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> Tag: Prejudice & Racism

A little love

Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall’

December 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Around seventh grade I first heard about the Japanese American internment camp stories because my aunt is Japanese American. But it was not until I was much older that it clicked. My aunt, her siblings, her mother, and my cousins, not to mention her aunts, uncles and cousins would have been incarcerated. And while I was able to find a little here and there, it was difficult until the last few years to find things that were well done or interesting enough to keep me […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: 1942-1945, internment, Japanese Americans, libraries, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes, United States - 20th Century, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:612 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: 1942-1945, internment, Japanese Americans, libraries, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes, United States - 20th Century, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander ·
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From Washington Heights to Riverdale Academy Day School

New Kid by Jerry Craft

October 26, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

New Kid by Jerry Craft This book was both a delight to read and a hard read as well. It is not so much because of the content or concepts, but because of the flow. Things seemed forced at times; the point is thrown at you more than once to get it across. Is this good or bad? That is up to the reader. Are these nice people? For the most part it does seem like people are good, even the ones who are a bit […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: art, family, friendship, Jerry Craft, Prejudice & Racism, school, Social Themes, stereotypes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:536 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: art, family, friendship, Jerry Craft, Prejudice & Racism, school, Social Themes, stereotypes ·
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A story needed to be (but never should have had to be) told

Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel by Andrew Donkin

August 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel is a wow book! Adapted by Andrew Donkin, the Ruta Sepetys novel comes to life in a graphic novel format. The story of one family shows another side of world history, and how in World War II, the Soviet Union was not just fighting Germany, but its own people as well. It might not be for everyone as there is much in the way of concepts and content that might be difficult, even for adults. A little-known piece […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: 1925-1953, 1940-1941, 20th Century, Andrew Donkin, Dave Kopka, Labor camps, Lithuania, Military & Wars, Prejudice & Racism, Ruta Sepetys, Siberia (Russia), Soviet occupation, World War Two

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:445 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: 1925-1953, 1940-1941, 20th Century, Andrew Donkin, Dave Kopka, Labor camps, Lithuania, Military & Wars, Prejudice & Racism, Ruta Sepetys, Siberia (Russia), Soviet occupation, World War Two ·
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The connections never end

So Not Ghoul by Karen Yin

Sunflower Sisters by Monika Singh Gangotra

May 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

So Not Ghoul by Karen Yin and Sunflower Sisters by Monika Singh Gangotra have connections in themes and are two very wonderfully different books. However, if you like one, you might just like the other. I will start with the main difference between the two, which is the tone. Yin’s story is while seriously themed, is more humorous, and Gangotra created a story with a more overall serious tone that is still lighthearted in nature. The main and most important similarity is that both the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: Bonnie Lui, clothing, Diversity & Multicultural, ghosts, Girls & Women, Karen Yin, Michaela Dias-Hayes, Monika Singh Gangotra, Multigenerational, Occult & Supernatural, paranormal, Prejudice & Racism, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:246 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: Bonnie Lui, clothing, Diversity & Multicultural, ghosts, Girls & Women, Karen Yin, Michaela Dias-Hayes, Monika Singh Gangotra, Multigenerational, Occult & Supernatural, paranormal, Prejudice & Racism, siblings ·
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A puggle and a couple poodles discuss important concepts

What Are You? by Christian Trimmer

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You get right to the point of the matter with What Are You? Well, okay it takes a couple minutes (after all doggies must play and you can ask questions afterwards). But soon the poodles that a young puggle is playing with ask The Question, “What are you?” Our hero replies, “Dog.” But no, that is not good enough for them. As this young pup looks nothing like what dogs look like. Or do they? Dealing with the “Where are you Really From?” or “Are […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Christian Trimmer, Diversity & Multicultural, dogs, friendship, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:193 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animals, Christian Trimmer, Diversity & Multicultural, dogs, friendship, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes ·
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These two guys named Jason made this pretty cool book

Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds

April 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I was reading Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds I was texting a friend about it. I said I was not sure if I liked Reynolds or not as each of the six books I read were different. The four book Track series I really consider one book as it is about four friends, even if each book is a little different in style. But I had also read For Every One which is what I call a poem essay. Then Ain’t […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: family, Jason Griffin, Jason Reynolds, parents, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes, United States - African American & Black

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:171 · Genres: Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: family, Jason Griffin, Jason Reynolds, parents, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes, United States - African American & Black ·
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