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Sweet

My Little Sweet Boy by Hilary Duff

May 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have said it before, that I do not usually expect a lot of a celebrity written book and in particular a picture books. I am not a Hilary Duff fan, but I was pleasantly surprised by her My Little Sweet Boy. The idea is simple, the narrator says all the things they hope for their child, the things the child will see and do and experience. The child will need to be patient, wait in lines, and feel the feels they must feel. They […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Boys & Men, family, Hilary Duff, Kelsey Garrity-Riley, self-esteem, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:302 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Boys & Men, family, Hilary Duff, Kelsey Garrity-Riley, self-esteem, Social Themes ·
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Shooting Stars

Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

November 18, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dragon Hoops was not only a graphic novel, but a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. And not just only any old graphic novel by him, but a First Second published one. All the big points were hit. The only thing I was not looking forward to was going to be the basketball aspect. But I figured that since Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu was not really about hockey, that maybe this was not really about basketball. Oh, it is about basketball. But it is […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: basketball, Boys & Men, Gene Luen Yang, Sports & Recreation

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:487 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: basketball, Boys & Men, Gene Luen Yang, Sports & Recreation ·
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Oh boy! Oh boy!

Dear Boy by Paris Rosenthal

May 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not remember reading mother and daughter Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal’s collaboration Dear Girl. But if I had, it obviously did not make much of an impression. Therefore, I was unsure what to exactly expect from daughter and father collaborators, Paris and Jason Rosenthal’s Dear Boy. Though, I had my suspicions. And basically, what came out of my reading of Dear Boy was exactly what I was expecting: a sentimental, modern, touchy-feely and obvious book. It is a “make yourself a kinder, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Boys & Men, Holly Hatam, Jason Rosenthal, Paris Rosenthal, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:176 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Boys & Men, Holly Hatam, Jason Rosenthal, Paris Rosenthal, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes ·
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