Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The wild world of ramen, fireworks and gunpowder

The Asian Hall of Fame: The Discovery of Ramen by Phil Amara and Oliver Chin

The Asian Hall of Fame: The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder by Phil Amara and Oliver Chin

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The curiosity was great within me and I had to find the other Phil Amara and Oliver Chin titles other than the chess one in The Asian Hall of Fame series. Therefore, I filled out my trusty interlibrary loan forms and found a library that could grant me my wish. And because of that, The Discovery of Ramen and The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder are now checked off my TBR. These are picture books on two very different subjects, but both equally historical making. Probably most people have seen a fireworks show, know […]

Check out that strong Queen

The Discovery of Chess: The Asian Hall of Fame by Phil Amara and Oliver Chin

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I might be physically reaching an age where people start to feel very old; where they have hit a milestone in their life where society says you are not really nifty but your age rhymes. But mentally I am five to 10-years-old depending on the day. And when I was asked by a fellow Cannonballer if I was interested in reviewing a reader copy that was offered to us, I said yes. I was very excited. And the second time this happened (yes, this honor […]



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