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This in’t about adoption

Mother Nature by Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman and Karl Stevens

March 27, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

SOME SPOILERS and possible triggers (but not as many as are in the book). Sometimes I wonder if people like something because they are “supposed to.” We are “supposed to” like a story about environmentalism. We are “supposed to” like something because the character(s) are of a minority (in Mother Nature by Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman, and illustrator Karl Stevens they are Native, two characters are queer, and at least two other people are of color). But that does not mean the book will […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: crime, daughters and fathers, daughters and mothers, Death, Dystopian, eco-horro, environmental, fathers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman and Karl Stevens, Karl Stevens, mothers, New Mexico, paranormal, Paranormal comics, Russell Goldman, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:90 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: crime, daughters and fathers, daughters and mothers, Death, Dystopian, eco-horro, environmental, fathers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman and Karl Stevens, Karl Stevens, mothers, New Mexico, paranormal, Paranormal comics, Russell Goldman, Social Theme ·
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Heritage and pride

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter by Mark Gonzales

April 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter caught my eye in an email newsletter. I was not sure I was going to like it. The cover with the young girl with large lips and larger eyes, and the father with the oddly shaped head, where awkward at first glance. But then there was the story. It may not be my favorite story, it might not become a classic, but it is a lovely story, a poem, with unique illustrations to send the message. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: daughters and fathers, family, Mark Gonzales, Mehrdokht Amini, Muslim, Muslim and Latino poet, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:176 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: daughters and fathers, family, Mark Gonzales, Mehrdokht Amini, Muslim, Muslim and Latino poet, Social Themes ·
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