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More than the cookie crumbles

Crumble (A Graphic Novel) by Meredith McClaren and Andrea Bell

February 27, 2025 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

Though Crumble (A Graphic Novel) by Meredith McClaren and Andrea Bell is currently available, I read it via an online reader copy.  When I first heard about McClaren’s graphic novel several months back, I figured it would be a nice story, but nothing to go wild over. While it was not my favorite read, it has several elements that really made this not only a fun read, but have a little edge without being too mature.  Our main character and her family can put their […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrea Bell, Death, Feelings, friendship, grief, Meredith McClaren, Meredith McClaren and Andrea Bell, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:119 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: Andrea Bell, Death, Feelings, friendship, grief, Meredith McClaren, Meredith McClaren and Andrea Bell, Social Themes ·
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Get a mop, things are going to get messy

The Leak by Kate Reed Petty

May 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Leak has been on my radar for a while now. But the timing to read it was never right. I finally got an email on a Friday that the book was available for me at the library. I would retrieve the book Saturday. Read it on Sunday. And would write about it on Monday. But what was this book? Yes, you can boil it down to the line of Kate Reed Petty created a fun story about the politics of journalism, the politics of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery Tagged With: Activism & Social Justice, Andrea Bell, Environment, investigative reporting, Kate Reed Petty, Middle school students, Mystery & Detective, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:211 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery · Tags: Activism & Social Justice, Andrea Bell, Environment, investigative reporting, Kate Reed Petty, Middle school students, Mystery & Detective, Social Themes ·
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