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Explore, embrace, experience

You Are Here by Zach Manbeck

May 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The publisher description of You Are Here by Zach Manbeck says it all: Encourages children to explore the world around them, embrace opportunities, and experience life as an adventure. And we have seen this story before. There is really little to nothing that is new to say. However, Manbeck has illustrations that make this story interesting and have a bit of a kick. And while having a classic look and feel to them, they are also making it new and fresh. The art reminded me […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Emotions & Feelings, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Zach Manbeck

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:229 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: Emotions & Feelings, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Zach Manbeck ·
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Hungry or thirsty? Read a book.

Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty

Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink by Stacy McAnulty

May 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Good thing I am not a zombie, as it would have made me very hungry to see the delicious brain in all its glory on the pages of Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty. Our zombie friend/chef is the nicest zombie you will ever meet, but you better not even let them smell your brain as it is a very important item for our survival (such as running away from zombies and telling us to get our thumb out of a vampire’s […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: blood, brains, Concepts, human body, Matthew Rivera, monsters, science, Science & Nature, Shawna Tenney, Stacy McAnulty, technology

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:223 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: blood, brains, Concepts, human body, Matthew Rivera, monsters, science, Science & Nature, Shawna Tenney, Stacy McAnulty, technology ·
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When reality plays whack-a-mole

At the End of Your Tether by Adam Smith

May 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

All I want to say about At the End of Your Tether is that it is the result when what seems like reality takes a walk in the other side. I mean, there is no logic to this illogical ride of madness, time travel, alternative realities overlapping and coming of age. Adam Smith, you might be a nice person, but you have one heck of a warped mind. What starts out as a graphic novel of a teen name Ludo moving to the Air Force […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adam Smith, coming-of-age, time travel, V.V. Glass.

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:213 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Adam Smith, coming-of-age, time travel, V.V. Glass. ·
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Get a mop, things are going to get messy

The Leak by Kate Reed Petty

May 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Leak has been on my radar for a while now. But the timing to read it was never right. I finally got an email on a Friday that the book was available for me at the library. I would retrieve the book Saturday. Read it on Sunday. And would write about it on Monday. But what was this book? Yes, you can boil it down to the line of Kate Reed Petty created a fun story about the politics of journalism, the politics of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery Tagged With: Activism & Social Justice, Andrea Bell, Environment, investigative reporting, Kate Reed Petty, Middle school students, Mystery & Detective, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:211 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery · Tags: Activism & Social Justice, Andrea Bell, Environment, investigative reporting, Kate Reed Petty, Middle school students, Mystery & Detective, Social Themes ·
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Arkham Center for Independence? Sounds cozy….

The Oracle Code_ by Marieke Nijkamp

May 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know a bit about the DC universe, but not as much as I would like. Therefore, when I saw this graphic novel, The Oracle Code_ was Barbara Gordon but in a wheelchair, I was surprised. I don’t remember that…. but then again, as said, I don’t know as much as I would like. I wondered if this was an alternative universe story, or had it happened before in other works? Either way, it is an interesting story that Marieke Nijkamp created. We find Barbara […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Barbara Gordon, DC Comics, Manuel Preitano, marieke nijkamp, Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence, superheroes, Teenagers with disabilities

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:209 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Barbara Gordon, DC Comics, Manuel Preitano, marieke nijkamp, Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence, superheroes, Teenagers with disabilities ·
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I am Quiet and Thinking too

I Am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater

I Am Quiet : A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

May 6, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you are a quiet and/or introverted person you have been asked, at least once, some form of the “Why are you quiet?” question. Now, I wish I had thought/known to reply, “Why are you loud?” You see, sometimes yes, people are shy, but sometimes we are just quiet. We do not need to be flashy or bold or center of attention. We like seeing the wonders of the world around us. And with I Am Thinking My Life and I Am Quiet: A Story […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Allysun Atwater, Andie Powers, Betsy Petersen, Social Themes, Stevie Lewis

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:208 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Allysun Atwater, Andie Powers, Betsy Petersen, Social Themes, Stevie Lewis ·
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