Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


If our mother cells done so much for medicine, how come her family can’t afford to see no doctors?

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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I’ll start with the bottom line: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is one of the best non-fiction books I’ve read in years. Author Rebecca Skloot not only explains the science in a compelling, accessible manner, she also explores the ethics of the medical research and devotes at least half the book to the people that were touched by Henrietta Lacks and her legacy. Five enthusiastic stars! It’s hard to say where this story “begins,” because it really depends on whether you are talking about […]

Enviormental fun

Luz Goes Green V01 Luz Sees the Light by Claudia Dávila

Luz Goes Green V02 Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Dávila

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Unknowingly I read the Luz Goes Green series backwards. Or I read Luz Makes a Splash (Luz Goes Green, 2) by Claudia Davila before Luz Sees the Light (book one). That did not take away from the fact that I loved this book. Honestly this is probably the closest five I have read in awhile. Sure, there was one small bump, but that is forgivable. That bump was because the online reader I was reading didn’t have a lot of color. I would have loved […]

Magic of a snow day

Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher

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Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher (due late January 2026, read via an online reader). The illustrations are both supporting and are their own characters in this sweet story of being in the moment. And that is basically all I want to say. This is a simple book, good for the younger reader as it is a board book. But the early reader (with help or solo) could read as well. Overall, it is good. Nice. I cannot shout […]

My pet tardigrade

Eon: My Pet Tardigrade by Cybèle Young and Nell Jocelyn

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Eon: My Pet Tardigrade by Cybèle Young and Nell Jocelyn  I like this book. A lot. When it comes out. Get a lot of copies to share and to read. But you probably want to know why I think this. Okay, so it is funny. Not in a HAHA way, but in a way that makes me smile and feel good. The funny thing is that it is about a tardigrade as the main animal. What is a tardigrade? And when you see it you’ll […]

Old Oak falls and the next chapter

Thank You, Old Oak by Britt Crow-Miller and Amy Schimler-Safford

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What makes you pick up a book to read? I have many reasons, but with Thank You, Old Oak by Britt Crow-Miller and Amy Schimler-Safford (illustrator) there were three main reasons. First, I had a copy in front of me. This picture book was available and it had/has a nice cover so I was drawn to it. Two, I enjoy Barefoot Press books. I do not always love them, but I do appreciate them. And finally there was a piece of the title or the […]

The climate be changing

Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist by Rebecca Donnelly and Mercè López

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My review is: Just read Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist by Rebecca Donnelly and illustrator Mercè López, okay? Well, unless you get an online reader copy like I had, you do have to wait until mid-February to do so, but that still does not mean you need me to tell you all about the wonderful things about Eunice Newton Foote. Like how she, during a time when few people let alone women, had a […]



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