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Be You. Everyone else is taken.

Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

February 17, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I kept seeing Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You on several lists. And I was sure I had read it. Or was I just assuming I had? I was not completely sure, to be honest. And come to find out, I was assuming. I had picked up a copy of the book and put it away in my TBR list but had never actually read Sonia Sotomayor’s book. Therefore, the other day at lunch saw me eating a peanut butter sandwich (unfortunately I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cooperativeness, disabilities, friendship, Rafael Lopez, self-esteem, Sonia Sotomayor, United States - Hispanic & Latino

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:90 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Cooperativeness, disabilities, friendship, Rafael Lopez, self-esteem, Sonia Sotomayor, United States - Hispanic & Latino ·
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The Day You Begin

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

May 21, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez combine their talents in The Day You Begin. The story is how a classroom of children feel like outsiders in their classroom. Told through poetic text, Woodson shows how these two children learn they are not alone. We have all probably felt like Rigoberto and Angelina at least once in our lives. Due to our names, accent, being the new kid at school, at church or another event. Perhaps we are not good at a particular sport or subject or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: diversity, fitting in, jacqueline woodson, Rafael Lopez

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:159 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: diversity, fitting in, jacqueline woodson, Rafael Lopez ·
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