Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“We have tried you good people of the public and we have found you wanting”

Triangle: The Fire that Changed America by David von Drehle

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Apparently I grew up with a very abnormal childhood. I think I was about 7 or 8 the first time I heard of Rose Schneiderman and her fiery speech condemning the public of New York in a eulogy to the 147 lives lost in the Triangle Waist Factory fire of March 25th, 1911. Workers’ strikes were something that I read quite a few books on. My idols were Mary Jones, Rose Schneiderman, Emma Goldman. And then I read this book, and I discover that someone […]

Eighteen minutes. That’s how long you’ve got to hold ’em.

Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton

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Stephanie Johnson became famous later in life via the popular blog, “Humans of New York.” I learned of her a couple of months ago when a vignette of one of her stories showed up in my Instagram feed. It was the story of how she became a dominatrix in 1980’s New York. When I searched for more stories, I learned that she had a memoir titled Tanqueray, which was her burlesque stage name. Stephanie has a distinct voice, and Stanton did a lovely job of […]

Boldly going where no potential underwear had gone before

Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars by Jonathan Roth

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History, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Who knew that a piece of muslin cloth would have such an adventurous life? Reads as fiction, Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars by Jonathan Roth is a  non-fiction story that is humorous and educational. Great for a classroom and a way to grab kids’ attention. After all, what kid doesn’t think underwear is amusing? When I first read the title I thought it was going to be about underwear. […]

The wild world of wildlife

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis

Don't Eat the Cleaners!: Tiny Fish with a Big Job by Susan Stockdale

The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge One Monday morning I get into work smidgen later than usual, so my whole system is just off. During a moment of situating myself, I see that there are some books on the cart for the children’s floor. On top of a pile was a book of a red colored fish. It said “Grandmother Fish” and I thought, “Well it could be a cute story.” However, I only saw the first part and not the whole title: Grandmother Fish: A […]

House and home

The House That Floated by Guojing

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Inclusion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I find it amusing  when I “read” a wordless picture book. And as a result, I am amused  when I try to write any kind of review about it. After all, I am/would be writing literally more words than the book has. Oh sure, the cover has the title: The House That Floated. And the author and/or illustrator (in this case they are both): Guojing.  It then has all the “legal publishing things” like the printing and/or edition and where […]

You know, they are not just strolling in on a whim right?

Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White

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Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I have wanted to read all of the Street Noise (the publishers) graphic novels (they only do graphic novels, so that’s redundant…). Anyways, I have wanted to read Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White since I learned it was going to be published. But something always got in the way of actually reading. I figured maybe it wasn’t something I was going to read, but that was okay. I mean you can’t read them all…. Then […]



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