Cannonball Read 14

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About CBR
    • Getting Started
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • 2022 CBR Event Calendar
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
    • Supporters and Friends of CBR
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Suggest a Review
    • Sign Up
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media
> FAQ Home
> Tag: Diversity & Multicultural

Maybe not so beautiful afterall

In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

July 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr14bingo Dough Level 2 In the Beautiful Country is a cute story told in verse that shows the ugly of the world, but also the hope that can come from it. The year between 1980 and 1981 of Anna’s life is relatable, powerful and a look into “The Beautiful Country” and the American Dream it promotes but does not always make it easy to obtain. When Anna’s parents announce on Lunar New Year they are moving to The Beautiful Country (America), their family thinks them […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Asian American & Pacific Islander, cbr14bingo, Diversity & Multicultural, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Jane Kuo, school, Taiwan

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:393 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Asian American & Pacific Islander, cbr14bingo, Diversity & Multicultural, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Jane Kuo, school, Taiwan ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Hop on the bus, Gus You don’t need to discuss much…just say your ABCs

The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman

July 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman will see a paperback edition in August of 2022. This story is about how some Afghan girls are able to achieve an education. Once a week, a young girl’s mother, in the dark of the morning, takes a special bus with no seats but a lot of books off to a village and the refugee camp. Pari’s (our young narrator) mother also teaches the children the English alphabet. We, and Pari, learn a little about why this is happening, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Afghanistan, Bahram Rahman, Books & Libraries, Diversity & Multicultural, Education, Gabrielle Grimard, Kabul, Middle East, Social Themes, women's studies & history

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:357 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Afghanistan, Bahram Rahman, Books & Libraries, Diversity & Multicultural, Education, Gabrielle Grimard, Kabul, Middle East, Social Themes, women's studies & history ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

The connections never end

So Not Ghoul by Karen Yin

Sunflower Sisters by Monika Singh Gangotra

May 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

So Not Ghoul by Karen Yin and Sunflower Sisters by Monika Singh Gangotra have connections in themes and are two very wonderfully different books. However, if you like one, you might just like the other. I will start with the main difference between the two, which is the tone. Yin’s story is while seriously themed, is more humorous, and Gangotra created a story with a more overall serious tone that is still lighthearted in nature. The main and most important similarity is that both the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: Bonnie Lui, clothing, Diversity & Multicultural, ghosts, Girls & Women, Karen Yin, Michaela Dias-Hayes, Monika Singh Gangotra, Multigenerational, Occult & Supernatural, paranormal, Prejudice & Racism, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:246 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: Bonnie Lui, clothing, Diversity & Multicultural, ghosts, Girls & Women, Karen Yin, Michaela Dias-Hayes, Monika Singh Gangotra, Multigenerational, Occult & Supernatural, paranormal, Prejudice & Racism, siblings ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

A puggle and a couple poodles discuss important concepts

What Are You? by Christian Trimmer

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You get right to the point of the matter with What Are You? Well, okay it takes a couple minutes (after all doggies must play and you can ask questions afterwards). But soon the poodles that a young puggle is playing with ask The Question, “What are you?” Our hero replies, “Dog.” But no, that is not good enough for them. As this young pup looks nothing like what dogs look like. Or do they? Dealing with the “Where are you Really From?” or “Are […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Christian Trimmer, Diversity & Multicultural, dogs, friendship, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:193 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animals, Christian Trimmer, Diversity & Multicultural, dogs, friendship, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Let’s eat the best

Every Night is Pizza Night by Kenji Lopez-Alt

January 21, 2021 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

In Every Night is Pizza Night we have our friend, Pipo, who only eats pizza. Her parents (particularly her father) would like a grapefruit or (particularly her mother) a chicken dish. But Pipo only wants the best and that is pizza.  Of course, she soon realizes that (in the name of science) she will have to try other foods to make sure. And of course, she tries them, likes them, and learns that there can be several “the bests.”  There are also instructions on how […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: Diversity & Multicultural, Gianna Ruggiero, Kenji Lopez-Alt, New Experience

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: Diversity & Multicultural, Gianna Ruggiero, Kenji Lopez-Alt, New Experience ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment

I wrote this a few hours before I heard of the current events

V Is for Voting by Kate Farrrell

January 7, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

NOTE: I wrote the below review before I heard about the riots. I want to present this review as it was before I had my feelings of the recent events. Before I knew that my cousin’s son was working (though in Virginia) someplace near Washington DC. Before I knew my cousin was hearing gunshots and racial slurs outside her apartment. Before she started playing phone tag to make sure her friends were safe. Before I became sick to my stomach at the horrors we keep […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alphabet, Caitlin Kuhwald, civics, Concepts, Diversity & Multicultural, Kate Farrrell, Politics & Government, social science, United States, voting

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alphabet, Caitlin Kuhwald, civics, Concepts, Diversity & Multicultural, Kate Farrrell, Politics & Government, social science, United States, voting ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • Pooja on Maiden, Friend, Wife, Counselor, and QueenI would definitely recommend reading this book then! It's a fun read, and I promise you'll actually be happy for Vashti.
  • Jake on July 2022 LeftoversFixed. Thanks!
  • drmllz on Maiden, Friend, Wife, Counselor, and QueenI was taken to church as a lot when I was a kid by my parents, and the services were really long but I was...
  • Classic on How to Love Your NeighbourI think I don't look good in orange. Maybe a burnt orange? Not pumpkiny?
  • Classic on How to Love Your NeighbourLMAO! No worries.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

Select Us on Amazon Smile

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2022 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in