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A little rain

Island Storm by Brian Floca

April 11, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Island Storm by Brian Floca and Sydney Smith is an interesting picture book. I read via an online reader copy and it is due later in July 2025. While the story itself was not my favorite, I really enjoyed the illustrations. They set the tone well, making action out of a piece of paper (or screen).  I was not sure how to say it, therefore I took the publisher’s description and had (I believe an AI program) come up with something. And that something is: […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Brian Floca, family, nature, outdoors, science, siblings, Storms, Sydney Smith, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:195 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Brian Floca, family, nature, outdoors, science, siblings, Storms, Sydney Smith, Weather ·
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Manga and Me

Asadora! V01 by Naoki Urasawa

March 2, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I started the book Asadora! V01 thinking there was going to be some big excitement on every page (meaning our main character would be a Pippi Longstocking type of gal getting in and out of mischief with their friends). Instead, Naoki Urasawa gives us one very large, devastating moment, and the rest of the book is what we do to survive. We try and survive every day (Asa is one of 12 children), what we do to save face (a side story of a boy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: 1950s, Japan, kidnapping, Missing children/girls, Naoki Urasawa, Storms, typhoon

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: 1950s, Japan, kidnapping, Missing children/girls, Naoki Urasawa, Storms, typhoon ·
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