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The Joke Machine: Create Your Own Jokes and Become Instantly Funny! by Theresa Julian

January 2, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First official Review Of 2020 I thought that The Joke Machine: Create Your Own Jokes and Become Instantly Funny! by Theresa Julian was going to be a lot of dull facts and a school book. I figured there would be long explanations that were academic and hard to understand. And while, yes, there are fact sand there are explanations, for the most part they are easy to understand. I say for the most part, as the book says it is for the 8 to 12 crowd. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Composition & Creative Writing, Language Arts, Pat N. Lewis, Theresa Julian

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Composition & Creative Writing, Language Arts, Pat N. Lewis, Theresa Julian ·
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What makes a writer?

Just Write: Here’s How! by Walter Dean Myers

July 15, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #birthday  Myers birthday was August 12, 1937.  Just Write: Here’s How! is a non-fiction practical guide with easy tips, accessible language and perfect examples for the teen who wants to learn how to write. In fact, this book maps out these tips so well, adults could benefit from them. Just Write could easily be adapted for classroom use or used by the individual writer.  However, I read the ARC from 2012 and wondering if any updates have been done between then and his death or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #writing, cbr11bingo, Composition & Creative Writing, Language Arts, narrative non-fiction, walter dean myers

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:274 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #writing, cbr11bingo, Composition & Creative Writing, Language Arts, narrative non-fiction, walter dean myers ·
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