Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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K Pop meets Honey Bees

Three Bee Honey Volume 1 by Desi St. Amant and Jon St. Amant

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Three Bee Honey Volume 1 by Desi St. Amant and Jon St. Amant (illustrator) is a cute story with a little edge.The edge is that there is a bit of depict happening within the bee hive, and the queen is unaware. So far, the worst things that have happened is that the girls have gotten caught in a spiderweb, almost got eaten and of course, escaped; our main character has been well… something happens to her but I don’t want to give spoilers, and there […]

The book that reintroduced itself to me via my foot

Feeling Like an ADHD Alien by Pina Varnel,

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If you haven’t guessed, I like reading. And when a coworker reviewed Feeling Like an ADHD Alien by Pina Varnel, I said, “That sounds like a “me” book.” And I asked for their reader’s copy. And when I finally obtained it, I misplaced it. But one day, I was looking for something else and Varnel’s book fell on my foot. Maybe not the best way to reintroduce yourself, but I figured it was a sign that it was time to read it. Both familiar and […]

They came from outer space

Comet Club by Yi Yang and Jamie Richards

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The graphic novel, Comet Club by Yi Yang and Jamie Richards (translator) is a mature, slightly off beat, interesting story. I sit here, typing up a draft for my review and think, “What can I say?” Sure, I can tell you that a handful of misfit kids find each other through their belief in UFOs. They even have a school club that lets them partake in their interest. It stems from the more popular boy (who is still off beat and not the most liked […]

Always stirring up treble

Crescent Moon Marching (Volume 1) by Hamachi Yamada

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Crescent Moon Marching (Volume 1) by Hamachi Yamada is a good first volume. It has the manga elements people will enjoy and there isn’t any violence. Yes, there is a bit of bullying, but nothing too over the top (I’m not saying that is a good thing, but it’s just not the focus of things). And while the usual elements of manga are there (the images, coloring, details, way to read), there is one thing that makes it different from other books: it uses the […]

Home on the Map

A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home by Maysa Odeh

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If you are looking at a map of the United States, you expect to see each of the 50 states. And sometimes Puerto Rico and Washington DC. You might not see the breakdown of the state you are from, but you know you are there. You see a map of the world and you expect to see the United States there. But sometimes there are people who must look a little deeper to find their country of origin. Now, there are books about people. There […]

Pound puppy to reading buddy

Button at the Bookstore by Ann Patchett and Robin Preiss Glasser

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I know that Ann Patchett is not for everyone, but if you are a fan of theirs, or a fan of the illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser (or a fan of both) and want a book that is due in early February 2027 that is about a dog and books, then Button at the Bookstore is a book you might want to check out. The concept is fairly simple: a dog is small, quiet and afraid of the world. An equally quiet, less small and less […]



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