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Jello-Coated Updo

Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera

January 24, 2025 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Nat is an amazing swimmer, and the pool is her favorite place to be. She’s not afraid to boast about it, or even challenge the older boys to swim races, but she has to be loud and proud. She’s a fat Latina in an sport known for its skinny white athletes. One day, she learns about a local artistic swimming team (formerly known as synchronized swimming). She had no idea that swimmers could not only be strong and fast, but glamorous and creative. Nat adores […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: fat positive, feminism, kidlit, latina author, latinx stories, Lilliam Rivera, middle grade, sports

cosbrarian's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: fat positive, feminism, kidlit, latina author, latinx stories, Lilliam Rivera, middle grade, sports ·
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Watch out Scooby Gang, there’s a new team in town

Goldie Vance The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera

Goldie Vance volume 1 by Hope Larson

December 12, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I read the Goldie Vance novel, The Hotel Whodunit, before the graphic novel Goldie Vance volume 1 (though based on the comics) because the novel was due before the graphic novel at the library. However, I do not think I would have liked or disliked any differently if I had read in reverse. Both stories are a combination of Nancy Drew, Harriet the Spy and (from what I understand), Veronica Mars. I also got a bit of Archie Comics, along with a dash of the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Brittney Williams, Elle Power, family, film, Florida, glbtq, Hope Larson, Lilliam Rivera, teen girls, women detectives

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:597 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Brittney Williams, Elle Power, family, film, Florida, glbtq, Hope Larson, Lilliam Rivera, teen girls, women detectives ·
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Romeo and Juliet tackle social issues

The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Education of Margot Sanchez came up in at a time when I was looking for something different, not too “light”, but not too “heavy” either. And the book Lilliam Rivera presented was a story of coming of age when your world is not as perfect as it might seem. There is a lot to this story to make it a familiar story. We have the “trying to fit in with the cool crowd” plot line. We have the “abandoning old friends who don’t fit […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Bronx (New York, Class Differences, Dating & Sex, family, Hispanic Americans, Lilliam Rivera, N.Y.), secrets, siblings, social issues

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:327 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Bronx (New York, Class Differences, Dating & Sex, family, Hispanic Americans, Lilliam Rivera, N.Y.), secrets, siblings, social issues ·
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