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One for Pride, both for romance

Amy's Big Brother by BonHyung Jeong

Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros

June 5, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Amy’s Big Brother by BonHyung Jeong and Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros are two recent graphic novels I read for the middle school aged (10 to 14) reader. Amy’s Big Brother was read via an online reader copy (though it is currently available) and Carousel Summer was read via a finished copy.  Both stories are similar with their interesting stories of siblings, middle school, and life lessons, but also tackle different things, too. One of those is that while they both have a love interest […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: BonHyung Jeong, brothers & sisters, Business, city life, fathers & daughters, friendship, identity, Kathleen Gros, LGBTQ, siblings, Social Themes, town life

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:287 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: BonHyung Jeong, brothers & sisters, Business, city life, fathers & daughters, friendship, identity, Kathleen Gros, LGBTQ, siblings, Social Themes, town life ·
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