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And you think your travels had bumps

Hakim's Odyssey: Book 2: From Turkey to Greece by Fabien Toulme

January 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport book set in and author from another country (from Syria, living in Turkey, trying to get to Greece and France)I was going to wait until I read volume three of Hakim’s Odyssey by French author Fabien Toulme (translation by Hannah Chute) before writing the review of Volume Two: From Turkey to Greece but was not sure when that would happen. And besides, Hakim’s Odyssey fills each book with enough so you do not have to know about three, you will just go to the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: 21st Century, Arab & Middle Eastern, CBR15Passport, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, Emigration & Immigration, Fabien Toulmé, Hannah Chute, refugees, Syria

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: 21st Century, Arab & Middle Eastern, CBR15Passport, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, Emigration & Immigration, Fabien Toulmé, Hannah Chute, refugees, Syria ·
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The moments of his life, shaping us all

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

September 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I bounce between a 3.5 and 4 with All Boys Aren’t Blue as the flow of things sometimes was off for me. However, the subject is very good, and I think could be valuable to even those who have not/or will not follow a similar path as George M. Johnson. Even though his intended audience was not exactly aimed at someone like me, I was able to appreciate his voice and his story. For sure this is not for the very young due to language […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: #BannedBooks, African American gay men, bookclub, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, George M. Johnson, glbtq, identity

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:493 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: #BannedBooks, African American gay men, bookclub, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, George M. Johnson, glbtq, identity ·
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His Name is my Name, too

My Name is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin

June 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You will like this work of art. Or not. There will not be an in between feeling when it comes to My Name is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way. Okay, maybe a little in between as you will probably like some of the poetry and some you will not. And some of the illustrations you will like the artwork of, but others you will be WTF? Or at least that was how it was with me. But for the overall package I have […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, friendship, Jason Griffin, Jason Reynolds, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:336 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, friendship, Jason Griffin, Jason Reynolds, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin, Social Topics ·
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She did a little singing

She Sang for India: How M. S. Subbulakshmi Uses Her Voice for Change by Suma Subramaniam

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you know who M. S. Subbulakshmi (Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi) was? She was a woman of India that broke gender barriers, had a powerful voice, and used it for justice and peace. Subbulakshmi was a young girl in India when girls had little options. A passion was signing, and she would sing whenever she could. And in She Sang for India: How M. S. Subbulakshmi Uses Her Voice for Change you see how she would use her singing to show her love of her homeland, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asian - General, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, India, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, music, Peace, Shreya Gupta, Singers, Suma Subramaniam, women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:254 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asian - General, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, India, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, music, Peace, Shreya Gupta, Singers, Suma Subramaniam, women ·
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Lady Day Lived the Blues

 Blues for Lady Day: The Story of Billie Holiday by Paola Parisi,

March 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know a few Billie Holiday songs. Not enough to say “X, Y and Z are hers” but if they are on the radio or such, I can say, “Sounds like her” and I am usually right. I recently learned a bit about her (well on song) and wanted to read more. When I saw that there was a graphic novel biography done by Paola Parisi, I thought I probably should find it. And yesterday, it was being placed in the “to be return to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: African American & Black, African American singers, African American women, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, Lady Day, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, music, Paola Parisi, Singers, The Blues, Women blues singers, Women jazz singers

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:126 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: African American & Black, African American singers, African American women, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, Lady Day, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, music, Paola Parisi, Singers, The Blues, Women blues singers, Women jazz singers ·
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Selena: Queen of Tejano Music

Selena: by Silvia Lopez

February 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Selena is a downright gorgeously illustrated book by Paola Escobar. Silvia Lopez’s text hits on the highlights of the singer’s life. Each page is a short chapter into a piece of her life. The two pieces blend together; complimenting each other and bring to life the world, the looks and the sound of Selena.  There is not only the world inside the home and on the stage, but the neighborhood and people as well. The afterwards dealing with everything from definitions and explanations of terms, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, music, Paola Escobar, Silvia Lopez, United States - Hispanic & Latino, women

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:85 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, music, Paola Escobar, Silvia Lopez, United States - Hispanic & Latino, women ·
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