Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Celebrating

Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present! by Arabelle Sicardi

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Over 50 famous and maybe not as famous people of the GLBTQ+ community are in the pages of the book Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present!  While I did not count, I would guess at least half or more of the people mentioned are not mainstream (but known in certain circles) or might be the first time the reader (and most) have heard of/about them. Of course there were several more well known (Freddie Mercury, Ellen DeGeneres, David Bowie (who never […]

Regardless if Yay or Nay for Senator Elizabeth Warren, this is a neat picture book bio

Elizabeth Warren's Big, Bold Plans by Laurie Ann Thompson

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Elizabeth Warren is a politician who can be and has been very controversial over recent years. Elizabeth Warren’s Big, Bold Plans by Laurie Ann Thompson ends right before 2020 as it was published in the spring of that year, however, the main information is still relevant. Of course, I assume that if someone is doing a biography of a person, particularly a picture book, they are a fan of that person. Afterall, unless you just want to write a scathing exposé, why write anything? And […]

They made a little noise

Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote by Traci Todd

Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Anika Aldamuy Denise

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I guess you could say these two women changed the political scene a smidgen. And these two picture books are going to cause a little stir in the reading world.   “Sometimes she would light the way. Sometimes her way would be lit by others…” Stacey Abrams is more than just a politician. She is a woman who fought for her place, fought to learn, and fought to help others. And this story comes to life in the picture book by Traci Todd, Stacey Abrams […]



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