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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Holding out for a hero

Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon

April 11, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Sloan is a single mother with twin six-year-old daughters. After leaving her emotionally abusive husband in Seattle, she is now living in L.A. Sloan hopes that a fresh start far from her ex and his manipulative behavior will allow her and her girls to thrive. Sloan is a surgeon and works long hours. When her live-in nanny quits without any notice, Sloan scrambles to find a suitable replacement as soon as possible. A colleague recommends a nanny whose family recently relocated to Australia. Sloan has […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: African American families, african american protagonist, childcare, male nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Romance, workplace romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:33 · Genres: Romance · Tags: African American families, african american protagonist, childcare, male nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Romance, workplace romance ·
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Becoming – a beacon of hope in dark times

Becoming by Michelle Obama

March 1, 2022 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

There are books one reads for enjoyment, others to intellectually challenge yourself, others for education. This is a book that can fill you with hope and just make you feel better about the world. I knew a bit about Michelle prior to reading this autobiography but after reading it, I had one thought “There really are legitimately good people in politics, who knew?” This is not to say the woman is a saint or a paragon of perfection, she is quite candid about some of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #biography, African American families, inspiring, Michelle Obama

MarkAbaddon's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #biography, African American families, inspiring, Michelle Obama ·
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The boy named Penelope who was also a ninja

Born Ready: A True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson

August 19, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been aware of Born Ready: A True Story of a Boy Named Penelope for awhile now. I was not necessarily rushing to read, but I knew that it would be on the TBR pile soon enough. When I finally got my hands on a copy of Jodie Patterson’s book, I was glad I read it, but at the same time a bit disappointed. There was nothing “new” added to the theme of a transgender child. We see at a young age Penelope telling […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: African American families, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, family, Jodie Patterson, transgender children, Transgender people

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:236 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: African American families, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, family, Jodie Patterson, transgender children, Transgender people ·
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