupboards full of teeth and dove hearts, they were kids squirming under the overbearing but uninvolved eyes of their midcentury modern parents. Necessarily, when re-approaching a well-defined but of-its-time creation, one must get a little creative with facts and figures. Practical Magic was already a bit screwy with time, […]

I am a rule breaker….And can be unlike Kiku and her family in this graphic novel

Displacement by Kiku Hughes

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#cbr12bingo Book Club I am 100% cheating on this Bingo Block as I can’t find a Book Club book that I really want to read right now. However, this book should be 1000% in a book club.  We need to remember a piece of our own history and how history is currently repeating itself. Displacement by Kiku Hughes was not a perfect read for me. As much as I loved this book, I needed a bit more. It is a beautiful story about family, history, […]

That one could time travel within his own lifetime…..

Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom

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Big Papa and the Time Machine had an odd journey to my reading stack. Daniel Bernstrom’s story was not in play (yet) it was that cover by Shane W. Evans. It looked surreal, awkward, ironically a combination of extremely young and a lot of text. It actually did no look “fun” or that I would “like” it. Then, the other night, it found its way back on the stack. I still was unsure but decided to give it a shot. And as the old say […]

They paved paradise But she paved the way

Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell by Selina Alko

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Our musical tastes are formed by a variety of ways. My first influence was my mother. I knew who Elvis was before I could shake my hips and dance in my blue suede shoes! I even knew old school and (then) contemporary (nowadays “classics” and the classics “that old stuff”) country music. One day my I was gifted some 45s of one of my uncles and it was all over. The Beatles were the thing. And musical experimentation of an odd teen (i.e.: I was […]

“Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.”

Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller by Doreen Rappaport

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Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller is more a rating of a 4.5 as I had wanted it to be a bit longer. But as it is a picture book, the length is perfect. It is a longer story to start with as many of Doreen Rappaport’s books are. This is a modern and positive look at one of the leaders in not only Women’s History but Native History as well. Mankiller’s life unfolds on the pages of the book. Linda Kukuk’s illustrations are […]

She’s poor on purpose? Is that even legal?

Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story by Peter Bagge

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Holy mother trucker! Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story is another roller coaster ride. Peter Bagge created something part love letter to Wilder and part “Watch Out for This Gal” story. The introduction and historical afterwards are probably the best part of a GD AWESOME book. However, sadly, I do not see people flocking to get it. Rose Wilder Lane (while a household name during her time) is small potatoes now compared to her mother (a gal you might have heard of, Laura Ingles Wilder). […]



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