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Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper: (A Graphic Novel) by Brie Spangler

March 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I enjoyed Fox Point’s Own Gemma Hopper: (A Graphic Novel) more than I thought, yet, not as much as I had hoped. The idea of “only having value is when you play baseball (but not actually, of course),” was the point, but not fleshed out enough to make you believe it. Plus, the father’s “apology” to Gemma at the end is only because now he has “two baseball players in the family” so now he’ll “step up” and “help my daughter. Who, by the way, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Baseball, Brie Spangler, family, Family life, friendship, Middle schools, parents, school, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:91 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Baseball, Brie Spangler, family, Family life, friendship, Middle schools, parents, school, siblings, Social Themes ·
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Who is Judith Scott?

Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott

June 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Art is subjective. What I consider art you might think is trash. And what you consider art I might say, “There is a reason art rhymes with a bodily function.” Yet, I think we both can agree that the life of Judith Scott was pretty darn amazing even if we disagree about her work being art. I first became aware of Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott written by her twin, Joyce, was when I was looking at an online catalog/ordering site the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: art & artists, Brie Spangler, fiber art, fiber artist, Joyce Scott, Judith Scott, Melissa Sweet

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:178 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: art & artists, Brie Spangler, fiber art, fiber artist, Joyce Scott, Judith Scott, Melissa Sweet ·
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