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Nour’s Secret Library by Wafa’ Tarnowska

February 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Nour’s Secret Library is a book that is about the power of books, the power of one person, the power of a community and how we can learn from each other instead of fighting. The emotional and chaotic images by Vali Mintzi show the ugly of war but also the hope people can find when looking. Wafa’ Tarnowska took a true event (children of Syria finding books and making a hidden library for anyone who wished to partake of books of many languages and subjects, […]

Politics: It ain’t for old white dudes anymore

Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes

January 24, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes, came out in summer of 2020. The book highlights the life of Harris from a child to the end of her run for president. I am not sure how updated the final results were, as I was reading a reader copy, but in the end, that is a little less important than how she became the first woman of color to hold her position. The fact that we follow a young girl named after a flower from […]

Current events, old story

Borders by Thomas King

September 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My reader copy of Borders by Thomas King was not finished, therefore, most of my feelings of the book come from an incomplete galley with missing illustrations. I would have liked to see more closely some of the emotions and actions the art of Natasha Donovan would have shown as this would have made the reading a bit smoother. However, I enjoyed this book and will look for it when it comes out to reread it in a completed state. The artwork is what moves […]

If you want to read a book that makes you sorry you read it, but in a good way, this is for you.

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

June 8, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Riot Baby is one of those books that you really cannot talk about. And yet, of course, you must. But if you do, you tell the whole story. It is raw. It is gritty. It is gut wrenching. But if you do not, people will miss out on something…… maybe special; maybe horrible; maybe great; maybe…. I will leave it up to you to decide. As you follow Ella and Kev through South Central, Harlem, Rikers Island and back to Watts, Tochi Onyebuchi will make […]

The journey of one boy becoming himself

And I’m Not a Girl: A Transgender Story by Maddox Lyons

March 31, 2020 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

The subject of transgender kids is a hot topic today. Regardless if you are in the court of “yay! Kids! Be you!” or in the court of “How can they know they are not their birth gender at a young age?” it is there. And I’m Not a Girl: A Transgender Story is another book dealing with this situation. Told from the point of view of the child, this seems like it is a realistic journey a young boy might take to become his true […]

Journey of a girl becoming a refugee

The Day War Came by Nicola Davies

February 14, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Somehow, I missed The Day War Came when it came out in September 2018. Nicola Davies has presented current events, but this viewpoint is not always addressed. This is a five not because it is the best book ever, but because it is different. The subject has been done before (refugee children) but is done in a non-preachy manner. Nor is it about one specific group of people. I assumed Syrian due to the illustrations, but it really could be anytime or any place. I […]

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