Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Have sword, will slay dragons

How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

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How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch feels like a translation due to a few bumps in the flow of wording. However, that is the only real major bump in this modern folktale. Ages 10 to 14 probably will not see anything with that. The art helps fill in a few of those spots as will the readers imagination.  The lack of color and the mix of busy and minimal details also give the feeling of a classic, but contemporary too, folk tale. Words in […]

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Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

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Another square down, and another trip down (also up, under, and through) the Thames (looking at you, Rivers of London). The Thames is the titular river of Once Upon a River another story about telling stories from Diane Setterfield (The Thirteenth Tale). A mysterious man and a young girl come crashing through the doors of The Swan, an inn on the river that is well known for it’s story and for it’s story tellers. The man is grievously injured; the girl is stone dead. The […]

“Real” Princesses can be too sensitive!

The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas by Tony Wilson

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To be perfect honest I am not always a fan of remakes. Yet, when a remake is good, I am the first in line to promote it. In the good remake corner, we have The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas. No need to tell you (but will) that this is a spoof on the Princess and the Pea story. Prince Henrik is Tony Wilson’s prince (obviously) and he is not your everyday, going to a party prince. He likes camping, hockey and other […]

Donkey, where are you????????

The Donkey Egg by Janet Stevens

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I read the description of The Donkey Egg a few days before reading the book. It sounded horrible, even if it was by the fantastic author Janet Stevens book (Tops and Bottoms). I figured if I found the book, I was going to read it, but was not going to go out of my way to look for it. However, when I found it, I was pleasantly surprised. I do not know why I liked the story. The fact that Fox tricks Bear is just […]



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