Cannonball Read 18

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Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali by Marc Bernardin

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I have wanted to read Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali by Marc Bernardin and illustrated by Ron Salas for a while now. It is from the company First Second. Their graphic novels are usually fun, educational, clever, unique and interesting. I might not like all of them, but I do appreciate them. And while I am not a fan of Muhammad Ali, I have enjoyed a few biographies of the man, so I figured why not try this one. The introduction to things comes […]

You can call her a hero

Adora and the Distance by Marc Bernardin

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I have been debating on reading Adora and the Distance for sometime now. The cover made it look like it was a typical “Girl of color is our hero” and “Down with the patriarchy and non-representation!” novel. Well, this book by Marc Bernardin is proof one should not judge a book by its cover. Oh, yes, it is a young nine-year-old girl of color who is a hero, off on adventures, but if you look closer, it is more than that.  At first, I was […]

Order is Always One Realization Away From Disintegration

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A few weeks ago fellow Cannonballer, Vermillion, was posting pictures of the swag he was getting and thoughts he was having at the State of Black Science Fiction Con in Atlanta. One of the the things he posted about was Genius, and Genius‘ artist, Afua Richardson. Genius is about a young African American woman who leads her neighbors in taking back their Los Angeles neighborhood from corrupt cops. It arrived in the mail and I gobbled it up. But I’ve been sitting on the review […]



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