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Shiver me timbers and pull up a cutlass

When I Was a Pirate by Tom Silson

May 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You can take When I Was a Pirate with you can take this book with a shot of rum and coke and say it is a true whale of a tail. Or you can believe that the grandfather has had some far out times in his life.  I mean, does the grandfather in the story tell the truth? Was he a grand old pirate in his youth? (Tattoos seem to confirm this.) Or is he just diving deep into a bit of exaggeration?  I would […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: adventures, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello, family, grandchildren, grandfathers, pirates, Tom Silson

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:225 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: adventures, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello, family, grandchildren, grandfathers, pirates, Tom Silson ·
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Yo ho ho and a slice of politics

Geronimo Stilton Reporter #10 Blackrat’s Treasure by Geronimo Stilton

Mayor Good Boy by Dave Scheidt

December 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two books I read that are cute but not “all time faves” for me are the two below. As an adult reading, they were nice quick reads, but for the child reader it will make them sit and read. Reluctant or seasoned veternas alike will find these delightful. I have seen the books Geronimo Stilton for several years now, but never felt I needed to read them. I knew the types of kids that were reading them; therefore, I could easily recommend the books to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Dave Scheidt, family, friendship, Geronimo Stilton, Miranda Harmon, pirates, politics

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:430 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Dave Scheidt, family, friendship, Geronimo Stilton, Miranda Harmon, pirates, politics ·
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Gif, Jack Sparrow pointing a gun, saying "pirate"

Two Entirely Different Kinds of Pirates

Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao by Helaine Becker, Ill. Liz Wong

What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum by Candace Fleming Ill. Matthew Cordell

October 18, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

But Fortune cares nothing for your dreams. She takes up your life in her cup and shakes it so hard your teeth rattle in your head and your heart roars like a dragon in your chest. Then she throws the bones onto her table of lacquer and jade. Your fate is sealed. – Helaine Becker, Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao Did I know much about Zheng Yi Sao before I read this? Only that she existed, reigned over the South China Sea […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #fate, art, Boston, Candace Fleming Ill. Matthew Cordell, cbr13bingo, feminism, free, Helaine Becker, Helaine Becker, Ill. Liz Wong, Ill. Liz Wong, Local, museums, non fiction, pirates, Society's roles, women in power

NTE's CBR13 Review No:39 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: #fate, art, Boston, Candace Fleming Ill. Matthew Cordell, cbr13bingo, feminism, free, Helaine Becker, Helaine Becker, Ill. Liz Wong, Ill. Liz Wong, Local, museums, non fiction, pirates, Society's roles, women in power ·
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Namesake

“We were salt and sand and sea and storm”

Namesake by Adrienne Young

May 8, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I’m still loving this YA pirate girl trend, so of course I was excited to get back to Fable’s world. Also, I adore how the covers form Fable’s face! This is the second in the duology, and can’t be read as a standalone, so this review will contain spoilers for the first book. “We were salt and sand and sea and storm. We were made in the Narrows.” At the end of the last book, things were finally looking up for Fable – and then […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Adrienne Young, pirates, Young Adult

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Adrienne Young, pirates, Young Adult ·
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Love was the last thing on their minds

Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

December 21, 2020 by teresaelectro 6 Comments

Romance has been a great salve for the general pandemic malaise. I’ve been loving own voices books featuring Black protagonists finding love, even when it was absolutely the last thing on their minds. These three novels all written by Black women were refreshing and reminded me why I love this genre. I absolutely love reading about an independent woman who falls in love with a sexy man who has his act together. I picked up Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins from the library. I had […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Beverly Jenkins, Contemporary Romance, Cuba, destinys captive, enemies to lovers, Farrah Rochon, historical romance, jasmine guillory, Office Romance, pirates, The Boyfriend Project, The Proposal

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Beverly Jenkins, Contemporary Romance, Cuba, destinys captive, enemies to lovers, Farrah Rochon, historical romance, jasmine guillory, Office Romance, pirates, The Boyfriend Project, The Proposal ·
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Dark stuff of fairy tales

Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap

September 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you want to read The Little Mermaid story but with a big twist? Okay, maybe that is not enough. How about do you want to read about a young girl who is dealing with the death of her mother, her father’s drinking, keeping the lighthouse light burning and a real do-gooder teacher? I will loss in a boy who lives in the houses tower and likes biting people as they come into his room (after all, he has to keep up that “monster” persona), […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Annet Schaap, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, father & child, Father and child, identity, Lighthouses, mermaids, pirates

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:265 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Annet Schaap, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, father & child, Father and child, identity, Lighthouses, mermaids, pirates ·
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