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What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty by Ann D. Koffsky and N. Tarcan

February 9, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty by Ann D. Koffsky (Ann Diament Koffsky) and illustrator N. Tarcan While I was not WOWed by this story, I was warm and cozy with it. It was a nice story, a good introduction to the subject and made me want to learn more about the woman who is the Emma of the title. Both the text and illustrations give off comfortable vibes The publisher’s description says “with its poetic message” […]

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Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor

April 18, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I was cleaning up old emails and found one from 2022! It was a note I had sent to the author of Meaning of Pride, Rosiee Thor and their response. They mentioned they were sharing my note with illustrator Sam Kirk. I never heard from them; but then again, I was not expecting to (though it would have been awesome). Finding this note made me want to read it once again. Now the real kick-in-the-pants? It was still an online reader! […]

Don’t know your ABCs? That’s okay! You can still create a poem

Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings by Jane Yolen

October 30, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you read a book that you have wanted to for awhile and it is not what you expected, that can be a bit disappointing. Sometimes it can make it even better than expected. And sometimes it is a combination. Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings is one of those books that was a combination. Jane Yolen is a writer. She knows how to spin a tale and makes Dickinson come to life. However, due to lack of information about Dickinson as a […]

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on Too Old for This- Geriatric serial killers rock!
I really enjoyed this! More little old lady shenanigans: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good & its sequel...
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on A family can be two sisters, one of those sister’s descendants, two other sisters, a magic whale, a sentient island, an omnipotent museum, and academic papers
Made a mistake - there's no 'the' in the title. And the book had me at the cover too.
Emmalita
on A family can be two sisters, one of those sister’s descendants, two other sisters, a magic whale, a sentient island, an omnipotent museum, and academic papers
You had me at the cover, and then everything else you said.
katie71483
on Dog Days Are Over, Bitches
definitely some healing from religious trauma! And, Saved! is one of my favorite movies of all time.
jomidi
on Library Week! Show us Your Library Joy
I meant to visit museums using library passes (so $5 admission for one museum and $15 admission to another museum)...

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