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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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A bit uneven but the sections that work are so illuminating

Poets Square by Courtney Gustafson

December 21, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I saw this because another Cannonballer reviewed it and thought it sounded interesting, especially since I fostered kittens last year (due to personal circumstances wasn’t able to this year but hopefully I will again soon). It’s a memoir of someone who moved into a house that had a large feral cat colony nearby, and she quickly found herself deeper and deeper into cat rescue and trap and release, helped by the internet and a few viral moments. While I was mostly interested in the cat […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Animal rescue, animal welfare, class, Courtney Gustafson, feral cats

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:129 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Animal rescue, animal welfare, class, Courtney Gustafson, feral cats ·
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Grecia the toucan Can!

Building a Beak: How a Toucan's Rescue Inspired the World by Becca McMurdie

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We can have artificial intelligence, limbs, and more for humans and we can even have a 3-D printed beak for a toucan. Don’t believe me? Then read all about it in Building a Beak: How a Toucan’s Rescue Inspired the World by Becca McMurdie and illustrated by Diana Hernández due in June 2025. (I had the opportunity to read it via an online reader copy). Not to spoil things, but I will say that how a toucan got a life saving “nose job” is probably […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: activism, animal welfare, animals, anti-animal cruelty law, Becca McMurdie, birds, Central & South America, Diana Hernández, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Science & Nature, Social Justice, toucans

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:92 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, animal welfare, animals, anti-animal cruelty law, Becca McMurdie, birds, Central & South America, Diana Hernández, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Science & Nature, Social Justice, toucans ·
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When you’re the first person in 150 years to be charged with horse theft, but you did it, so then what?

Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri

December 23, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Grand Theft Horse started out slow, but once we get into the legal aspects and the world of horse racing things pick up. Told in first person narrative, G. Neri tells the story of his cousin Gail, who on Christmas Eve decided to steal a horse. Of course, it is not as simple as that. Part owner of a racing horse, she (as his trainer) realizes he is unable to run the next race due to an injury. But the majority-owners do not see an […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: animal welfare, animals, corban wilkin, g. neri, Gail Ruffu, horse racing, horse trainers, horses, legal, racing, women

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:613 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: animal welfare, animals, corban wilkin, g. neri, Gail Ruffu, horse racing, horse trainers, horses, legal, racing, women ·
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