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I am a Professional Book Pusher. Reading is a passion, as is writing, bragging about nephews, and alligator wrestling. My first year participating was 2018. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: BlackRaven's Quick Questions interview.)

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He’s a Cat. He’s a Man. He’s Cat Man.

Cat Man by Parari

March 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I expected Cat Man by Parari to be totally different from what it was and exactly what it was. However, I assume that it would be a one Cat story. Meaning, there would only be one cat character trying to make it in the human world. The one character who is an “oddball out” or the one who feels like they don’t fit in and wants too, while everyone else seemingly has their litter boxes in order. The main character I assumed would be a […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Cats, East Asian Style, friendship, manga, occult, Parari, slice of life, Social Themes, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:158 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Cats, East Asian Style, friendship, manga, occult, Parari, slice of life, Social Themes, supernatural ·
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Boldly going where no potential underwear had gone before

Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars by Jonathan Roth

March 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

History, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Who knew that a piece of muslin cloth would have such an adventurous life? Reads as fiction, Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars by Jonathan Roth is a  non-fiction story that is humorous and educational. Great for a classroom and a way to grab kids’ attention. After all, what kid doesn’t think underwear is amusing? When I first read the title I thought it was going to be about underwear. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Aeronautics, Aerospace engineering, airplanes, Astronautics, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, cloth, cloth & materials, How Things Work/Are Made, Jonathan Roth, Kitty Hawk, mars, nature, Neil Armstrong, space, space crafts, Space Science, technology, underwear, United States, Wright Brothers, Wright Flyer

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:157 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Aeronautics, Aerospace engineering, airplanes, Astronautics, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, cloth, cloth & materials, How Things Work/Are Made, Jonathan Roth, Kitty Hawk, mars, nature, Neil Armstrong, space, space crafts, Space Science, technology, underwear, United States, Wright Brothers, Wright Flyer ·
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Not sure if this was a hit or miss, so guess it’s appropriate for my third cannonball

The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht 

March 17, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht  (Watterson wrote and illustrated with Kascht also illustrating) is very odd and very amazing. It is an experience book. The authors/illustrators are geniuses and seriously disturbed. The black and white illustrations make for a unique read. If you like Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson’s signature creation) and its darker side (and it can get deep) then I would say that you are still not prepared for what is happening. I am not familiar with John Kascht and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Bill Watterson, Bill Watterson and John Kascht , Fairy Tales, folk tales, John Kascht, Legends & Mythology, Occult & Supernatural, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:156 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Bill Watterson, Bill Watterson and John Kascht , Fairy Tales, folk tales, John Kascht, Legends & Mythology, Occult & Supernatural, Social Themes ·
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The wild world of wildlife

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis

Don't Eat the Cleaners!: Tiny Fish with a Big Job by Susan Stockdale

The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage

March 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge One Monday morning I get into work smidgen later than usual, so my whole system is just off. During a moment of situating myself, I see that there are some books on the cart for the children’s floor. On top of a pile was a book of a red colored fish. It said “Grandmother Fish” and I thought, “Well it could be a cute story.” However, I only saw the first part and not the whole title: Grandmother Fish: A […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, biology, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Chloe Savage, Education, evolution, fish, Jonathan Tweet, Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis, Karen Lewis, Marine Life, mythology, nature, science, Sea Creatures, Susan Stockdale, zoology

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:155 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, biology, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Chloe Savage, Education, evolution, fish, Jonathan Tweet, Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis, Karen Lewis, Marine Life, mythology, nature, science, Sea Creatures, Susan Stockdale, zoology ·
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House and home

The House That Floated by Guojing

March 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Inclusion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I find it amusing  when I “read” a wordless picture book. And as a result, I am amused  when I try to write any kind of review about it. After all, I am/would be writing literally more words than the book has. Oh sure, the cover has the title: The House That Floated. And the author and/or illustrator (in this case they are both): Guojing.  It then has all the “legal publishing things” like the printing and/or edition and where […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, family, Guojing, Inclusion, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:152 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, family, Guojing, Inclusion, Social Themes ·
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You know, they are not just strolling in on a whim right?

Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White

March 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I have wanted to read all of the Street Noise (the publishers) graphic novels (they only do graphic novels, so that’s redundant…). Anyways, I have wanted to read Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White since I learned it was going to be published. But something always got in the way of actually reading. I figured maybe it wasn’t something I was going to read, but that was okay. I mean you can’t read them all…. Then […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Education, Emigration, families, Immigration, refugees, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Social Topics, Teenagers, Tracy White

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:151 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Education, Emigration, families, Immigration, refugees, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Social Topics, Teenagers, Tracy White ·
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