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Three strikes! You’re IN

Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congress Woman by Sharice Davids

December 14, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

She had “three strikes” against her: she was female, a Native American and queer. But that did not stop Sharice Davids. She took her passion, the support of friends, family, and her community, along with her “big voice,” and showed people what she could and would do. After a long, difficult, but I would suggest rewarding, journey, this allowed her to be one of the only Native American women elected to Congress and the first GLBTQ person to represent Kansas. Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History Tagged With: GLBT, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, kansas, Nancy K. Mays, Native American, political, Politics & Government, Sharice Davids, Women legislators

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:421 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History · Tags: GLBT, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, kansas, Nancy K. Mays, Native American, political, Politics & Government, Sharice Davids, Women legislators ·
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Midwestern Horror Show

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

March 10, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

It’s been six years since I read Gone Girl but I would probably put this ahead of it as Gillian Flynn’s most realized work. It’s miles ahead of Sharp Objects for sure. There’s not a big departure from anything Flynn has done in other books: a woman horribly abused by life living in a perpetual state of neuroticism and self-loathing who has to either solve a mystery or figure her life out. This time it’s the former and I suppose there’s not a big difference between the three but […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #Dark Places, Gillian Flynn, kansas, mystery

Jake's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #Dark Places, Gillian Flynn, kansas, mystery ·
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Who knew buying a small town on eBay would lead to finding your purpose in life

December 29, 2017 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I had the fortune of visiting The Ripped Bodice to see Beverly Jenkins speak about her new historical romance novel, Breathless. After the event, I was kindly invited to join the LA chapter of Mocha Girls Read book club. I’m so thankful Ms. Jenkins and my favorite bookstore introduced me to a lovely book club group! Having an in-person book club kept up my motivation to read more books to review for Cannonball Read. 🙂 Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins was the February selection and much needed palette cleanser […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: african american history, Beverly Jenkins, Black History, blessings series, book 1, bring on the blessings, cannonball read 9, cbr9, contemporary fiction, Fiction, foster parents, kansas, romance, troubled kids, women's fiction

teresaelectro's CBR9 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: african american history, Beverly Jenkins, Black History, blessings series, book 1, bring on the blessings, cannonball read 9, cbr9, contemporary fiction, Fiction, foster parents, kansas, romance, troubled kids, women's fiction ·
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