Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Time to tell a tale

The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition by Shirin Shamsi

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cbr14bingo Time Level 2      Picture book are interesting. If you have a fiction story, well, that can go into any format (picture book, novel, verse). But if you have a non-fiction story or based on a true story and/or event, a picture book is not always my “go to” thought for a subject.  After all, picture books are usually aimed at ages five to eight, therefore, how do you talk about the displacement of Indian and Pakistani peoples when the two peoples have […]

A satisfying job

The Baker by the Sea by Paula White

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cbr14bingo Hot Level 2 & 3 In a village by the sea a young boy’s father is the local baker. And to the young man, nothing could be duller. Baking bread and such must be the worst job. Why would someone do that when you can be a fisherman? But by the end of The Baker by the Sea by Paula White, our young boy learns that if his father did not get up early and make the goodies that he does, the village would […]

This b**ch bites

Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan

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 cbr14bingo Verse  Level 1 (prose verses)  When I first saw Baby Teeth I thought “Finally, a book that is ‘cover different’ and still eye catching.” (Or in other words, it was not “just like all the other” covers out there.) And then “Ooooh prose poetry.” (When reading I would think, “Less poetry and more ‘poetic’ though”). After finishing, I thought, “Meg Grehan. You are one weird person.” In many ways this is a sophisticated read (and at times made me feel like I was missing […]

We Only Get This One Body

Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation by Van Lathan, Jr.

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I know Van Lathan from his Ringer podcasts, Higher Learning and Ringer-Verse. When I saw that he published a book earlier this year about his relationship with his body I thought, yes – let’s read that. What I got was a cultural critique of the unspoken things that keep us from maintaining good health in America right now. So much of the way in which the systems around us fail us forms the bedrock of this book, but its Lathan’s way of exploring the larger […]

If running is sort of natural, there’s a lot of effort (sponsored by Nike)

How to Run by Paula Radcliffe

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CBR Bingo 2: Bodies So this is on the level 1 literal side in that Paula Radcliffe’s How to Run is very much what you’d expect based on the title. I’ve been thinking about starting to train for a marathon (first time) for a while, found one that would work schedule-wise, but I hadn’t found a training plan I liked. This book has a practical level of information about training that most other books do (including charts or various kinds), but I like the more […]

Okay the image is taken from the web but the love for this book is all mine

Eternally Yours by Patrice Caldwell

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cbr14bingo Heart Level 2 Eternally Yours is filled with stories that fit all types of romance readers. Though it is young adult based; adults can appreciate editor Patrice Caldwell’s collection as well. With a mix of mortal love and supernatural love, and everything else in between, multiple voices are heard. All races, genders, and even different species come to life when it comes to matters of the heart. Several of the authors you will know, some might be new to you. But each weaves a […]



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