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The toy that made you grow old is now 50!

Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya

July 12, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When it comes to cbr16bingo categories I like to do both the “literal interpretation” and the “creative interpretation.” Sometimes at the same time. Therefore, TECH is going to be both. Yes, the Rubik Cube is not “true technology” but it is technology. It is a tool that is used to drive one insane.  And Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya shows us the journey Erno Rubik took to get there. This is a fantastic read about the puzzle that has probably had […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: art, cbr16bingo, games, Hungary, Inventions, inventors, Kara Kramer, Kerry Aradhya, puzzles, Rubik Cube

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:325 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: art, cbr16bingo, games, Hungary, Inventions, inventors, Kara Kramer, Kerry Aradhya, puzzles, Rubik Cube ·
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“In the name of all who can no longer speak, I send you love.” Kati Preston

Hidden: A True Story of the Holocaust, by Kati Preston

November 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The memoir/biography of Kati Preston, Hidden: A True Story of the Holocaust, is one of the most beautiful, and ugliest, pieces of literature I have read this year. The story, through the child eyes of Preston, is pure and honest, yet because it is adult Preston writing the actual story, there is some of that maturity included. The ugly of the war and things done is told in the words a child understands, slightly “sugar coating” it (they say the Russian soldiers are “hurting the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: family, Holocaust, Hungary, Kati Preston

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:843 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: family, Holocaust, Hungary, Kati Preston ·
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