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Nobody asked Cinderella if she felt lucky

The Lucky Poor by Mazie Lovie

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Lucky Poor by Mazie Lovie was read via an online reader copy, even though it has been out since mid-March. It is an introduction to several years of the author’s life with moving a few times, living with her grandparents and finally in a house made especially for them, as we see what it really means to be part of the oxymoron term, “the lucky poor.” We watch as Lovie goes from a five-year-old kid to a young woman going off to college. We […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, homes, Mazie Lovie, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:213 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, homes, Mazie Lovie, siblings, Social Themes ·
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I live in a house with service mice and a grumpy old man

I Live in a Tree Trunk by Meg Fleming

March 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

  I live in a tree trunk. I live in a barn. I live in a shoebox. I’m down on the farm… So say the animals (and much more) of I Live in a Tree Trunk. Each animal, in simple text by Meg Fleming and simple art by Brandon James Scott, tell us where they live. Things are aimed at the aged three and up, with a few rhymes to help pass the time. There is nothing OMG Best Book Ever! to this picture book, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Baby Animals, Brandon James Scott, homes, Meg Fleming, Science & Nature, zoology

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:159 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Baby Animals, Brandon James Scott, homes, Meg Fleming, Science & Nature, zoology ·
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