Judith Henderson – Cannonball Read 17

I read two fun books

The Chilling Ice Rink Escapade by Michael Anthony Steele

Willa and Wade and the Way-Up-There by Judith Henderson

June 3, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two books I recently read to help cleanse the palette some more (I was still working on a horror book I thought was Young Adult, but would lean a bit more adult, and therefore, more graphic , so maybe it was “new adult?” But regardless it was a lot to take and I needed “happy time” to clean my brain) and to see if one of them was good for the nephew. I picked up (as an online reader copy) Willa and Wade and the […]

Hoops is the name, being true to you the game

Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir

December 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you want a fun book about basketball, being true to yourself and girl power? Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball is the book for you. Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, Judith Henderson and Katherine Ahmed made this book. They took Abdul-Qaadir’s life and show us how one brave woman fought the system to stay true to who she was and honor her faith. The idea that as a Muslim girl, Bilqis Abul-Qaadir was not allowed to “wear a scarf” while playing basketball. It did […]

Pitch perfect

Love Is in the Bear by Judith Henderson

May 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Spring was a few weeks ago, or it will be in next year. But regardless of how you count the seasons, there is a special moment in the day, early when you can smell spring in the air, even in your sleep, like Bear does. And if Bear had slept one second longer, he would have missed the event that is the center of Love Is in the Bear. Okay, so that is a bit poetic, but so is this picture book (due mid-October 2023, […]

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