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The film is WAY better than the book

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

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#CBR12 Bingo: Adaptation (was turned into a movie in 2015 – the film is way better than the book) (Can also be read for Debut) Official book description: Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics.   Until Greg’s mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel.   Rachel has been […]

First CBR12 Donation to the American Cancer Society

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Congratulations, Cannonballers! We’ve made our first donation to the American Cancer Society for CBR12, in the amount of $75. It’s tough times for everyone, but if you’ve got a few extra dollars, you can support us by making a donation, buying Cannonball Read merch, or just visiting this site with your adblocker turned off.

Merry Christmas, here’s a book about cancer.

Daughter of Family G by Ami McKay

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At a recent Christmas party, a few friends did a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange, but with books. This was the book I walked away with, and I initially wasn’t sure how to feel about it. A memoir about hereditary cancer didn’t seem like something I’d normally get into over the holidays, but it came with rave reviews and the fact that it was penned by Ami McKay was enough to at least crack the first chapter. … and then I couldn’t put it down. McKay […]

Thirty Three Days of Giving!

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I’ve seen and heard folks asking for stories of goodness, people’s best things from the week, or people who are doing some good out there to balance the craziness in the world, and every time I see something about that, I think of you. I think of you and all of the other Cannonballers and CBR supporters, because I’m thankful for each and every one of you!

Second CBR11 Donation to the American Cancer Society

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Today we made our second donation of CBR11 to the American Cancer Society in memory of AlabamaPink. Thanks to generous contributions from people like you, ad revenue from this site, profits from our merchandise on RedBubble and earnings from our Amazon affiliate links, we’ve been able to give $125 today. Along with our donation in May, that brings us to $325 for the year, and brings our grand total of donations to $4,950. So close to 5K! We’ll be having a big donation push in […]



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