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From the author of Bad Sisters comes, Bad Friend?

Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Online reader copies were clogging up my number of emails I had saved. One of those was Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey as Illustrator. It came out in January 2026, therefore you can run out and get yourself, or your child more likely, a copy.  And while I enjoyed this fun, easy but not simple, story about friendship and changes, there was no wow factor for me. Things were messy, but then again, friendships are messy. As the adult reading I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Charise Mericle Harper, Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey, Concepts, friendship, Rory Lucey, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:126 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Charise Mericle Harper, Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey, Concepts, friendship, Rory Lucey, Social Themes ·
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He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper

March 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

An interesting story of siblings and how a younger brother showed his older sister a few things. And that is what you are supposed to get from Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper. What I got was another poor, put-upon big sister, getting the blame for having an annoying, bratty, spoiled younger sibling (can you guess which one I am with me and my sister?) Seriously though, both Harper and the world see Charise (the character) as “in the wrong” (and she even goes as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: brothers, Charise Mericle Harper, family, friendship, Relationships, Rory Lucey, sibling order, siblings, Sisters

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:123 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: brothers, Charise Mericle Harper, family, friendship, Relationships, Rory Lucey, sibling order, siblings, Sisters ·
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