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BlackRaven

Reading, writing and alligator wrestling are passions of mine. 2018 was my first year participating and looking forward to 2019. Can't wait to see what new finds I will be finding! (Always a fun & crazy kid!)

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Stop! Thief! That’s MY Chalk Drawing!

The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings by Richard Byrne

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Ever read a book that you were “eh” about, yet you did not really dislike? That is The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings. Richard Byrne creates a mystery aspect that is clever and fresh. However, the ending is a little “happy” for my personal tastes. Most people, however, will enjoy the modern story format and ending. The story is unique in the aspect the people are Chalk People. They have fun drawing outside, until it is time for Mrs. Red to call them in for lunch and later for a story. But when they come back to their drawings, […]

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7/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:280 |

Chap sees an swan in the cinema. He says “are you a swan?” “Yes” comes the answer. “What are you doing here?” “Well, I liked the book”.

Wild Swans by Xanthe Gresham Knight

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#cbr11bingo #Classic You most likely know at least one version of the classic story of Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen; but the illustrations by Charlotte Gastaut are what make this edition, retold by Xanthe Gresham Knight, fresh. Knight’s version of the story has the young princess, Eliza, sent to live with a family in a village that has not been touched by the plague that took her mother. This is after her father remarries and Stepmother knows that to keep her safe, Eliza must leave. This is also after Eliza’s eleven brothers, arrogant in their youth and knowledge, but […]

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7/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:279 |

And so the journey to finding oneself begins

A Girl Called Echo V01 Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette

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#cbr11bingo #AndSoitBegins One of my jobs at the bookstore is to process our special orders. When I saw someone had ordered A Girl Called Echo V01 Pemmican Wars, I was intrigued. I had never heard of it. I did not know the author, Katherena Vermette, or the illustrator, Scott B. Henderson. That was not unusual, as I am not familiar with most graphic novel authors and/or illustrators, but one would have thought this book might have come up in searches for minority characters, characters who are gay, or people who are abled different. Perhaps this is because of how much […]

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7/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:278 |

I love that I got to read two good books and get to tell y’all about them

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holmes

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#cbr11bingo  #ILoveThis   (Warning long review) This is the second time I have read Real Friends by Shannon Hale. And it is still as good, if not better this time around. The great thing about this newer generation of graphic novels is that they are so much more relatable than they used to be. Of course, there is still the stigma that they are “just comics” but even “back in the day” they were so much more than that. Books like Shannon Hale, Jennifer Holm or Raina Telgemeier are novels that give the story of “fitting in” or “trying to overcome […]

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7/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:277 |

I’m a travelin’ man and I’ve made a lot of stops All over the world

This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews

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#cbr11bingo #Travel The 10-to-14-year-old reader will see the literal journey Ben and his friends take, and the adult will see the metaphysical one in graphic novel This Was Our Pact. Regardless which journey you see, Ryan Andrews created something darn magical. While some of Andrews illustrations were slightly awkward for me (there is the one panel where the bear is laughing and frankly, movie Alien comparisons might not be out of place), but they always fit the mood and tone of the story. Color, or the lack of, plays an important part. Mostly there is blue and dark colors with […]

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7/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:275 |

What makes a writer?

Just Write: Here’s How! by Walter Dean Myers

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#cbr11bingo #birthday  Myers birthday was August 12, 1937.  Just Write: Here’s How! is a non-fiction practical guide with easy tips, accessible language and perfect examples for the teen who wants to learn how to write. In fact, this book maps out these tips so well, adults could benefit from them. Just Write could easily be adapted for classroom use or used by the individual writer.  However, I read the ARC from 2012 and wondering if any updates have been done between then and his death or since his death. Walter Dean Myers was one of my favorite authors as a teen, […]

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7/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:274 |

A family fighting to find their place in the world

Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan

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#cbr11bingo #Banned/Challenged Books Saga Volume One is classic fantasy meets classic science fiction meets classic graphic novel. We have sex (any kind you could imagine). We have drugs. We have violence (lots of violence). We have bestiality (Yes, boys and girls they went there!). And while I did not see it, I am sure there was some rock and roll but there is so much more. So much more. No wonder this series has been banned! (Again, I do not condone that, but I totally get why people have issues with this book). I have seen multiple covers, but always […]

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7/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:273 |

Talk about your Odd Couple

Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton

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#cbr11bingo #ReadingtheTBR I was putting away some of the reader copies recently and noticed, Owly: The Way Home. Andy Runton must have a magic wand that enchanted the book as I was not in a cute, big-eyed-owl mood, but I had to have this book. And had to read it, despite the tower of books taller than me I already have on the TBR list. This graphic novel is good for young readers. It is a basic story with simple text but both story and text are strong. The characters are nice. They are nice looking, they are nicely mannered, […]

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7/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:272 |


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