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Sisters finding each other

Unhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte

May 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I kept trying to read Unhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte for ages. But I couldn’t find a reader’s copy or if I had an online one, it would “time out” on me. Yet, in early May I found an online one and I jumped on it! (Well, not literally, as I would have knocked over my computer screen). And what I would finally read was a fun, thoughtful and interesting story about siblings and learning about who you truly are. Fun illustrations by Ann Xu […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History Tagged With: Ann Xu, Asian American & Pacific Islander, camp, family, friendship, Lily LaMotte, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, summer camp, Sunmi, Taiwanese heritage

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:203 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History · Tags: Ann Xu, Asian American & Pacific Islander, camp, family, friendship, Lily LaMotte, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, summer camp, Sunmi, Taiwanese heritage ·
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She works hard for her money and channels Julia Child in the process

Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte

July 13, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Measuring Up could cover several categories in cbr12bingo, but I am going to use it for Money. Even though the money aspect is a small part of the story, it is also not as small as it might seem at first. Lily LaMotte’s story of Cici, a young girl from Taiwan, moves to Seattle, with her mother and father and leaving behind her beloved paternal grandmother. Her A-ma was more than a grandmother, she was a best friend, teacher and the one person who “got […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Ann Xu, Asian - General, cbr12bingo, Cooking & Food, Ethnic Orientation |, family, grandmother, grandparents, Lily LaMotte, Social Themes, Taiwan

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:232 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Ann Xu, Asian - General, cbr12bingo, Cooking & Food, Ethnic Orientation |, family, grandmother, grandparents, Lily LaMotte, Social Themes, Taiwan ·
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