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I like the complex simplicity

Boy Here, Boy There by Chuck Groenink

October 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A recent lunchtime was a few small pieces of cold pepperoni pizza, a lime seltzer (I really don’t like seltzer but I’m expanding my literal tastes) and a few online books. One of those was Boy Here, Boy There by Chuck Groenink.  I will start with the ending of the book, or more specifically, the extras at the end. They talk about how Neanderthal and Homo sapiens were. Mostly focusing on Neanderthal, as the main character is a boy of a tribe of Neanderthals, we […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: Chuck Groenink, diversity, Multicultural, people, Prehistory

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:499 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: Chuck Groenink, diversity, Multicultural, people, Prehistory ·
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The other parts of faith

On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene Israel by Erica Lyons

October 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Due to recent world events, I have tried to find books that show another side to the people involved in these conflicts. In my search I have found several books, including an Ukrainian folktale, such as a counting book from Palestine and books on Judaism or the people. And one of those that I recently found was, On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene Israel by Erica Lyons, (currently available, read via an online reader). I cannot say a lot about the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Religion Tagged With: celebrations, diversity, Elijah, Erica Lyons, faith, Hanukah, India, Judaism, Siona Benjamin

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:483 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Religion · Tags: celebrations, diversity, Elijah, Erica Lyons, faith, Hanukah, India, Judaism, Siona Benjamin ·
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Crossing paths

Me: Moth by Amber McBride

September 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I took a roundabout path to read Me: Moth by Amber McBride. I had reader copies (mostly online) and then saw the final book was out (losing all my reader copies). I then happened to see the book on a shelf at work, but then noticed it was at my library and since I was not sure if I really wanted to read it, I took it out of the library.  It took so long for me to finally get a copy and read that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: African American & Black, Amber McBride, Death, diversity, family, friendship, Heritage, Multigenerational, Native American, Native peoples, Navajo

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:440 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: African American & Black, Amber McBride, Death, diversity, family, friendship, Heritage, Multigenerational, Native American, Native peoples, Navajo ·
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Teamwork ain’t always dreamwork

Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The novel Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas has been said to be (via the publisher description) “What if Louis Sachar’s Wayside School were a little less wacky (but is as funny).” I am not sure if that fits this story, but I would say “What if a book that deals with super smart kids was set in middle school, where STEM is the core and things are a bit wacky.” And the students include: one who is called The Shark, one who is always changing […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: brothers, diversity, extended family, family, friendship, J.E. Thomas, school, siblings, Social Themes, STEM, stepfamilies

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:370 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: brothers, diversity, extended family, family, friendship, J.E. Thomas, school, siblings, Social Themes, STEM, stepfamilies ·
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Free Spirit Publishing has some neat books

Thank You, Night by Dan McCauley

Thank You, Rain by Dan McCauley

B Is for Belonging by Shannon Anderson

Hello, Beech Tree! by Rasha Hamid

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A while back I saw two online reader copies that had intriguing covers (or thumbnails of the cover as it was only a small image). I liked them, but figured I knew what they were about by judging the cover. Thank You, Night and Thank You, Rain looked like they would be nice father and child stories. One set at night and one set in/around a rainy day. And I was not wrong. (Yes, I read them eventually.) They had more to them than those […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alphabet, Brooklyn (New York), City & Town Life, Concepts, conservation, Dan McCauley, diversity, emotions, Jo Loring-Fisher, John Joven, lifestyle, meditation, mindfulness, nature, New York (State), Rasha Hamid, school, Shannon Anderson, Social Themes, Social Topics, Sofia Moore, Trees, Values & Virtues, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:358 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alphabet, Brooklyn (New York), City & Town Life, Concepts, conservation, Dan McCauley, diversity, emotions, Jo Loring-Fisher, John Joven, lifestyle, meditation, mindfulness, nature, New York (State), Rasha Hamid, school, Shannon Anderson, Social Themes, Social Topics, Sofia Moore, Trees, Values & Virtues, Weather ·
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Beautiful reads

Seeker of the Truth: Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat

A Song For August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson by Sally Denmead

Love of the Half-Eaten Peach by Lee Wind

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I debated if I should write a review about three books I only read as samples. Yet, I realized that they are must know about and I do not think they will have any surprises when they finally come out.  All were read via online samples of the picture book. In mid-late July 2024 we will see Seeker of the Truth: Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor. Srividhya Venkat’s book was the one that had the smallest sample, but I was hooked. Starting as […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: African American & Black, Asia, August Wilson, Danica Da Silva Pereira, diversity, glbtq, Jieting Chen, Kailash Satyarthi, Lee Wind, Multicultural, Performing Arts, Sally Denmead, Social Activists, Srividhya Venkat

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:239 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: African American & Black, Asia, August Wilson, Danica Da Silva Pereira, diversity, glbtq, Jieting Chen, Kailash Satyarthi, Lee Wind, Multicultural, Performing Arts, Sally Denmead, Social Activists, Srividhya Venkat ·
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