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Hawaiian culture and nonbinary identities

Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale

June 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ho’onani: Hula Warrior is and is not hard to talk about. But after you say a young dancer finds her place in her society and the male hula troupe at school by being herself, you have said it all. I mean you can say how her family (but not her sister) supports her choice of being nāhū (not wahine (female) or kane or kāne (I have found both spellings) (male) but in between) and how that came about, but that takes away from the story […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dance, family, glbtq, Heather Gale, Hoonani Kamai, hula, Mika Song, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, siblilngs, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:307 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Dance, family, glbtq, Heather Gale, Hoonani Kamai, hula, Mika Song, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, siblilngs, Social Themes ·
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The Spanish Dancer

Dare to Love by Jennifer Wilde

May 24, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Mary Ellen is a girl from Cornwall, deserted by her lover. Elena Lopez is a dancer, glamorous and wild, the mistress of musicians and kings. Dare to Love tells the story of her journey from one to the other. Jennifer Wilde is the pseudonym of T.E. Huff, who wrote under this name during the 1980s. Though I’ve some Wilde books on my TBR, this is the first I’ve read, and I think the one that was most ripped from history, for Elena is clearly based on Lola […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bodice ripper, Dance, historical, Jennifer Wilde, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:70 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: bodice ripper, Dance, historical, Jennifer Wilde, Romance ·
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For the Girls who’ll be the Women

Bedtime Ballet by Kallie George

Stella Keeps the Sun Up by Clothilde Ewing

Pineapple Princess by Sabine Hahn

March 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have three picture books that are at best a “three each” you cannot say much about them beyond the usual what they are about, quick something about the illustrations, and if you liked it or not. But due to the fact March is Women’s History Month, these three are books you want to add to your Girl stories. Each one has delightful illustrations. They are cute, fun, and while familiar, there are modern touches to make them new and fresh. Bedtime Ballet by […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: bedtime, Clothilde Ewing, Dance, girl power, Kallie George, Sabine Hahn

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:92 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: bedtime, Clothilde Ewing, Dance, girl power, Kallie George, Sabine Hahn ·
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My dad isn’t a vampire but my mom was (almost) a lumberjack

Lumberjackula by Mat Heagerty

February 23, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We know the story presented in Lumberjackula by Mat Heagerty: a child wants to please his parents by doing what they want him to do; however, he does not want to do exactly what either wants for him as neither choice is the right fit for him. He has a need, a need to DANCE! But when your mother is a lumberjack and your father a vampire, you must decide which side you are on. Or do you? Of course, there are lies (Jack tells […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Dance, family, friendship, lumberjacks, Mat Heagerty, Sam Owen, school, Social Themes, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:74 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Dance, family, friendship, lumberjacks, Mat Heagerty, Sam Owen, school, Social Themes, vampires ·
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Illustration of young African American girl dancing in a purple leotard, surrounded by large music notes

“Sylvia did reach her dream of becoming a ballerina. And it all started with one determined girl with one library book from one bookmobile.”

Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became The Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson

October 27, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

We’re gonna start off today’s review by (potentially? I don’t think I’ve talked about this here before) learning a new thing about NTE: I used to be a dancer. Before my body decided that anything that required even standing was completely out of the question (so from age 3-15, basically), being a dancer was a major part of my identity. I danced five days a week – tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, & pointe. Pointe was – by far – my worst class (I had […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: #memoir, 1950s America, A Lafage, African American picture book, Ballerinas, ballet, black girl magic, cbr13bingo, Dance, Dancers, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Jessica Gibson, Lea Lyon, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Picture Books, Race, Ready to Fly, Social Justice, sports, Sylvia Townsend

NTE's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: #memoir, 1950s America, A Lafage, African American picture book, Ballerinas, ballet, black girl magic, cbr13bingo, Dance, Dancers, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Jessica Gibson, Lea Lyon, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Picture Books, Race, Ready to Fly, Social Justice, sports, Sylvia Townsend ·
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Got my boogie shoes on and ready to go!

Dance Class Volume 12: The New Girl by BeKa

August 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The first thing I noticed in my copy of Dance Class Volume 12: The New Girl by BeKa was that several speaking bubbles were empty. I can only assume that this is due to reading this as an e-galley directly from the publisher’s newsletter and therefore, not a finished copy. Because of this, I was not overly thrilled with the plot. However, the 3 comes from the potential of what I was able to read. I think reading the previous volumes of the series would […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Sports Tagged With: BeKa, Dance, family, friends, friendship, sports

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:247 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Sports · Tags: BeKa, Dance, family, friends, friendship, sports ·
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