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Women can make the world

Behind My Doors: The Story of the World's Oldest Library by Hena Khan

Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair by Lisa Brathwaite

May 9, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

History is a genre I tend to be drawn to. I like most formats it comes in, even true non-fiction if it is done in a biography or a solid presentation that does not get too fancy or lofty. And as I have said before, picture books are a great format as well. Therefore, combining the two can lead to some of my favorite reading, or at least to some really good reading. The first picture book I read is due soon (May 2025) and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Al-Qarawiyyin Library, Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, Al-Qarawiyyin University, Aziza Chaouni, Clothing and dress, Eunice W. Johnson, fashion, Fatima Al-Fihri, Hena Khan, Lisa Brathwaite, Lynn Gaines, Nabila Adani, Women fashion designers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:255 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Al-Qarawiyyin Library, Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, Al-Qarawiyyin University, Aziza Chaouni, Clothing and dress, Eunice W. Johnson, fashion, Fatima Al-Fihri, Hena Khan, Lisa Brathwaite, Lynn Gaines, Nabila Adani, Women fashion designers ·
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A list of books are fun titles

Click V02 Camp by Kayla Miller

One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University by M.O. Yuksel

Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedrzycki

The Last Straw by Zoe Matthiessen

November 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This list of books are fun titles that I am unable to write a full review of. Therefore, I am giving highlights of one graphic novel and three picture books. After you say, “a fun story of friends and summer camp” you have pretty much said it all about Click V02 Camp by Kayla Miller. I should add it is a graphic novel with the cover giving you pretty much all you need to know about the illustrations. They are colorful and funny. There is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: conservation, David Biedrzycki, Fatima Al-Fihri, friendship, Kayla Miller, M.O. Yuksel, science, Zoe Matthiessen

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:392 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: conservation, David Biedrzycki, Fatima Al-Fihri, friendship, Kayla Miller, M.O. Yuksel, science, Zoe Matthiessen ·
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