Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Third times a charm

The Cardboard Kingdom V03 Snow and Sorcery by Chad Sell

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Book three of The Cardboard Kingdom graphic novel series is Snow and Sorcery. This is a series you need to read in order, but that is okay as book three is not due until early November 2023 and you will have plenty of time to read the first two Chad Sell books. There are various authors and illustrators (such as Barbara Perez Marquez and Manuel Betancourt) as well, but I forgot to write all their names down so I can add them to my review. […]

Maybe this will quack you up more than it did me

One Cool Duck V01: King of Cool by Mike Petrik

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Occasionally I find a book that I read and think, “Huh.”  And One Cool Duck V01: King of Cool was one of those books. The concept is easy enough, we learn about what is cool and how to be cool (do not brag, be nice to others, do not show off, ad help others). And Mike Petrik’s story is good for all of that. They write a story for the (read to) five and up crowd, but one that readers just starting (with help and […]

Food for the eyes

Feast of Peas by Kashmira Sheth

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When reading a couple books at lunch I notoced a theme. Food. I guess I was hungry to devor a good book (or two) as well as a good sandwhich (which was so-so, had too many red onions, but the books were tasty). : In Feast of Peas, our main man Jiva looks forward to a feast when his garden peas are ready for the picking. Unfortunately, when it is time to pick, they have disappeared! And nothing he does will stop the mysterious thief, […]

Walking through the apocalypse

Rain by Joe Hill

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CBR15Passport,  Illustrator lives in UK I did not rate Rain a five because it was the best, but because it really hit me in the right feels. Plus, there are some amazing alternative images at the end.  It is probably a 4.5 but I was feeling generous as this is an experience book that had I been having another experience than what was happening while reading, this book wouldn’t have worked. You need to give this book time, read the illustrations, read slowly as if […]

Get the tacos!

Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin

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I remember reading, and liking, Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin. However, as I was reading Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel (still by Rubin) I did not remember a ding-darn thing! And while you can read these two books separately, it does help if you know the first book as there are a few things referenced in book two that are “need to knows.” This time dragons are not eating tacos, as they have run out of tacos. And it is up to them, […]

The mantle of Moth Keeper

The Moth Keeper by K O' Neill

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CBR15Passport Other Country K O’Neill’s graphic novel The Moth Keeper first and foremost has gorgeous illustrations as you usually find in their works.  And it has a terribly sweet story. However, due to lack of text, sometimes things are not as “fleshed out” as they could be, making much open to interpretation for the reader. Yet, if you pay attention to things that do not seem important at first, and take your time reading (not to mention be comfortable and do not have many distractions) […]



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