Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Guest Isn’t the Only Unexpected Thing

The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie

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Best for: Those looking for a quick read that challenges one to think about who the real culprit is. In a nutshell: Michael Starkwedder has run his car off the road and is looking for a phone to use. He finds a house, lets himself in, and sees a woman with a gun and a man dead. Worth quoting: N/A (I listened to this as an audio book) Why I chose it: I’ve enjoyed the films based on Christie’s writings, and so wanted to read […]

She ain’t no Nancy Drew

Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl by Kay Healy

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Casey’s Cases: The Mysterious New Girl by Kay Healy was read via an online reader’s copy, but I will not be reading it or getting copies of it in as a finished copy, as it just did not “click” for me. First, Casey is around 11-years-old. And while I know that is still a young age, she acts much younger than that. In fact, I would not be surprised if it was revealed that she was also neurodivergent as what she does “get” is literal […]

Flower power on the playground

The Weedflower by Elizabeth Davaze

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I might have reviewed the title The Weedflower by Elizabeth Davaze and illustrated by  Marianne Ferrer before, but I don’t remember. However, I do remember reading it before. And I must have been in two very good moods those days. Usually, a book that is a bit “extra sweet” and a bit “overly modern” is not my usual thing. Therefore, maybe it is because I am trying to keep some plants on the front porch (again) this year, and there is a flower box with […]

A brown rainbow is beautiful

A Rainbow in Brown by Pavonis Giron

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I have decided to copy and paste what I have found as the publisher’s description of A Rainbow in Brown as it tells the story written by Pavonis Giron better than I can. Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo knows she can mix any colors together to create new ones. Her imagination takes flight as she explores painting with primary and by mixing her own secondary colors, each picture as beautiful as […]

Read a book, get a hundred suggestions

Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount

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CBR16SweetBooks #New  Jane Mount is a new author Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount is one of those books that I am not sure if I liked, but know I do not dislike it. The theme has two parts. The first is the basic story of Lotti, a shy girl who likes to read. She worries about “being weird,” her brother can be annoying (as little brothers can be) and her parents are outdoor-types who like to hike and bike to the farmers market. […]

Go do art

Izzy Paints by Tim Miller

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Do you like to paint? Izzy does, or they learn to, in Izzy Paints. This simple, sweet, but clever and full of goodies picture book by Tim Miller shows how a little koala is inspired to paint after a trip to the museum. If you do not like messy images from enthusiastic painting times, then this book is not for you as Izzy makes a mess as they paint. The paint splatters and splashes all over things, Izzy, and the floor (and yet, somehow makes […]



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