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I really got into Leila Boukarim books!

Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope by Leila Boukarim

April 9, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Leila Boukarim’s Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope is not a biography about a “woman done good.” Or an Arab woman “done good” or even an Arab refugee woman “done good.” It is all those things and much more. It shows that even if you were born into a situation where all you knew was being a refugee or if you have many obstacles to overcome, you can make your dream come true. Of course, that is a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: activism, Emigration, Immigration, Leila Boukarim, Mariam Al-Shaar, Middle East, refugees, Social Justice, Sona Avedikian, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:180 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: activism, Emigration, Immigration, Leila Boukarim, Mariam Al-Shaar, Middle East, refugees, Social Justice, Sona Avedikian, women ·
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I’m on a role with Author Leila Boukarim

Rima and the Painter by Leila Boukarim

Lost Words: An Armenian Story of Survival and Hope by Leila Boukarim

Sundays Are for Feasts by Leila Boukarim

April 7, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once upon a time there was a day where picture books were read. Each one was special in their own way, but since they were picture books I didn’t want to weaken their goodness with a too long review for each one individually, Therefore, I put them in one review. Each one was read via an online reader copy. I will start with Rima and the Painter by Leila Boukarim and illustrated by Melissa Iwai. Due later in July 2025, this book is about a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: 1915-1923, Arab Women, Armenian, art, family, Immigration & Refugees, Lebanon, Leila Boukarim, Melissa Iwai, Middle Eastern, Migration, mothers, Multigenerational, rmenian Genocide, Ruaida Mannaa, Sona Avedikian

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:176 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: 1915-1923, Arab Women, Armenian, art, family, Immigration & Refugees, Lebanon, Leila Boukarim, Melissa Iwai, Middle Eastern, Migration, mothers, Multigenerational, rmenian Genocide, Ruaida Mannaa, Sona Avedikian ·
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