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Knight or Dragon?

All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson

September 24, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson is a realistic graphic novel that looks into the trials of middle school. The twist to the telling of the story is that our girl Imogene starts her middle school journey from years of homeschooling. And not only is she from a more free-spirited background to start with (i.e.: not fans of the pubic school system) her family are also some of the main performers and vendors at the local summer to fall Renaissance Faire. Therefore, she already […]

There be Pirates, Ghosts (Pirate Ghosts) and some wild adventures

Ghost Island (Choose Your Own Adventure: Dragonlark) by Shannon Gilligan

September 24, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I vaguely remember my first Choose Your Own Adventure. My logically brain did not like them. My fun brain found them to be, well, fun. However, I tended not to read them as logical brain did not like the bouncing around the pages. But I usually enjoyed what I did read. As an adult I find them interesting and realize the kid who likes to make up their own stories or likes to not follow the pack would be the perfect audience. The only issue […]

Hopefully Third Time’s The Charm ‘Cause Two Not So Much

Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer

September 21, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Maybe it’s the fact that Joe Biden is now actually running as a candidate for President, but Hope Rides Again wasn’t quite as entertaining as the first Obama-Biden mystery Hope Never Dies. I was so excited when Michelle makes an appearance but there’s so little of her, and she has virtually no personality here. Such a lost opportunity there. Obama gets a little more personality, but Biden stays the same as the first book, and Steve has even less personality. That was kind of sad […]

Swim little duck….!

Swim Swim Sink by Jenn Harney

September 19, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Mid-January 2020 will see this funny rhyming in places book about a little duck that needs a little luck while they learn that some ducks need help to swim. Swim Swim Sink might be a simple story of a duck learning to swim (and some very interesting adventures when all it does is sink) but there is something more it. Maybe it is Jenn Harney’s simple illustrations that are perfectly created in a carefree, bright manner. Maybe the fact that (as said) very […]

Let’s hang around together and read some bat-tastic books!

Rufus: The Bat Who Loved Colors by Tomi Ungerer

September 19, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One morning, before the store was open, I found myself going to our children’s department. Coming out of the elevator, our sale book display assaulted my eyes with colors and their flashy hollering of “Read me!” But the one that won my reading time was a black covered book about a bat called Rufus. The signature style of writing and illustrations of Tomi Ungerer tell you what you need to know about this book. But I know you might need/want more. As the title says, […]

No need to fret Ruby

Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival

September 19, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Mornings are when I do some of my best reading as I have a task that allows me to wander the story without customers being around. And the other morning a display at the bottom of the steps had a few books where authors were coming, seasonal books and this brightly colored green and yellow book called Ruby Finds a Worry caught my eye. Picking it up I found Tom Percival created a book where I like the illustrations and the concept is nice. The […]

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