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A little pride and culture

Marley's Pride by Joelle Retener

Our World: Ireland. by Muireann Ni Chiobhain

September 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I call myself a “book pusher,” but I am not at the top of this book train. I have my own pusher, Maya at Barefoot Books. And they have Barefoot behind them. And behind this publisher are the wonderful authors that put our wonderful books. And in April 2024 two very different, but equally awesome books will be out. And I get to push them on you… I mean introduce you to them. And you will be so happy for this introduction you will push […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: community, culutre, Deann Wiley, family, Fuchsia Macaree, GLBGQ+, Ireland, Joelle Retener, Muireann Ni Chiobhain

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:710 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: community, culutre, Deann Wiley, family, Fuchsia Macaree, GLBGQ+, Ireland, Joelle Retener, Muireann Ni Chiobhain ·
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Remember when you call a demon, make sure you dial the number right.

The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio

November 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: This is a HarperCollins book. The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio is an interesting book about representation and friendship. There is the usual bully vs. the “others” with a little supernatural (okay a lot of supernatural) added to the mix. There maybe is a bit too much cliched story arc for the adult reader but the at least 10 and up crowd will have fun. Though I have not watched it, this seems like a younger Stranger Things with a modern setting. We follow two girls, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, Ghost Stories, GLBGQ+, Jenn St. Onge, Magdalene Visaggio, neurodiversity, paranormal, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:564 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, Ghost Stories, GLBGQ+, Jenn St. Onge, Magdalene Visaggio, neurodiversity, paranormal, Social Themes ·
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