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Brain Washing. But in a nice way.

Invisible: A Graphic Novel by Christina Diaz Gonzalez 

The Cool Code by Deirdre Langeland

Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

October 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Junior high is tough. And so is reading several creepy/thriller/horror novels or graphic novels in a row. Needed a major brain cleaning, I found three middle reader graphic novels that worked wonders. And not only were they “light” for my adult brain, they had messages and dealt with issues that kids today (and I’m sure we more mature kids have and are having to) deal with. I highly recommending doing this kind of washing of the brain at least once every two to three “intense” […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Adolescence & Coming of Age, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Deirdre Langeland, Faith Erin Hicks, friendship, Gabriela Epstein, horses, middle school, Social Themes, technology, United States - Hispanic & Latino

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:526 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Adolescence & Coming of Age, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Deirdre Langeland, Faith Erin Hicks, friendship, Gabriela Epstein, horses, middle school, Social Themes, technology, United States - Hispanic & Latino ·
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Soylent Green is people!

Technopoly by Neil Postman

August 8, 2022 by Halbs Leave a Comment

It’s nearly impossible for contemporary critical thinkers to write about our relationship with technology without referencing Postman’s Technopoly. While it was originally published thirty years ago, many of its points and predictions remain as relevant as ever. However, Postman also gets a lot wrong. In particular, his solutions to cultural issues with tech problems seem shallow at best. For that reason, I would only recommend this book to readers interested in the history of our concerns about tech. Postman first asserts that “embedded in every […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: culture, dangers of technology, Neil Postman, social science, technology

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:27 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: culture, dangers of technology, Neil Postman, social science, technology ·
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Double moon shot

Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon V10 by Fabrice Erre

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been reading several science-based books of late. I am not sure why, but I have found several books I have enjoyed. And one that I knew I would like before I ever read (as I have not found a book in the series I have not liked) was Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon V10 by Fabrice Erre and illustrated by Sylvain Savoia. This time we follow our narrators Annie and Nico as they learn about the historic First […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: astronaut, Fabrice Erre, moon, space, Sylvain Savoia, technology

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:252 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: astronaut, Fabrice Erre, moon, space, Sylvain Savoia, technology ·
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I tried to make a plane joke, but it didn’t land

Flying Machines: Howe the Wright Brothers Soared. by Alison Wilgus

Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity. by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd

May 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Learn about how we fly without wings through the voice of the Wright brother’s sister in Flying Machines: Howe the Wright Brothers Soared. The history of flight is introduced with, first a story presentation of the facts, and second with pages of the technical presentation. The use of color and details to separate these two sections helps alert you to the change. Part history and part science story, we meet not only the Wright brothers in this graphic novel by Alison Wilgus, but we also […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aeronautics, Alison Wilgus, Anne Drozd, Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd, Astronautics & Space Science, flying, Jerzy Drozd, military, molly brooks, rockets, space, technology, Transportation, Wright Brothers

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:249 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aeronautics, Alison Wilgus, Anne Drozd, Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd, Astronautics & Space Science, flying, Jerzy Drozd, military, molly brooks, rockets, space, technology, Transportation, Wright Brothers ·
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From the Iliad to tomorrow

Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future by Mairghread Scott

May 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The joke is: Having computers ask if we are human, is the greatest irony. However, in this book, you will learn a robot has a computer, but a computer is not a robot. Therefore, that statemen is not exactly true. Along with other facts on robots, Mairghread Scott shows us the history of robots from the Iliad to tomorrow. We follow how the world of science fiction became science fact in Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future. While also including drones, that information is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: drones, Jacob Chabot, Mairghread Scott, robots, science, technology

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:234 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: drones, Jacob Chabot, Mairghread Scott, robots, science, technology ·
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Hungry or thirsty? Read a book.

Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty

Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink by Stacy McAnulty

May 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Good thing I am not a zombie, as it would have made me very hungry to see the delicious brain in all its glory on the pages of Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty. Our zombie friend/chef is the nicest zombie you will ever meet, but you better not even let them smell your brain as it is a very important item for our survival (such as running away from zombies and telling us to get our thumb out of a vampire’s […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: blood, brains, Concepts, human body, Matthew Rivera, monsters, science, Science & Nature, Shawna Tenney, Stacy McAnulty, technology

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:223 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: blood, brains, Concepts, human body, Matthew Rivera, monsters, science, Science & Nature, Shawna Tenney, Stacy McAnulty, technology ·
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