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No matter how they look, a sister is a sister

My Sister the Apple Tree by Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Diversity  CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge My Sister the Apple Tree by Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan is due this fall (September 2025). I was able to read it via an online reader copy. Now, I know I probably won’t be purchasing a finished copy for myself, but this book is a very contemporary themed picture book that is good for the older reader and should be read.  A young child starts their story with the birth of twin goats. They are envious that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: apples, Arab American, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, diversity, Emigration, Immigration, Jamal Saeed, Jordan Scott, Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan, Middle Eastern, nature, refugees, siblings, Social Themes, Trees, war, Zahra Marwan

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:138 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: apples, Arab American, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, diversity, Emigration, Immigration, Jamal Saeed, Jordan Scott, Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan, Middle Eastern, nature, refugees, siblings, Social Themes, Trees, war, Zahra Marwan ·
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The size of history

We Are American, Too by Kristen Mei Chase and Jieting Chen

The Memory Cake by Caroline L. Perry and Jen Bricking

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

History is all around us. And history can be as large as World War II or as small as being the second person of your race being born in a town.  We Are American, Too tackles that second theme. Kristen Mei Chase and illustrator Jieting Chen follow a family on an important day of celebration. They are honoring their history, family, their people and even themselves. The originality of the book comes from how the story is told, instead of “just another immigrant story” which […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asian-American, Baking, Caroline L. Perry, Caroline L. Perry and Jen Bricking, Chinese-Americans, Emigration, family, Feelings, Immigration, Jen Bricking, Jieting Chen, Kristen Mei Chase, Kristen Mei Chase and Jieting Chen, Malta, Military & Wars, Multigenerational, Pacific Islander, Santa Marija, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:85 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asian-American, Baking, Caroline L. Perry, Caroline L. Perry and Jen Bricking, Chinese-Americans, Emigration, family, Feelings, Immigration, Jen Bricking, Jieting Chen, Kristen Mei Chase, Kristen Mei Chase and Jieting Chen, Malta, Military & Wars, Multigenerational, Pacific Islander, Santa Marija, Social Themes ·
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