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She loved hats, but loved birds more

Harriet's Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds by Joy McCullough

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

History, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge She liked hats. No, she loved hats. But when she learned how the hats with feathers (and even birds) were made, she decided that something must be done! And not only would she start the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Harriet Hemenway would stop women from wearing hats with real birds and feathers on them. And in Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds by Joy McCullough and illustrated by Romina Galotta, we are introduced to how. This picture […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, birds, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Harriet Hemenway, Joy McCullough, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Romina Galotta, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:147 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, birds, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Harriet Hemenway, Joy McCullough, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Romina Galotta, Social Themes ·
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All’s fair in love, war, and tug of war

Love and War by Andrew Wheeler

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Inclusion CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Once upon a time, I was on the Evil Empire site and it said that I could “buy” a copy of Love and War by Andrew Wheeler, Killian Ng (illustrator), and the rest of the gang (it takes a wonderful village to make a graphic novel) as an e-book. However, I hope I didn’t use actual money or even real points from my credit card as I don’t buy e-books (long story). Especially since when I was cleaning up that […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrew Wheeler, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Competition, friendship, Inclusion, Killian Ng, LGBTQ, school, Social Themes, tug-of-war

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:143 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Andrew Wheeler, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Competition, friendship, Inclusion, Killian Ng, LGBTQ, school, Social Themes, tug-of-war ·
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Coming clean

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Inclusion CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller has been on the radar off and on for a while now. First by trying to read via an online reader (that went inactive actually fairly quickly) and then my second attempt through my local library (which was a success). It is a quick read for the adult (it would have been a few hours read if I just sat and read, but I took breaks in between) but an average few […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, chanel miller, family, friendship, Inclusion, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:142 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Young Adult · Tags: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, chanel miller, family, friendship, Inclusion, Social Themes ·
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Love is Love and Hate is Hate

Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Diversity The CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar is currently available. However, I found an old online  reader copy to read. I thought I had read it before, but it did not feel familiar to me. Therefore I think I just looked at it and “put it aside.” Thankfully I did find it again as it takes a couple of familiar themes but adds a modern take to them, and I was in the right mood for it as well, as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Ameya Narvankar, diversity, family, LGBTQ, Marriage, Multicultural, Social Themes, The CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:141 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Religion, Romance · Tags: Ameya Narvankar, diversity, family, LGBTQ, Marriage, Multicultural, Social Themes, The CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge ·
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No matter how they look, a sister is a sister

My Sister the Apple Tree by Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Diversity  CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge My Sister the Apple Tree by Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan is due this fall (September 2025). I was able to read it via an online reader copy. Now, I know I probably won’t be purchasing a finished copy for myself, but this book is a very contemporary themed picture book that is good for the older reader and should be read.  A young child starts their story with the birth of twin goats. They are envious that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: apples, Arab American, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, diversity, Emigration, Immigration, Jamal Saeed, Jordan Scott, Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan, Middle Eastern, nature, refugees, siblings, Social Themes, Trees, war, Zahra Marwan

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:138 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: apples, Arab American, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, diversity, Emigration, Immigration, Jamal Saeed, Jordan Scott, Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan, Middle Eastern, nature, refugees, siblings, Social Themes, Trees, war, Zahra Marwan ·
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Review 2?

The Sunflowers: Vincent van Gogh's Search for Beauty by Zahra Marwan

March 6, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As many of you know, I am in the bookselling business. Currently I am behind the scenes, but I occasionally still “hand sell” a book (usually via an email or over the phone, not on the sales floor). And because I am in retail, it might seem odd I would go to the library as I practically have access to any book I want. But sometimes you just have to.  I want to see if I would like a book before I buy it, or […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #Netherlands, artists, friendship, painters, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Vincent van Gogh, Zahra Marwan

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:134 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #Netherlands, artists, friendship, painters, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Vincent van Gogh, Zahra Marwan ·
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