Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“Never be afraid to be honest and stand up for what is right…. Just remember to balance your courage with wisdom.”

Stella by Starlight by Sharon M Draper

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Stella by Starlight is a work of youth lit by Sharon M Draper, who also wrote Out of My Mind (now a Disney+ movie). Draper has a knack for writing from the perspective of young girls on the outside. In Out of My Mind, the main character has a disability that affects her mobility and her ability to speak, but it doesn’t stop her from pushing forward for herself and her community. In Stella by Starlight, Stella is a Black 5th grader in rural 1932 […]

Reading Can Give you more than an education

Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month by Deborah Hopkinson

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Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month is a longer picture book, therefore, it might not be the best for an active child. It is filled with an accessible tone to the subject of the life and times of Woodson. The older listener (ages five and up) would be perfect. And even though it is in a picture book format ages seven to nine could use as a reference, but not as the only source. The book […]

Cowboys in the City who are real

The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez

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I think I had my expectations wrong; that’s why I wasn’t as into this one as I’d hoped. I somehow thought/hoped The Compton Cowboys was going to be more history than it was the personal stories of the current generation of members. The idea of urban cowboys is fascinating enough by itself, but add in the racial and socio-economic complications and this could have been really amazing. I’m not saying it isn’t interesting or not a good book; it’s fine. I was just hoping for […]



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