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It takes a community to make juice

Fresh Juice by Robert Liu-Trujillo

January 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The picture book Fresh Juice might not become a classic, but it probably should. However, at the very least this mid-July 2023 release is going to be popular for many reasons. And the text is a good place as any to start. This story by Robert Liu-Trujillo tells the story of a father and son and their community. You might need vitamins and ginger and a little cayenne pepper for a cold-clobbering juice, but a little community added in does not hurt as well. And […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: African Americans, City & Town Life, Community life, Fathers and sons, Lifestyles, parents, Robert Liu-Trujillo

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: African Americans, City & Town Life, Community life, Fathers and sons, Lifestyles, parents, Robert Liu-Trujillo ·
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Does any part of you still look at the sky and hurt?

Opal by Maggie Stiefvater

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

December 19, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“She didn’t want this, she thought. She wanted to stop being afraid.. and she wanted a future that didn’t look exactly like her past. There had to be something they could do. This wasn’t living, it was just giving up while still breathing.” ― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk “Farooq-Lane’s fist smarted as if it had just been smashed against a douchebag’s face, because it had just been smashed against a douchebag’s face.” ― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk Spoilers for The Raven […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: angst, brothers, Fathers and sons, fish out of water, gay romance, identical twins, lesbian romance, LGBTQ, Maggie Stiefvater, magical realism, Mothers and daughters

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: angst, brothers, Fathers and sons, fish out of water, gay romance, identical twins, lesbian romance, LGBTQ, Maggie Stiefvater, magical realism, Mothers and daughters ·
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“[Books] made the nights stretch out, they made thoughts unfurl, out from the small pool of light cast by my bedside lamp, into the night and out over the prairie…”

Epilogue by Will Boast

November 1, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Epilogue is a grief memoir, as Will Boast’s mother, brother and father all die in quick succession while he is in college. The book focuses mostly on his relationship with his father and the discovery that there Boast has two half-brothers from his father’s prior marriage. The opening chapter where he describes his father’s death is haunting and very compelling writing, as his father’s life-long refusal to complain or show pain results in him refusing to call for help and dying alone in his car […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, Fathers and sons, grief, secret family, Will Boast

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:121 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, Fathers and sons, grief, secret family, Will Boast ·
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Father and son doing art

Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son by John Parra

March 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son by John Parra is a neat book. I was not sure what to expect, but it was not what I got. I really liked this book. It is sentimental and inspiring. And has lovely illustrations that are fun, cozy, and active. Parra’s story is based on his growing up in California and helping his father in his landscaping business. Parra’s young boy of the story observes the things around him. He notices people his […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, family, Fathers and sons, John Parra

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:117 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, family, Fathers and sons, John Parra ·
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Water, water every where you look and everything to see

The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire

March 15, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I missed the morning meeting where my coworker mentioned the book The Underwater Welder as part of her book review, but the in the minutes she mentioned that Jeff Lemire’s book was one that she had reread as it was one of her favorite books. And though I only read the minutes, there was something about those few words, and the fact I know some of her reading style, her passion about books, that made me ask to borrow her copy. I put it aside […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Canada, family, Fathers and sons, Jeff Lemire, life changing events, Nova Scotia, Oil well drilling rigs, Underwater welding and cutting

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:116 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Canada, family, Fathers and sons, Jeff Lemire, life changing events, Nova Scotia, Oil well drilling rigs, Underwater welding and cutting ·
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