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Hiking through boyhood “shoulds”

When You’re a Boy by Blake Nuto

February 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We know the stereotypes of what “boys and girls should be.” And there are several books out there that talk about how girls should break that mold and be bold, brave, aggressive, smart, funny, and basically be “like a boy” and not the shy, demure “should be” of a girl. This time Blake Nuto takes that concept, but for boys. A boy should be like the cruel wild, but the narrator is also saying they have learned about kindness. There are several parts to this […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: & Sons, Blake Nuto, boy & men, family, fathers, nature, Social Themes, values, virtues

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:79 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: & Sons, Blake Nuto, boy & men, family, fathers, nature, Social Themes, values, virtues ·
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