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The woman who made snow in Puerto Rico and other amazing things

Doña Fela's Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico's First Female Mayor by Monica Brown

August 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Women have been out and about in the political world since politics started. But they just never get the credit they deserve. Like Felisa Rincaon de Gautier or more commonly known as Dona Fela. She was a young woman during the time when many women, even those of privilege, could not read and none had the right to vote. She saw this injustice (and others) and helped where she could well into her adulthood. One day, after a tragic event, she would be asked to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dona Fela, Felisa Rincaon de Gautier, Monica Brown, puerto rico, Rosa Ibarra, Social Themes, women politicians

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:386 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Dona Fela, Felisa Rincaon de Gautier, Monica Brown, puerto rico, Rosa Ibarra, Social Themes, women politicians ·
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I lean towards Little Ghost

Little Ghost House Hunts by Lucy Branam

All Hallows' Eve by Anthony DeStefano

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you are new here, or to my reviews, let me tell you: I like Halloween. However, I do not like the spooky or horror or gross, but the fun, candy getting, costume wearing part. I also like reading Halloween books, especially for kids. The novel The Halloween Tree has some great moments for the 10 to adult reader, but there is nothing like a picture book. And recently, I found two picture books (read on line, currently available) that are very different from each […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Anthony DeStefano, Catholic, emotions, family, Ghost Stories, halloween, Lucy Branam, siblings, Social Themes, spiritual meanings

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:385 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Anthony DeStefano, Catholic, emotions, family, Ghost Stories, halloween, Lucy Branam, siblings, Social Themes, spiritual meanings ·
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Baby Blue your friends got you

Baby Blue by Bim Eriksson

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Baby Blue by Bim Eriksson and translator Melissa Bowers was another one of those books I looked at the cover of and said, “Why did I request this?” (As I got it through my library). I don’t remember why, but as I sit here typing this review, I think it probably is getting some attention for the fact it is pretty awesome (if not a “What did I read?” and one of the more odd reads of the year so far) book. I think it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Bim Eriksson, conformity, Dystopian, government, LGBTQ, Melissa Bowers, Mental Health, Social Themes, society

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:383 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Bim Eriksson, conformity, Dystopian, government, LGBTQ, Melissa Bowers, Mental Health, Social Themes, society ·
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The girl you really are

The October Girl Volume One by Matthew Dow Smith

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I was reading The October Girl Volume One by Matthew Dow Smith I was not sure what I was going to write about. Therefore, the day I wrote this I was thinking how I read and finished other books after, even publishing reviews. And here I was still mulling over a fairly on the surface, easy story. A book that should not have given me any trouble writing about. Things hit me in an odd way. The story is somewhat familiar (a lost princess, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, family, matthew dow smith, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:382 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, family, matthew dow smith, Social Themes ·
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Freshly squished (from frozen)

The Lemonade War Book 1 by Jacqueline Davies

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While reading The Lemonade War Book 1 by Jacqueline Davies I did not think I would write it up here. It came out in the early 2000s. How could it still be relevant? Wouldn’t everyone have already read it? Therefore, I didn’t make arrangements to post. Then I was sitting at my work desk (a few days after finishing) and it had been mixing itself inside me, like mixing bugs and lemonade. Or: it was not sitting right. Why not talk about an almost 25 […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Business, Careers, friendship, Jacqueline Davies, math, Occupations, siblings, Social Themes, values

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:381 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Business, Careers, friendship, Jacqueline Davies, math, Occupations, siblings, Social Themes, values ·
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A beat-up book that made me think people need this book

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness. by Kristen Radtke

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you want to feel really bad about yourself, read Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness. Or, just as likely, if you want to feel great about yourself, read this graphic novel by Kristen Radtke. There are some contradictions, some places you will see yourself and see friends and/or family. It is slow reading, but busy. The book’s theme is, as the title says, about loneliness. Radtke talks about how it has its has ups and downs, in an almost poetic fashion with both […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Anthropology, Cultural, Kristen Radtke, Mental Health, Psychology, social, social science, Social Themes, sociology

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:380 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: Anthropology, Cultural, Kristen Radtke, Mental Health, Psychology, social, social science, Social Themes, sociology ·
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