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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Mortality of Death

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After (and during) reading The Many Deaths of Laila Starr I thought, “I do not know what I am reading/read.”  This is a jumbled-up messy, chaotic graphic novel story that was fracking amazing. It dives into the concept of death, life and the things that move both. There is love, hate and something … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:277 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: filipe andrade, immortality, life & death, Mortality, Ram V, Social Themes, supernatural ·
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Finding Home

Yossel’s Journey by Kathryn Lasky

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Yossel’s Journey seems like, at first blush, that it will be a typical Jewish family immigrates to America. And while the characters of Kathryn Lasky’s latest picture book (due in September 2022), leave Russia due to the pogroms of the 1880s, and stop for a spell in New York where things are … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:276 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Emigration & Immigration, jewish, Johnson Yazzie, kathryn lasky, Native American, New Mexico, South West, Southwest, United States - Native American ·
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When a tumbleweed learns a little mindfulness

Slow Down, Tumbleweed! by Haven Iverson

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Slow Down, Tumbleweed! is not in Tumbleweeds vocabulary. Feeling the world is only worth living if they are flying and rushing through it, Tumbleweed is always go go going! They never stop to take a breath. That is, not until they become stuck on a fence on a farm. At first, Tumbleweed is sad, … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:275 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: Emotions & Feelings, Haven Iverson, mindfulness, Robert Sayegh Jr, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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Take a hike

The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners) by Alison Farrell

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners) probably is all you need to know about the book. Yet, to expand it is a fictional story of three friends (though there is an image that makes it seem as if they are siblings), who go on a hike to … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:274 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alison Farrell, friendship, hiking, nature, outdoors, science and nature, Social Themes, Sports & Recreation ·
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She found dinosaurs in her backyard

A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard by Julia Lyon

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not know if I would call a dinosaur Ruth, but since Ruth Mason discovered so many of them, I guess one named Ruth is not so bad. And in A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard we see how she found so many goodies that would make up Ruth and many many more … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:273 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alexandra Bye, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Fossils, Julia Lyon, Ranchers, Ruth Mason, Science & Nature, Science & Technology, South Dakota ·
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Tiny Monster Big Ol’ Heart

Anzu the Great Kaiju V01 by Benson Shum

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Looking around for fun reads I found Anzu the Great Kaiju V01. At first, I was not sure if Benson Shum’s creation would be fun, but the cover had potential. And after reading, I decided that yes, Shum’s book was fun. We follow a tiny monster that is a Kaiju. When they come of age, they get their … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:272 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Benson Shum, dragons, family, friendship, kindness, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Theme, Unicorns & Mythical ·
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