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Talking to Dad

Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai

February 27, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I went to the library to drop off some books I had finished and to drop off my reading challenge form. My ride had some errands to run, so I told them to drop me off, and I would use the library as a way to pick up and read a few books I normally wouldn’t read. But first, I looked at the children’s room. I hadn’t been in there too often, and not since they had updated it. But the fist section I went […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Antoine Patton, Children of prisoners, Coding & Programming, Correspondence, family, fathers, fathers and daughters, incarceration, Jay Jay Patton, Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai, Kiara Valdez, Markia Jenai, parents, Prisoners, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:115 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Antoine Patton, Children of prisoners, Coding & Programming, Correspondence, family, fathers, fathers and daughters, incarceration, Jay Jay Patton, Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai, Kiara Valdez, Markia Jenai, parents, Prisoners, Social Topics ·
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Finding home

Brownstone by Samuel Teer and Marina Julia

November 5, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Brownstone by Samuel Teer and Marina Julia was not what I expected. In many ways it was better, but also maybe not as strong as I had hoped. It was an interesting mixture of thoughts, feelings, actions and events. So much is going on, but nothing is ever really “perfectly” solved. Which is the point. There might not be a Happily Ever After, but you can get a Happy (Most of the Time) Together.  The artwork is simple, but full at the same time. The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: culture, family, fathers and daughters, friendships, Guatemalan Americans, Hispanic Americans, LGBTQ, Marina Julia, parents, Racially mixed people, Samuel Teer, Samuel Teer and Marina Julia

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:531 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: culture, family, fathers and daughters, friendships, Guatemalan Americans, Hispanic Americans, LGBTQ, Marina Julia, parents, Racially mixed people, Samuel Teer, Samuel Teer and Marina Julia ·
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A Rally Scoring story

Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos

June 28, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos is available but I was lucky enough to still have my online reader copy. However, there were a few places where a physical copy would have been welcomed. Things can be a bit crowded, though the images are a nice minimalistic approach, but are still giving you the extras illustrations have to move a story along.  The story is familiar, Rosie is a girl who does not like racquetball because of how her father pushes her into it, how he […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, family, fathers and daughters, friendship, Maddie Gallegos, Racquetball, self-esteem, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:299 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, family, fathers and daughters, friendship, Maddie Gallegos, Racquetball, self-esteem, Social Themes ·
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The Fox Warrior in us all

The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

June 25, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I started The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha as an online reader. However, it was only a sample of about half of the graphic novel. I was both “OH! Now what????” and  “Eh…I get the idea…do I go on?” I decided to go on and asked at my local library for a copy. It took a bit, but it was mostly worth the wait. Ha is the delightful author of Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir. And though The Fox Maidens is fiction, I expected […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Asia, family, family secrets, fathers and daughters, fox demon, friendship, glbtq, identity, korea, martial arts, mythology, Robin Ha, women, women soldiers

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:286 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Asia, family, family secrets, fathers and daughters, fox demon, friendship, glbtq, identity, korea, martial arts, mythology, Robin Ha, women, women soldiers ·
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Diverseness for the younger crowd.

Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart

Hair Twins by Raakhee Mirchandani

January 17, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do when you want to show diverseness to your child, but they are not ready for some big, non-fiction encyclopedic knowledge book? You grab a picture book. And the below titles are perfectly diverse in that fun picture format. Rainbow: A First Book of Pride was originally from 2019. Therefore, it is just an introduction to the rainbow flag with none of the “extras” we see today. It is a way to show how the GLBTQ+ community is not separate, but part of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Religion Tagged With: Ann Passchier, celebrations, Daily Activities, Diversity & Multicultural, family, fathers and daughters, glbtq, Holly Hatam, Michael Genhart, pride parades, Raakhee Mirchandani, Social Themes, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:38 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Religion · Tags: Ann Passchier, celebrations, Daily Activities, Diversity & Multicultural, family, fathers and daughters, glbtq, Holly Hatam, Michael Genhart, pride parades, Raakhee Mirchandani, Social Themes, United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander ·
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I need merchandise to go with my books!

Cursed Princess Club Volume One by Lambcat

Cursed Princess Club Volume Two by Lambcat

September 30, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cursed Princess Club Volume One created by Lambcat is a WebToons special. In January 2023 volumes one and two (the summer of 2023) will be (hopefully) published in a physical format (as long as there are no broken-down trucks, snowstorms, printing issues, or acts of the Great Spaghetti Monster). When the King of the Pastel Kingdom wakes his children in the morning, one is sleeping in the flowers that grows wherever she is, one has birds and critters brushing her hair, one is delighting and sparkling […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: brothers, family, fathers, fathers and daughters, Lambcat, manga, Princes, princesses, siblings, Sisters

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:506 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: brothers, family, fathers, fathers and daughters, Lambcat, manga, Princes, princesses, siblings, Sisters ·
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