Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Two strong women

Hedy Lamarr (Little People, Big Dreams) by Sanchez Vegara

Laverne Cox (Little People, Big Dreams) by Sanchez Vegara

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Hedy Lamarr (Little People, Big Dreams) by Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isable and Maggie Cole tells the story of this world-renowned actress and scientist. Aimed at a younger audience, some of her life would not be completely appropriate for the traditional picture book listener and/or reader (she was married to an arms dealer and he was cruel to her). Yet, it is handled well and with an adult, you can explain easily enough. But of course, know your audience. However, with Laverne Cox (Little People, Big Dreams) by […]

Can you tell?

Rock? Plant? Animal?: How Nature Keeps Us Guessing by Etta Kaner

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Due to the lovely images of the subjects of the story being drawings and not “real plants” in Rock? Plant? Animal?: How Nature Keeps Us Guessing, sometimes it was hard to pick up the clues that would tell you if this was a rock, plant or animal. However, overall, this book by Etta Kaner is a delightful introduction for the slightly older reader (but younger ones can enjoy it as well since there are a few layers to the text) of learning how things adapt to […]

I picked up a beat up old looking book and was given a treat

Age of Reptiles Omnibus, Volume 1 by Ricardo Delgado

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Age of Reptiles Omnibus, Volume 1 by Ricardo Delgado is an expressive and talkative wordless graphic novel. However, things were a smidgen repetitive by the final section/chapter as we follow several different species, but all have similar needs and actions. I recommend not reading any of the introductions until after finishing if you are an adult (and since I do not see kids reading them I do not think this will be an issue) as they can, even subconsciously, tell you how you will and/or […]

More than just Lady Edison

Beulah Has a Hunch!: Inside the Colorful Mind of master Inventor Beulah Louise Henry by Katie Mazeika

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October 2023 is biography reading time. Or at least it was for me, especially online. Therefore, another online reader copy I found that was also a biography of someone I was unaware of, was Beulah Has a Hunch!: Inside the Colorful Mind of master Inventor Beulah Louise Henry. And this gal had a lot of hunches! She figured out issues that others did not see as issues, or felt it could not be done, or might have been specific to say women. But she would even […]

Three biography reviews all in one place for your reading pleasure!

Dressing UP the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey

Jose Feeds the World: How a famous chef feeds millions of people in need around the world by David Unger

The Snow Man: A True Story by Jonah Winter

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I like biographies. Mostly because you have to be pretty much into the subject to write about people. Granted, not all the time (you might be a contracted writer for a series) but when you have someone like Edith Head, the odds are you are a fan. Otherwise why would you write something about a person that famous, but not very “mainstream?” Oh sure, we know a little about her from the Disney The Incredibles movies, but that is nothing like the real woman. And […]

Roll Call of the Anonymous Dead

Lay Them to Rest by Laurah Norton

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CBR 15 Bingo – On the Road: Laurah and Amy spend much of the book on various road trips around the United States chasing down leads on the identity of “Ina” Jane Doe. True crime podcast host Laurah and forensic anthropologist Dr. Amy work to uncover the identity of the Ina County Jane Doe, who has been unidentified since her partial remains were found in 1993. Though I enjoy the true crime genre, I generally avoid stories which don’t have conclusive endings – I’ve always found […]



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