Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Evidence of My Insanity

100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen by Sarah Kieffer

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Hello, my name is Emmalita (not my real name), I am lactose intolerant (true) and I love dairy (true), especially butter (sadly, very true). I can eat very small amounts of dairy without pain, but I am not a person naturally inclined to moderation when it comes to things I love. I have spent years ignoring the effect dairy has on my body, but my body has said, “NO MORE.” I do my best to live without butter, cream, and cheese, and I’ve found a […]

Let’s eat the best

Every Night is Pizza Night by Kenji Lopez-Alt

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In Every Night is Pizza Night we have our friend, Pipo, who only eats pizza. Her parents (particularly her father) would like a grapefruit or (particularly her mother) a chicken dish. But Pipo only wants the best and that is pizza.  Of course, she soon realizes that (in the name of science) she will have to try other foods to make sure. And of course, she tries them, likes them, and learns that there can be several “the bests.”  There are also instructions on how […]

I do love to bake but with this book I’m not so sure

The Great British Baking Show Love to Bake by Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, the Bakers

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I may have to re-impose my occasional moratorium on cookbooks, specifically baking, for a while. The Great British Baking Show released the annual cookbook to accompany the most recent season on Dec. 22; I pre-ordered. Due some unforeseen delays, I only just got the book a few days ago. The problem I have is that I only just started working my way through Pieometry; I’m a good ways through my Paul Hollywood book (How to Bake), but there’s still a lot to get through with […]

I have no shelf control, so luckily I have a bookstore and library I can buy/borrow from books like this

Anti/Hero by Kate Karyus Quinn

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Anti/Hero is a middle school graphic novel about superhero Hummingbird and Grey Owl (formerly known as Grey, villain) coming to Gotham. First, Hummingbird is a bit of an anti-hero (she makes more destruction than save the days) and Grey is a baddie through and almost through. Yet, when an accident causes the two to switch bodies, all heck breaks loose. As I am not familiar with DC’s “Not Big Ones” (such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, etc.) I am not sure how in cannon […]

It might be a bad sign when your imaginary friends are mad at you….

The Crankypants Tea Party by Barbara Bottner

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Do not read The Crankypants Tea Party if you yourself are a little crankypants. Or maybe you should, as it might get you out of that crankypants mood. That is because, this humor is offbeat and not for everyone; therefore, who knows how you will feel afterwards! The idea of a young girl inviting her special stuffed animal friends to a tea party is not “HAAHA LAUGH OUT LOUD” funny but has the humor of a child that might be adorable but a little well, […]

What I’m Not Leaving in 2020: Baking

Mary Berry’s Baking Bible by Mary Berry

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Best for: Fans of the original recipe Great British Bake-Off (I’m in the UK so please don’t come after me, copyright people); people looking for some fun recipes. In a nutshell: Original Great British Bake-Off Judge Mary Berry shares a bunch of recipes. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: Christmas gift! Review: I found the early seasons of GBBO, where Mel and Sue would interject historical interludes and interviews explaining the different items the contestants were baking, to be a huge help in understanding […]



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