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When AIDS crashed the party

The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir by Lynn Curlee

February 14, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport Different genres (Nonfiction as memoir)   Holy Flying Monkeys!  The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir was not what I expected. My first thought was, “Um…do we really need a book about AIDS? Didn’t we already “do that?” But then I realized two things, first it was a memoir and not a factual book (my bad) and second, especially as I got into it, I realized that yes, we really do need this book. This is not a book about AIDS, but about Lynn Curlee […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: AIDS (Disease), Diseases, glbtq, Health & Daily Living, Illnesses & Injuries, Lynn Curlee, Social Themes, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:106 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: AIDS (Disease), Diseases, glbtq, Health & Daily Living, Illnesses & Injuries, Lynn Curlee, Social Themes, United States - 20th Century ·
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Gilbert Baker and a Grand ol’ Flag

Sewing the Rainbow: A Story about Gilbert Baker by Gayle E. Pitman

January 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sewing the Rainbow: A Story about Gilbert Baker is good introduction for older children. Baker was a young man who lived in a gray world, especially after his art supplies and drawings were taken from him. He was a young man that was drafted, but who would not shoot a gun no matter what names he was called. And he was a man who knew how to put his glittery, wonderful, colorful self out there. And how to represent the community he was part of. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, Gayle E. Pitman, glbtq, Holly Clifton-Brown, Social Activists, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, Gayle E. Pitman, glbtq, Holly Clifton-Brown, Social Activists, United States - 20th Century ·
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And I thought my new quilt was bada$$

Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt by Rob Sanders

January 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Even though Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt came out in 2021, I found a copy online. And because of that, I was unable to read all the extras at the end as it was too small to read (darn my old eyes an no zoom features). But that just means I will have to get a copy for myself, for several friends and at least two libraries, as I know there is more than I was able to get! Stitch […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: AIDS activists, Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk, Jamey Christoph, Rob Sanders, San Francisco, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: AIDS activists, Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk, Jamey Christoph, Rob Sanders, San Francisco, United States - 20th Century ·
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A little love

Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall’

December 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Around seventh grade I first heard about the Japanese American internment camp stories because my aunt is Japanese American. But it was not until I was much older that it clicked. My aunt, her siblings, her mother, and my cousins, not to mention her aunts, uncles and cousins would have been incarcerated. And while I was able to find a little here and there, it was difficult until the last few years to find things that were well done or interesting enough to keep me […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: 1942-1945, internment, Japanese Americans, libraries, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes, United States - 20th Century, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:612 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: 1942-1945, internment, Japanese Americans, libraries, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes, United States - 20th Century, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander ·
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Turn back the clock and see how it started

History Comics: The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights by Archie Bongiovanni 

June 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I give History Comics: The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights by Archie Bongiovanni  a four for the story idea and showing history in this genre/format. But it loses a point due to the time traveling aspect. The fact this was a major point of GLBT+ rights mean that having 21st century people in 1969 allows the smallest thing to cause a butterfly effect and could have changed history. However, that aside the look at the struggles of Stonewall is well done with contemporary […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1969, A. Andrews, archie bongiovanni, Gay liberation movement, glbtq, Homophobia, N.Y.), new york, The Stonewall Riots, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:278 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1969, A. Andrews, archie bongiovanni, Gay liberation movement, glbtq, Homophobia, N.Y.), new york, The Stonewall Riots, United States - 20th Century ·
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“Bon appétit!” “Enjoy your meal!”

Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef by Alex Prud’Homme

March 2, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Julia Child was just bada$$. Working in the Office of Strategic Services, learning to cook as an “older” woman, inventing a formula that was a shark repellent (wonder if that is where Batman got his Bat-Shark Repellent?) and just being herself, Child was and would become (in her words) Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef and would teach others that it was worth the time to learn how to do thing the “right way” when it came to cooking the perfect dish or […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: alex prud'homme, chefs, French cooking, julia child, Sarah Green, United States - 20th Century, women history

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:80 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: alex prud'homme, chefs, French cooking, julia child, Sarah Green, United States - 20th Century, women history ·
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