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Describe in two words: FREAKING WOW

Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The book: Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz One word: WOW. Okay two words. FREAKING WOW I cannot tell you how fantastic this book is. Just read. It is not easy, it is sad, heartbreaking, scary, beautiful, hopeful and more. It covers all the emotions. It shows you a piece of World War II that we don’t know about. Again, WOW and go read. For mature readers at least 12-13 and up, but I would recommend older. But if you read with them, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: art, artists, childhood, Holocaust, Jewish children, Poland, Social Theme, Soviet Union, Uri Shulevitz, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:225 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: art, artists, childhood, Holocaust, Jewish children, Poland, Social Theme, Soviet Union, Uri Shulevitz, World War II ·
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Their voices

Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas and LLC Ashwin Writing

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas and LLC Ashwin Writing (photographer) is getting a lot of press. It will get a lot of awards and a lot more attention before things are said and done. And it deserves all and everything it gets. It is a very lovely collection of poems. We have contemporary poets and classical ones, too. You will know some of the poems and others will […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: African American & Black, Amber McBride, Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas and LLC Ashwin Writing, classics, contmpoary, diversity, Erica Martin, folklore, LLC Ashwin Writing, Own voices, Social Themes, Taylor Byas

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:224 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: African American & Black, Amber McBride, Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas and LLC Ashwin Writing, classics, contmpoary, diversity, Erica Martin, folklore, LLC Ashwin Writing, Own voices, Social Themes, Taylor Byas ·
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Roaming pack of dogs and her own worn out memories to keep her company

Land of Mirrors by María Medem,

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Every so often I find myself reading a book that I think I like but am not sure. Land of Mirrors by María Medem, Aleshia Jensen (translator) and Daniela Ortiz (translator) is one of those books. It is a graphic novel, but does not flow necessarily as a “pure” one. There is something “different” about it. It might be because it is translated or it might be because of the almost abstract minimal illustrations. However, whatever the reason this is the most organized piece of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aleshia Jensen, Daniela Ortiz, friendship, literary, loneliness, María Medem, social isolation, Social Themes, Spain

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:223 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aleshia Jensen, Daniela Ortiz, friendship, literary, loneliness, María Medem, social isolation, Social Themes, Spain ·
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Author Ponweera has you covered for your reading needs

My Best Friend's Bangles by Thushanthi Ponweera

Crossing the Finish Line by Thushanthi Ponweera

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After reading I Am Kavi by Thushanthi Ponweera, I decided to look for other books by them. I did not expect a lot as I Am Kavi had a feeling of being a first novel and maybe the start of a promising new author for me. And it was new 2023 and I was lucky enough to be reading it in 2025, therefore, I felt I had a good chance of finding more titles. I found out that in 2024 My Best Friend’s Bangles (illustrated […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: 1964, friendship, Japan, jealousy, Maithili Joshi, mothers, Olympic Games, Ranatunge Karunananda, running, Social Themes, Sri Lanka, Thushanthi Ponweera, working mothers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:221 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: 1964, friendship, Japan, jealousy, Maithili Joshi, mothers, Olympic Games, Ranatunge Karunananda, running, Social Themes, Sri Lanka, Thushanthi Ponweera, working mothers ·
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Two different stories pretending to be one novel

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

April 29, 2025 by stegolily Leave a Comment

The 19th Wife tells the story of two young people from different time periods, each dealing with the repercussions of growing up in a polygamous society. In 1875, Ann Eliza Young, the titular “19th wife” of Mormon leader Brigham Young, has recently left her husband, her religion, and her community, embarking on a crusade to end the practice of polygamy. In 2007, a young man named Jordan Scott must return to the polygamous Mormon sect that disowned him years ago, in order to investigate his […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Religion Tagged With: david ebershoff

stegolily's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Religion · Tags: david ebershoff ·
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Her dedushka teaches

Dedushka: Memories of My Grandpa and Ukraine by Katerina Spaeth

April 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you try to read a book online and you can’t find the format for your equipment, or you just can’t find a copy, you get a little more than a little more than frustrated. Or at least  I do. And that is what happened with Dedushka: Memories of My Grandpa and Ukraine by Katerina Spaeth. I could not find a reader copy anywhere. And I was not looking forward to waiting until September 2025 for it. But, finally one day in April there was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: family, grandchildren, grandparents, Katerina Spaeth, Social Themes, Ukraine

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:219 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: family, grandchildren, grandparents, Katerina Spaeth, Social Themes, Ukraine ·
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