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Sonya was just a kid growing up on the rez.

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne by Sonya Ballantyne, Azby Whitecalf, Kielamel Sibal and Rhael McGregor

August 28, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne by Sonya Ballantyne, Azby Whitecalf, Kielamel Sibal and Rhael McGregor is an interesting story that has intense concepts. These concepts are handled well, still it is not for all readers as the subjects are serious in nature with such things as bullying, self-harm, racism, depression, some language and more. The basics points are there (girl deals with bullies, deals with issues at home, the dynamics of different generations) but as they are set with a background of our main character being […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Azby Whitecalf, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Kielamel Sibal, Racism, Rhael McGregor, self-esteem, Social Topics, Sonya Ballantyne, Sonya Ballantyne, Azby Whitecalf, Kielamel Sibal and Rhael McGregor, Turtle Island

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:249 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Azby Whitecalf, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Kielamel Sibal, Racism, Rhael McGregor, self-esteem, Social Topics, Sonya Ballantyne, Sonya Ballantyne, Azby Whitecalf, Kielamel Sibal and Rhael McGregor, Turtle Island ·
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Saving Seprant Guardians, culture and the Earth

The Search for Gluscap (Adventures of the Pugulatmu’j) Volume 2 by Brandon Mitchell, Kielamel Sibal and Veronika Barinova

September 18, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Search for Gluscap (Adventures of the Pugulatmu’j) is volume two in the series. They are both written by Brandon Mitchell, Kielamel Sibal (letterer), and Veronika Barinova (illustrator). This book assumes you have read the first volume (Giju’s Gift), so I do recommend reading it first. But I have not read book one, but I am curious how the characters are introduced as we have a Native girl and a spiritual being that will guide us along who we are already supposed to know the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion Tagged With: Brandon Mitchell, Brandon Mitchell, Kielamel Sibal and Veronika Barinova, Environment, friendship, Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Kielamel Sibal, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Veronika Barinova

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:411 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion · Tags: Brandon Mitchell, Brandon Mitchell, Kielamel Sibal and Veronika Barinova, Environment, friendship, Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Kielamel Sibal, Science & Nature, Social Themes, Veronika Barinova ·
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