fathers & daughters – Cannonball Read 17

One for Pride, both for romance

Amy's Big Brother by BonHyung Jeong

Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros

June 5, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Amy’s Big Brother by BonHyung Jeong and Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros are two recent graphic novels I read for the middle school aged (10 to 14) reader. Amy’s Big Brother was read via an online reader copy (though it is currently available) and Carousel Summer was read via a finished copy. Both stories are similar with their interesting stories of siblings, middle school, and life lessons, but also tackle different things, too. One of those is that while they both have a love interest […]

I wish I had this girl helping me when I do my chores

Soulful Struttin’ by ulia Pierre Hammond

October 16, 2024 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The title of the last book review was supposed to be, “I finally have gotten everything I have written, posted.” Then this morning I read one more picture book that is officially due late October/early November 2024, and I read via an online reader copy. Plus, I had just one more to post yesterday, but couldn’t get to it so it didn’t matter anyways! The book cover is the first thing you (obviously) see, so you know that you will have a diverse cast of […]

They want to believe

Out There (a graphic novel) by Seaerra Miller

May 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you believe in UFOs? Little Green Men? (Why are they always green? Little? And men?) Do you believe that we are not alone? Well Julia and her dad believe. And ever since he was abducted by aliens, he has been trying to find the truth. After all, they told him they had a message for him, but not yet. He would have t find the place. But of course, Julia’s friends, mother, and the boy she meets on the road trip to Roswell, NM […]

Yo’ Ho Hum and a bottle of Root Beer at the bottom of the ocean

The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel by Dan Santat

January 24, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel is a cute story with a theme about environmentalism, animal conservation and family. The story is when a handful of sea creatures find a surprise at the bottom of the ocean, it leads them on an adventure with a young girl and her uncle. A Sea-World like park is filled with the research and animals found by Sophia’s father (lost at sea several years ago) and her uncle. A handful of critters from the actual ocean, have banded together to […]

OMGs!

Oh My Gods! Volume 1 by Stephanie Cooke and Insha Fitzpatrick

November 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Did you think Percy Jackson was a bit stiff? No sense of humor? Too focused on Greek Gods and Goddesses as old fuddy duddies? Then you need Oh My Gods! Volume 1. Stephanie Cooke and Insha Fitzpatrick created a graphic novel that has a little fun while, actually giving you a little about the Greek Gods and Goddesses of mythology. Only, this time they are real, and most are going to school on Mt. Olympus. When Karen’s mother has an opportunity to have her dream […]

A cat and three girls decided to have a couple graphic novels made for them…

Cat & Cat Volume 1 Girl Meets Cat by Christophe Cazenove

Cat & Cat Volume 2: Cat Out of Water by Christophe Cazenove

Super Sisters by Christophe Cazenove

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The team of Christophe Cazenove and William Maury have created the series Cat and Cat, the series Super Sisters, the (regular) series Sisters and the Sea Creatures series (which I have not found/read yet and has different illustrations). When reading Cat & Cat Volume 1 Girl Meets Cat and Cat & Cat Volume 2: Cat Out of Water, I did not realize Super Sisters was by the same people. And of course, the same happened with Super Sisters. I figured the similar feel to the […]

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