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“Olive’s not a hundred dollar bill. There are going to be people in her life who don’t like her.”

Act by Kayla Miller

Clash by Kayla Miller

November 4, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I continue my slow acquisition of this series through random bookstore visits with Act and Clash. The series follows Olive as she learns various important lessons in middle school about friendship and standing up for what’s right. In Act, Olive finds out that some kids are unable to go on field trips because their parents can’t afford the extra cost. She decides to run for student council and this causes some turmoil in her friendships and requires her to learn how to get her message […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: drama, economic injustice, friendships, graphic novels, Kayla Miller, middle grade

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:125 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: drama, economic injustice, friendships, graphic novels, Kayla Miller, middle grade ·
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“One of the most important things you can do is learn to do is prioritize:” Good Advice for Any Age

Camp by Kayla Miller

Crunch by Kayla Miller

October 17, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

CBR14Bingo: Verse (both books are set in the same universe/setting) Camp and Click are standalone books in the same series. It does help to know the character relationships, but it doesn’t really take away your ability to understand the narrative. In Camp, Olive and Willow go to summer camp for the first time. They’re best friends but Olive is more outgoing and Willow is shy and just wants to hang out with Olive. The tension between Olive wanting to try new things and meet new […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr14bingo, friendships, Graphic Novel, Kayla Miller, middle school

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:100 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr14bingo, friendships, Graphic Novel, Kayla Miller, middle school ·
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Sequels get the job done

Clash (Click, #4) by Kayla Miller

Gina: The Girl Who Broke the World (Hilo #7) by Judd Winick

August 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sequels are interesting parts of an author’s catalog. Sometimes you like them, and sometimes not. Sometimes they are too much like the others and therefore, you fall out with them as they have nothing new to say. And sometimes they are what keeps us reading. And two series that have been all that for me, are below. Clash (Click, #4) by Kayla Miller is more of the same goodness we love about these characters in the Click series.  Only this time, we are dealing with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: family, friendship, Judd Winick, Kayla Miller

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:438 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: family, friendship, Judd Winick, Kayla Miller ·
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A list of books are fun titles

Click V02 Camp by Kayla Miller

One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University by M.O. Yuksel

Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedrzycki

The Last Straw by Zoe Matthiessen

November 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This list of books are fun titles that I am unable to write a full review of. Therefore, I am giving highlights of one graphic novel and three picture books. After you say, “a fun story of friends and summer camp” you have pretty much said it all about Click V02 Camp by Kayla Miller. I should add it is a graphic novel with the cover giving you pretty much all you need to know about the illustrations. They are colorful and funny. There is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: conservation, David Biedrzycki, Fatima Al-Fihri, friendship, Kayla Miller, M.O. Yuksel, science, Zoe Matthiessen

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:392 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: conservation, David Biedrzycki, Fatima Al-Fihri, friendship, Kayla Miller, M.O. Yuksel, science, Zoe Matthiessen ·
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Act up!

Click V03 Act by Kayla Miller

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you have not guessed graphic novels and I became friends a few years ago. And now I love trying all sorts of books. And when I found a copy of Click V03 Act, I was excited to give it a try. I figured it would be light and quick (it was) and I would be able to enjoy it without having to deal with “really deep” storylines. And it is a fun story about friendship with contemporary themes and tone. It is best for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: friendship, Kayla Miller, politics, school, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, social issues/causes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:310 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: friendship, Kayla Miller, politics, school, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, social issues/causes ·
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