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I like the complex simplicity

Boy Here, Boy There by Chuck Groenink

October 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A recent lunchtime was a few small pieces of cold pepperoni pizza, a lime seltzer (I really don’t like seltzer but I’m expanding my literal tastes) and a few online books. One of those was Boy Here, Boy There by Chuck Groenink.  I will start with the ending of the book, or more specifically, the extras at the end. They talk about how Neanderthal and Homo sapiens were. Mostly focusing on Neanderthal, as the main character is a boy of a tribe of Neanderthals, we […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: Chuck Groenink, diversity, Multicultural, people, Prehistory

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:499 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: Chuck Groenink, diversity, Multicultural, people, Prehistory ·
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Aaah, l’amore!!

Caveboy Crush by Beth Ferry

December 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This Caveboy has a crush. And boy does he have it bad! Neander is your typical kid: chases mammoth butterflies; plays with his pet rock, Rock; fishes and more. In fact, it is when he is fishing that he catches a glimpse of the most amazing, perfectly hairy gal. He would do anything to get Neanne’s attention. It is not until a comment from his mother to his father that Neander gets an idea on how to act on this thing called Crush. Caveboy Crush […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Beth Ferry, Emotions & Feelings, Joseph Kuefler, Prehistory, Valentine's Day

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:544 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Beth Ferry, Emotions & Feelings, Joseph Kuefler, Prehistory, Valentine's Day ·
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