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Join Our Spoiler-Welcome Discussion of T. Kingfisher’s Books  

Don’t read unless you want an ugly cry, but you should read it because it is SO lovely but it’s sad…..so bring LOTS of tissues.

The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

January 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge  #Binge  (Because if I hadn’t been at work I would have had a binge cry fest! Then read it a couple more times, cried again…. which I will be reading this a lot…. so reading binge later) There are several things that I can dislike about books. I do not like a “preachy” story, nor do I like one too long or too short. I am not a fan of poor writing or poor editing. And I really do not like it when a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry Tagged With: art, buses, CBR16SweetChallenge, Emotions & Feelings, Loren Long, passing of time, school, Social Themes, Transportation

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:37 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: art, buses, CBR16SweetChallenge, Emotions & Feelings, Loren Long, passing of time, school, Social Themes, Transportation ·
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The action of a plan

Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler

January 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have a dream, you dream it. But to make that dream come true, someone will need to build it. We see how the men and women of construction, plumbing and more bring to life the plans of architects, engineers, and designers in Someone Builds the Dream.  Each part of the overall picture is important and needed, but Lisa Wheeler shows us tht without the person to twist a wrench, or move a plank to a certain spot, the finished project would still be […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: architects, Business / Careers / Occupations, Construction workers, designers, engineers, Lisa Wheeler, Loren Long, People & Places, technology

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:50 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: architects, Business / Careers / Occupations, Construction workers, designers, engineers, Lisa Wheeler, Loren Long, People & Places, technology ·
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