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Blues Boy: The B. B. King Story by Alice Faye Duncan and Carl Joe Williams

I Am the River: Sarah E. Ray and the Bob-Lo Boat by Patricia Lee Gauch, Leah Henderson and Kristle Marshall

February 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It might be the middle of February, but it is never too late to start reading about Black History. My favorite historical stories are about people we do not know a lot about. Or if we do know them, they are not huge. That is why when I saw Blues Boy: The B. B. King Story by Alice Faye Duncan, and illustrator Carl Joe Williams (available but read via an online reader) I almost did not read it. I mean, BB King is cool, don’t […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Poetry Tagged With: Alice Faye Duncan, Alice Faye Duncan and Carl Joe Williams, Blues musicians, Bob-Lo Boat, Carl Joe Williams, civil rights, Guitarists, jazz, Kristle Marshall, Leah Henderson, music, Patricia Lee Gauch, Patricia Lee Gauch, Leah Henderson and Kristle Marshall, Sarah E. Ray, Social Activists

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:54 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Poetry · Tags: Alice Faye Duncan, Alice Faye Duncan and Carl Joe Williams, Blues musicians, Bob-Lo Boat, Carl Joe Williams, civil rights, Guitarists, jazz, Kristle Marshall, Leah Henderson, music, Patricia Lee Gauch, Patricia Lee Gauch, Leah Henderson and Kristle Marshall, Sarah E. Ray, Social Activists ·
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