bilingual – Cannonball Read 17

Fun to be had and fears to overcome

Ruby's School Walk (Bilingual Portuguese & English) (Barefoot Bilinguals) by Kathryn White

May 12, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I received my envelope of goodies from Barefoot Press awhile back, Ruby’s School Walk (Bilingual Portuguese & English) (Barefoot Bilinguals) in paperback was among the books. The contributors are Kathryn White and Miriam Latimer. I was unfamiliar with the title even though I check the new titles from the publisher periodically. But even if I had seen it, since it was bilingual I might have passed it by. Yet, I am glad I did not and had this finished copy sent to me. Because […]

The lengths two girls will take to go to school

Yenebi's Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria

July 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Yenebi’s Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria is about Yenebi, her sister Melanie, and mom drive to school every morning across the US-Mexico border. The end. Except it isn’t. You would not think that a trip to school would be as full as it is for Yenebi, but it is. It is wildly adventurous. Waking at four in the morning to get ready for the drive. Beating on if it will take two or three hours to get there. Wait? Two to three HOURS? You […]

A week of family

Family Poems for Every Day of the Week : Poemas familiares para cada dia de la semana by Francisco X. Alarcón

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been holding onto over 1000 emails that have at least one online reader copy. At least one of those had four. I was skimming the titles, looking at the links… nope nope nope…. Delete, save, nope nope, next time…. Until I came to Family Poems for Every Day of the Week : Poemas familiares para cada dia de la semana. The other books were a mix of genres, but this said “Poems.” Okay, that is what I need. Something short and hopefully fun. […]

Vampires as in Monsters and Vampires as in Monsters-But-Anglos

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas*

June 17, 2023 by Flimflamingo 3 Comments

*Note: My alt key and other shortcuts for the “enye” tilde over the “n” of the author’s name is not functioning but her name is Isabel Canas pronounced “Can-yas”. This is the first time I’ve been a person to review a book for the first time on Canonball Read break out the champagne. Vampires of El Norte is an upcoming title from Isabel Canas* and it looks like this is her lane. It’s a great lane. Historical fiction with horror elements – if not fully […]

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