Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The rest is just drag

Miss Rita, Mystery Reader by Sam Donovan

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Miss Rita, Mystery Reader has it all going on! Not only do we have a dad and child dynamic, we have a mystery reader coming to the child’s classroom to read to them, we have a non-binary child, and a Drag Queen. Dad by some of the time, and Miss Rita the other times, Tori is excited to introduce them to their classroom. And they cannot wait to help dad get ready, as “it takes time–because sparkle is serious business!” But will everyone love Miss […]

She might have been 8 but she got people to listen

Until Someone Listens: A Story about Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission by Estela Juarez

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Estela Juarez, Lissette Norman, and illustrator Teresa Martinez put together a picture book called Until Someone Listens: A Story about Borders, Family, and One Girl’s Mission. This is the true story of Estela Juarez, her family and especially the story of her mother. You see, young Juarez’s mother was not born in this country. And though she had two daughters and was married to a US marine, and even though her family fought for years to keep her in the country she was departed to […]

These two guys named Jason made this pretty cool book

Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds

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While I was reading Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds I was texting a friend about it. I said I was not sure if I liked Reynolds or not as each of the six books I read were different. The four book Track series I really consider one book as it is about four friends, even if each book is a little different in style. But I had also read For Every One which is what I call a poem essay. Then Ain’t […]

When you think you’re a bad mom read this

There are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent by Glenn Boozan

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Bahahahaaha! OMG! Moms (and dads, too), if you think you are a bad parent, just remember all the wonderful things you did NOT do…like drink the blood of your child (looking at you Dracula ant), or feed your child your poop (koalas are obviously crappy cooks) or drop them 8 feet then kicked them because they were not moving fast enough (thanks giraffe moms) or toss your child to the dingoes (Quokka moms are unable to say that). This humorous book has a name longer […]

Two days that changed it all.

The Way I Say I by Nancy Tandon

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The Way I Say It is an old school feeling story with a modern take. The entire time I was reading I was thinking, “This is so 1980s!” I felt that while the issues being discussed in this book by Nancy Tandon, they were terribly tame by today’s standards. It almost felt like I had read this book back when I was between the ages of 8 and 12. Yet, dealing with a speech issue, brain injury and friendship woes is timeless at the same […]

Do you mind giving me notice when the Apocalypse is about to hit? I need to arrange for a babysitter. Thanks!

Swashbucklers by Dan Hanks

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Yes, there are a lot of plot point holes and flowing issues and missing information in Dan Hanks novel, Swashbucklers. But (pause) I do not care. This was a funny, easy to read, but need to give a bit of attention to, warped ride. Part fantasy, part adventure, part horror, and a lot of humor cover the pages of this novel. Our hero (question mark) Cisco comes back to his hometown 30-odd years after that Halloween and the “gas leak” which he knows was not […]



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