Cannonball Read 18

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The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder: The Asian Hall of Fame by Oliver Chin and Philip Amara with Juan Calle

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Perhaps it was the subject matter (I am not a huge gunpowder fan, though I am a bit of a fireworks enjoyer) or the fact that I have read read several titles by Oliver Chin and Philip Amara, that made this book, The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder: The Asian Hall of Fame, feel a smidgen weaker due to the similar tones their work has. However, I like the characters and it is a fun way to introduce a subject that might not immediately be […]

It is more than Gangnam Style or Demon Hunters

The Discovery of K-pop: The Asian Hall of Fame by Oliver Chin, Juan Calle and Phil Amara

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If loving K-Pop music is wrong, I know a lot of people who are very openly wrong. I mean, I know of a woman who is a grandmother of an early teen, who is a BTS fan. I mean fan girl fan level. But hey, I was a New Kids on the Block Fan so who am I to judge? We all have our boy band(s) to love regardless of the decades behind our years. However, what I know about K-Pop can fit on a […]

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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