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Animal Crackers by Gene Luen Yang

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven 12 Comments

Gene Luen Yang can write the instructions to how to make a sandwich and I would read it. That does not mean I will love it, but I will always appreciate it. And Animal Crackers is in that category. I was not jumping up and down about it, and even with a second reading (although a bit of a quick one) and being able to put together a few more pieces I missed the first time, I still did not love this graphic novel. This […]

Vampires Get Nervous, Too

Maury the Miserable Vampire by Jeff Roland

July 29, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was given an online PDF version of the book, Maury the Miserable Vampire (again, a big thank you for thinking of me Ms. Was). I was not sure what was going to happen. I searched for a description and the story seemed simple enough, but was it going to be good enough? The art was not my usual “like” when it comes to illustrations. But (come to find out like Maury) I needed to take a chance. In the end, it was not only […]

Some Ghouls Do

Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummin

October 10, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Halloween. There is probably no better holiday. Okay, I am not into the spooky aspects of the day, but the fun and child-like qualities of the holiday is what get my spirit flying. And, of course, CANDY! And Stumpkin has all the fun of the holiday. This pumpkin is perfect: rounder than a basketball, more orange than a traffic cone, not any bad sides! However, he has one small flaw: he has a stump and not a steam. Therefore, nobody wants him to be their […]

I am Bigger than You!

Bigger Than You by Hyewon Kyung

July 26, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like the publisher description of “this picture book…puts a fresh spin on playground dynamics.” I do not know if “conflict resolution” is really obtained by the children (or in this case dinosaurs) as a mother dinosaur steps in, but it is very much how children are. Be it that they are on the school or public playground or with their siblings, cousins or friends. The smallest feels “big” but, yes, there is someone bigger. And then yes, there is someone bigger than them and […]

Lorraine’s Lesson

Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away by Ketch Secor

July 2, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I saw the title, Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away, I assume it was going to be a fictionalized story of a famous singer. But it turns out to be a fun story about a grandfather, granddaughter and overcoming fear with the song in your heart. The fact that the characters are black and in a non-traditional family setting is never brought to the forefront of the story. It is just “there” which makes this a nice book for anyone. Ketch […]

Ashlie Daigle on “This is the problem of history. We cannot know that which we were not there to see and hear and experience for ourselves.”Yay! I'm yet to meet anyone who has read it had anything but great things to say about it. I think this one manages to...
ElCicco on Ladies do buddy cop stuff in early 20th century steampunk EgyptI would definitely read A Dead Djinn in Cairo first because it introduces the characters and a significant plot point for A Master of Djinn....
Emmalita on Ladies do buddy cop stuff in early 20th century steampunk EgyptI would. They are both very good and introduce you to the world.
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wicherwill on “This is the problem of history. We cannot know that which we were not there to see and hear and experience for ourselves.”There was a hot second (moment? ongoing moment?) where all my friends were reading fell under the category of "intergenerational family dramas" and this one...

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