Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

The sedge is wither’d from the lake, And no birds sing.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

April 1, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s powerful, 1962 non-fiction book documenting the damage caused by widespread and indiscriminate use of pesticides, has been on my TBR for a long time. I considered it something I simply had to read if I was going to continue to claim to be a science lover and environmentalist. I thought this would mostly be review for me since I’m already aware of the harm that DDT has caused. For one thing, I’m involved with an organization that supports conservation efforts around […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, conservation, Environment, KimMiE", nature, pesticides, Rachel Carson, science

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: CBR15, conservation, Environment, KimMiE", nature, pesticides, Rachel Carson, science ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

How does your island grow?

Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson

March 31, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport other country (Iceland) What would you do if you were stranded on a brand new, active volcano?  Well, I do not know about you, but I do not think I would fall asleep like the two characters of ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson’s book, Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland did. You see, back in the mid-to-late 1960s a volcano was created off the coast of Iceland. This brand-new island was really hot stuff (literally)! It was still flowing molten lava to the point if you […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anne Wilson, ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson, CBR15Passport, Environment, Iceland, science, Science & Nature, survival stories, volcanos

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:182 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Anne Wilson, ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson, CBR15Passport, Environment, Iceland, science, Science & Nature, survival stories, volcanos ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

The forecast is clear

Zeke the Weather Geek: There’s a Lizard in my Blizzard by Joan Axelrod-Contrada and Ann Malaspina

February 15, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport Different genres (science fact and fiction mixed) I am not sure if I liked Zeke the Weather Geek: There’s a Lizard in my Blizzard. I know I did not dislike it, but like? You see this is a fun story about weather, friendship and doing your best. It has some illustrations and modern touches. There are also a few “old school” parts that make it cozy and familiar, plus a bit on the fresher side. But there was nothing in Joan Axelrod-Contrada and Ann […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ann Malaspina, CBR15Passport, Environment, family, friendship, Joan Axelrod-Contrada, Joan Axelrod-Contrada and Ann Malaspina, Paula Becker, siblings, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:108 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Ann Malaspina, CBR15Passport, Environment, family, friendship, Joan Axelrod-Contrada, Joan Axelrod-Contrada and Ann Malaspina, Paula Becker, siblings, Weather ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Be Like Sam

Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day by Shaunna and John Stith

February 14, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was in college (early to mid-1990’s) when I first heard of Earth Day. Yet, it was started in the 1970’s. How did I miss this event all those years? I mean around 20 or more years this event had been celebrated. In the end, maybe it is not important when I learned about it, but that I did and I partake in the events. But if you are interested in a little background in why it started, this picture book (by Shaunna and John […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Communities, Earth Day, Environment, environmental protection, John Stith, Maribel Lechuga, Oil spills, Recycling & Green Living, Shaunna and John Stith, Shaunna Stith

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:105 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Communities, Earth Day, Environment, environmental protection, John Stith, Maribel Lechuga, Oil spills, Recycling & Green Living, Shaunna and John Stith, Shaunna Stith ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Love Letters are not just for sweethearts

Dear Earth by Isabel Otter

February 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport, from other country (author and illustrators are both currently living in the UK and grew up one in the UK and one in the Seychelles Islands) There are several books about environmental and the impact we have on it. This picture book by Isabel Otter takes that idea and has a young girl write a love letter to the  Dear Earth allowing us to see both the impact, and things we can do to help. It is about how Tessa (the young girl) loves […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Clara Anganuzzi, Environment, family, Isabel Otter, Multigenerational, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:92 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Clara Anganuzzi, Environment, family, Isabel Otter, Multigenerational, Science & Nature ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

It’s the end of the day and I can’t come up with a good title so, here it is….

Remember by Joy Harjo

Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, a Young Artist in Harlem by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

February 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The theme of the review: Cool books you need on your shelves to read. And  CBR15Passport, new to me author(s) (but I know one artist) When you pick up Remember by Joy Harjo you will find a poetic piece of artwork. Michaela Goade adds to this by painting imagery that is bold, bright, deep, romantic, serious, and light. The mixture of the text and illustrations gives a story of family, the individuality, and the authors Mvskoke Nation heritage. It is a celebration of looking around […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry Tagged With: 1930s Harlem, art, CBR15Passport, Christopher Myers, Environment, Jacob Lawrence, joy harjo, Michaela Goade, Native American, nature, Science & Nature, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:77 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry · Tags: 1930s Harlem, art, CBR15Passport, Christopher Myers, Environment, Jacob Lawrence, joy harjo, Michaela Goade, Native American, nature, Science & Nature, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Social Themes ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 13
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • narfna
    on Seven people go for a tour in a mysterious library housing a very rare book, and you can probably guess the rest.
    I was agog after reading that sentence. Could not read on for five minutes. I mean, wtf.
  • esmemoria
    on Seven people go for a tour in a mysterious library housing a very rare book, and you can probably guess the rest.
    “Skin covered finger bones”—that’s hilarious. This was a very satisfying review.
  • Anne
    on The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
    And adding French word s here and there to remind us they’re in Quebec so I have to translate but...
  • G.D. Giant
    on These (Slow) Burning Stars
    No heist, but it still feels a little heist-y due to some heist-adjacent action.
  • narfna
    on “The sun is up, the skies are blue, and murder is in the air.”
    Ooh, keep going! The books keep getting better. Also, I literally just bought a sticker yesterday that has that quote...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in