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Daisy, Dad and a Motorcycle

My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero’

June 21, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a good father and daughter story that is based on Isabel Quintero’s own experiences as a child with her father and driving around the city they called home. Quintero brings together the past (the races they had on what is now the main street), present (the dog chasing them, and their favorite shaved ice place closed) and future (a cart that sells shaved ice). The sense of family and community is loudly presented. It is also boldly presented with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: daughters, family, fathers, Hispanic & Latino, Isabel Quintero, parents, United States, Zeke Pena

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:236 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: daughters, family, fathers, Hispanic & Latino, Isabel Quintero, parents, United States, Zeke Pena ·
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A lovely, heavy, and poignant young adult novel

August 26, 2016 by bonnie Leave a Comment

When The Chancellor and I go on semi-monthly outings to Barnes and Noble, we really like to scope the place out to build our TBR lists. We do a lot of Goodreads uploading and an occasional library loan requesting. Last Saturday night, we had a grand old time at B&N, and I might have gone overboard on my ILL requests. A HUGE stack came in for me a few days later. And then another small stack added to the pile. Oops. I have been temporarily […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bonnie, Isabel Quintero

bonnie's CBR8 Review No:94 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bonnie, Isabel Quintero ·
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