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Two pieces of history around the world

A Place Called Galveston by Andrea Shapiro

Claudia Said Sí!: The Story of Mexico's First Woman President by Deborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry Olitzky and Carlos Vélez Aguilera

July 31, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I mentioned to a friend of mine that there are a lot of political titles happening, even in the children’s genres. And most are slanted seriously and obviously in one direction or the other. Therefore, when I find something that is not political, but could fit current events I try to pay attention.  Two of those books are A Place Called Galveston by Andrea Shapiro and illustrator Valerya Milovanova, as well as Claudia Said Sí!: The Story of Mexico’s First Woman President by Deborah […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: activism, Andrea Shapiro, butterflies, Carlos Vélez Aguilera, Claudia Sheinbaum, Deborah Bodin Cohen, Deborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry Olitzky and Carlos Vélez Aguilera, Emigration, History 20th Century, Immigration, Judaism, Kerry Olitzky, mexico, politics, refugees, Russian, Social Themes, Texas, Transportation, Valerya Milovanova, women history, Women presidents, Women scientists

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:349 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, Andrea Shapiro, butterflies, Carlos Vélez Aguilera, Claudia Sheinbaum, Deborah Bodin Cohen, Deborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry Olitzky and Carlos Vélez Aguilera, Emigration, History 20th Century, Immigration, Judaism, Kerry Olitzky, mexico, politics, refugees, Russian, Social Themes, Texas, Transportation, Valerya Milovanova, women history, Women presidents, Women scientists ·
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Who fears the wolf should never enter the forest.

April 4, 2015 by Halbs Leave a Comment

When he wasn’t busy writing some of the world’s finest classic literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was busy touring European gambling halls. Like many gamblers, he lost a lot of francs. And, like many gamblers, he seemed to love riding the edge of luck and ruin. In fact, The Gambler was written as the result of a bizarre wager in which Dostoyevsky promised someone that if he didn’t deliver a novel by a date certain, that person would have the right to publish Dostoyevsky’s novels for nine […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bet on Red, gambling, Russian

Halbs's CBR7 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bet on Red, gambling, Russian ·
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