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Faith and fun

Zain’s Super Friday by Henna Khan

June 16, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While Zain’s Super Friday is not my all time favorite book, it is up there for two reasons. The first is that it has at least two layers and the second is that it deals with representation in a positive manner.   Zain is a young boy who is ready to go-go-go! on Friday morning. However, his father must work, and when he is done, it is time for prayers. We are exposed to the Muslim culture in a positive way. There is no racism, just […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Religion Tagged With: experiences, family, fathers & sons, Henna Khan, Imagination & Play, Muslim, Nez Riaz, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:432 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Religion · Tags: experiences, family, fathers & sons, Henna Khan, Imagination & Play, Muslim, Nez Riaz, Social Themes ·
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And to think, when I was her age, I was learning to ride a bike

My Name is Bana by Bana Alabed

April 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Name is Bana is not a memoir, but it is the story of Bana Alabed. She was a young girl who saw that things were not right in her war-torn homeland of Syria. And she stood up and did what modern kids did. She Tweeted. This is not that story. This is a story about Bana and how she is as strong as the tree she is named for. Bana’s mother tells her how the Bana tree grows strong. And how it is strong […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bana Alabed, Emigration & Immigration, family, Middle East, Nez Riaz, Refugee children, Social Activists, Social Themes, Syria

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:174 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bana Alabed, Emigration & Immigration, family, Middle East, Nez Riaz, Refugee children, Social Activists, Social Themes, Syria ·
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