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A little hope goes a long way

Two Pieces of Chocolate by Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard

January 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two Pieces of Chocolate by Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is not an easy book to talk about. It is a story about strength and survival illustrated by imagery that brings to life the situation realistic, but also does soften the seriousness. But after that if you tell what happens, it really tells the whole story and you will not need to read it. Based on real events that happened to a young girl, her mother and fellow prisoners in their final concentration […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, Gabrielle Grimard, Holocaust, Kathy Kacer, Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, Social Themes, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:37 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, Gabrielle Grimard, Holocaust, Kathy Kacer, Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, Social Themes, World War II ·
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Hop on the bus, Gus You don’t need to discuss much…just say your ABCs

The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman

July 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman will see a paperback edition in August of 2022. This story is about how some Afghan girls are able to achieve an education. Once a week, a young girl’s mother, in the dark of the morning, takes a special bus with no seats but a lot of books off to a village and the refugee camp. Pari’s (our young narrator) mother also teaches the children the English alphabet. We, and Pari, learn a little about why this is happening, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Afghanistan, Bahram Rahman, Books & Libraries, Diversity & Multicultural, Education, Gabrielle Grimard, Kabul, Middle East, Social Themes, women's studies & history

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:357 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Afghanistan, Bahram Rahman, Books & Libraries, Diversity & Multicultural, Education, Gabrielle Grimard, Kabul, Middle East, Social Themes, women's studies & history ·
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