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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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I want to do a clever/funny title but that just does not really fit the seriousness of the story

Something Happened to My Dad: A Story about Immigration and Family Separation by Ann Hazzard and Vivianne Aponte Rivera

January 18, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport due to father being born in another countryI have been surprised by several of the books I have read recently. I think it will be about one thing, or will go a particular way, but it tosses all assumptions to the side and reminds me why one should never assume they know anything about something they know nothing about. Something Happened to My Dad: A Story about Immigration and Family Separation fits that bill. I thought it would be about the death of a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: Ann Hazzard, Ann Hazzard and Vivianne Aponte Rivera, CBR15Passport, Emigration & Immigration, family, Gloria Felix, Social Themes, United States - Hispanic & Latino, Vivianne Aponte Rivera

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:45 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: Ann Hazzard, Ann Hazzard and Vivianne Aponte Rivera, CBR15Passport, Emigration & Immigration, family, Gloria Felix, Social Themes, United States - Hispanic & Latino, Vivianne Aponte Rivera ·
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It smells like teen spirit

Bounce Back by Misako Rocks!

November 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I picked up Bounce Back by Misako Rocks! several weeks ago, while I was in the vehicle waiting for someone to leave the grocery store. I did not get very far, so when I picked it up again a few days ago, I skimmed to remind myself what was going on. I realized I had missed pages and a couple plot points. So, not off to a good start for this cute book with diversity and contemporary themes. But I got into the swing of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: basketball, Cats, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Japan, manga, Misako Rocks!, New York City

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:541 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: basketball, Cats, Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Japan, manga, Misako Rocks!, New York City ·
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Pride, culture and acceptance

The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi

October 20, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I will start my review off with, there is absolutely nothing wrong with The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi. Is it a bit saccharine-sweet? Sure. But that does not mean it cannot be good. It just means that a reader like me needs to be in the right frame of mind when reading it. And I was. Mostly. Okay, it was too cute for today. But ask me tomorrow. Or ask someone who likes emotion pulling tales and see what they think. Ask someone what […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry Tagged With: colors, differences, Emigration & Immigration, friendship, identify, Mohamed Danawi, People & Places, refugees, Ruaida Mannaa, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Voyages and travels

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:529 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: colors, differences, Emigration & Immigration, friendship, identify, Mohamed Danawi, People & Places, refugees, Ruaida Mannaa, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Voyages and travels ·
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From civil war to safety

Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey by Margriet Ruurs

October 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While the story presented in Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey, is fantastic it is the art that really blew me away. It is an experience book that you must experience on your own, without any real background, to fully understand the delicateness of it all.  Margriet Ruurs found the artwork of Nizar Ali Badr online and found the artist after a lot of twists and turns. Long story short (you can read the story in the book), they collaborated. And Stepping Stones was born. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Arabic, Emigration & Immigration, English, Margriet Ruurs, Middle East, Nizar Ali Badr, refugees, Syria

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:510 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Arabic, Emigration & Immigration, English, Margriet Ruurs, Middle East, Nizar Ali Badr, refugees, Syria ·
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You have to pick a book or two

Wombat Said Come In by Carmen Agra Deedy

Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago

September 30, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Picture book round up time! Both these books can be for any age, however, there are sensitive issues that might not be for everyone. Wombat Said Come In is a multiple layered story. It is about friendship, loss and even about limits. Wombat is sitting down when he hears a knock, a friend is in need. The land is on fire and one by one the knocks on the door find another friend in need. Of course, maybe a bit hesitantly (especially when the house […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Australia & Oceania, Brian Lies, Carmen Agra Deedy, disasters, Elisa Amado), Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Hispanic & Latino, Jairo Buitrago, Kindness & Compassion, mexico, Migrants, Poverty & Homelessness, Rafael Yockteng, Science & Nature, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:504 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Australia & Oceania, Brian Lies, Carmen Agra Deedy, disasters, Elisa Amado), Emigration & Immigration, family, friendship, Hispanic & Latino, Jairo Buitrago, Kindness & Compassion, mexico, Migrants, Poverty & Homelessness, Rafael Yockteng, Science & Nature, Social Theme ·
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