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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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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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Salmon Running and Snow Falling

Salmon Run: An epic journey to the ocean and back by Annie Chen

Snowfall by Sun-jung Park

February 11, 2026 by BlackRaven 6 Comments

Picture books are a fun way to read books. You finished reading something, feel accomplish and can binge without really taking a lot of time out of your day. Take an hour and you can have half a dozen or more reads under your belt depending on the size of them. Two books that would be a good hour read are the two below. The first is a bit on the longer side and paced so you do want to take your time. The second […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Annie Chen, ecosystems, environmental, fish, lakes, nature, oceans, salmon, science, Sun-jung Park, wordless picture book

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:52 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Annie Chen, ecosystems, environmental, fish, lakes, nature, oceans, salmon, science, Sun-jung Park, wordless picture book ·
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Enviormental fun

Luz Goes Green V01 Luz Sees the Light by Claudia Dávila

Luz Goes Green V02 Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Dávila

January 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Unknowingly I read the Luz Goes Green series backwards. Or I read Luz Makes a Splash (Luz Goes Green, 2) by Claudia Davila before Luz Sees the Light (book one). That did not take away from the fact that I loved this book. Honestly this is probably the closest five I have read in awhile. Sure, there was one small bump, but that is forgivable. That bump was because the online reader I was reading didn’t have a lot of color. I would have loved […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: activism, Claudia Davila, community, environmental, family, friendship, nature, science, Social Justice, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: activism, Claudia Davila, community, environmental, family, friendship, nature, science, Social Justice, Social Themes ·
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Giraffe ferry

The GiRaft: A Real-Life Giraffe Rescue by Laurel Neme and Elisa Paganelli

November 3, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There is clever and there is clever but just misses the mark when it comes to a fun title. And this is a clever title. The GiRaft: A Real-Life Giraffe Rescue is an easily accessible book as it explains about people save some rare giraffes by using a raft to save it, after a natural event causes a serious situation.  But Laurel Neme gave us more than just that. There is history and environmentalism. There is love of animals and the land. There is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Africa, animals, Elisa Paganelli, environmental, Giraffe, Laurel Neme, Laurel Neme and Elisa Paganelli, nature

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:487 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Africa, animals, Elisa Paganelli, environmental, Giraffe, Laurel Neme, Laurel Neme and Elisa Paganelli, nature ·
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From dump to park

Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park by Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Starting off almost poetically, Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park moves into the facts quickly. Everything is laid out in simple, but not simplistic terms. The overall tone is good, it allows you to access a piece of history and the extras allow the book to grow with the reader. However, “points” are lost due to the fact environmental stories are not new, it was not necessarily told in a new manner and I had questions that were not answered, such as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Amy Jindra Hodgson, Diane Muldrow, Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson, environmental, natinal parks, nature, science, United States

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:482 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Amy Jindra Hodgson, Diane Muldrow, Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson, environmental, natinal parks, nature, science, United States ·
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The not so social media

Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez

August 4, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez has its moments, but I was not the audience, and therefore, most of the moments were lost on me. However, ages 8 to (young) 13 would really enjoy it. The modern themes keep it contemporary, but with a classically familiar feeling of the coming of age story. Gabby is 9 years old. She is an only child and precocious (it’s obvious why her parents were good with just one of her!). She is obviously a bit […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery Tagged With: Angela Dominguez, Clubs, Eco clubs, environmental, family, friendship, school, social media middle school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:355 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery · Tags: Angela Dominguez, Clubs, Eco clubs, environmental, family, friendship, school, social media middle school, Social Themes ·
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