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> Tag: Sonia Sotomayor

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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A book about how books can show you who you are

Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor

October 7, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My two biggest dislikes of biographies/autobiographies are, first the author just blindly praises the subject/themselves. But then again, why write a biography if you do not like the subject or you do not want to promote yourself? Yet, we should know our heroes have flaws and we should show our flaws to readers. The second is about women biographies/autobiographies. Unpopular opinion here: I am tired of them. Or I should say, I am tired of the same ones over and over. I am tired of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Autobiographical, Lulu Delacre, Sonia Sotomayor

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:413 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Autobiographical, Lulu Delacre, Sonia Sotomayor ·
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  • ElCicco on A bit of a mixed bag (and a complete Passport!)I looked at the other reviews after I posted mine and it seems not to have gotten a lot of love here! I didn’t hate...
  • narfna on A bit of a mixed bag (and a complete Passport!)Oh, man, I HATED this one. It's so funny how books hit people differently.
  • Emmalita on “I should just follow you clowns around…Find all the trouble in the galaxy that way…”It’s very good, but it’s the second book in the series. Shards of Earth is the first book.
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