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Hero Poetry

Queer and Fearless: Poems Celebrating the Lives Of LGBTQ+ Heroes by Rob Sanders

April 18, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Since April is Poetry Month and Queer and Fearless: Poems Celebrating the Lives Of LGBTQ+ Heroes is due mid-April I felt this was as good as any time to read and review this Rob Sanders book. The idea is of course, Heroes of the Movement. We see the men and women that started the pathway for others. There are names you’ll probably know, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Harvey Milk, but a few were new to me and possibly to you as well (or […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Courage, glbtq, Harry Woodgate, heroes, Rob Sanders, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:166 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Courage, glbtq, Harry Woodgate, heroes, Rob Sanders, Social Themes ·
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Take a Trip

Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate

June 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I use the phrase “cozy read” a lot, but Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate is a cozy read. Even if it is not always a happy read. You could substitute any gender of the two grandfathers of the story, and you have “this” story, as the loss of a spouse or partner is universal. Everyone will grieve, everyone will remember the connections they had. I enjoyed how everything is just “normalized” and not “in your face” about the subject. The two grandfathers of the child […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: family, glbtq, grandchildren, grandfathers, grandparents, Harry Woodgate

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:184 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: family, glbtq, grandchildren, grandfathers, grandparents, Harry Woodgate ·
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