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Chirp by Kate Messner

November 18, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Chirp is an age appropriate (10-14) book dealing with some heavy subjects.  But overall, they are presented respectfully and are accessible to all readers. There were a few bumps in the plot for me, but I felt it was a decent story and for certain the style that you have come to expect from the author. Kate Messner writes about Mia, a young girl moving back to Vermont after several years living in Boston. Her parents and she have come back to help her grandmother […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: inscets, Kate Messner, Multigenerational, Mystery and detective stories, Social Themes, Vermont

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:486 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: inscets, Kate Messner, Multigenerational, Mystery and detective stories, Social Themes, Vermont ·
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“When the mist rises, and the smiling man comes walking, you must avoid large places at night.”

Small Spaces by Arden, Katherine

January 13, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Ollie hasn’t been much of a people-person, but since her mother died the only solace she can seem to find is in books.  On a bike ride home from school, she comes across a woman sobbing by the lake, trying to talk herself into throwing an old black book into the water.  On a whim, Ollie steals the book and discovers within its pages a strange and spooky old story about the Webster family and their tragedy brought on by a sinister “smiling man.” The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Horror Tagged With: autumn, Children's Books, children's lit, horror, Katherine Arden, kid lit, middle grade, New England, scarecrows, Vermont

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Children's Books, Horror · Tags: autumn, Children's Books, children's lit, horror, Katherine Arden, kid lit, middle grade, New England, scarecrows, Vermont ·
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YAY TO MY FRIEND BETH KANELL! (Yes, little name dropping there!)

December 12, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First: YAY TO MY FRIEND BETH KANELL! She has created another novel for history and Vermont buffs. Long story how I meet her, but she and I have talked books, poetry and life in general and I cannot wait to talk The Long Shadow with her as well. Second: The Long Shadow is set in North Upton, Vermont in 1850. She deals with abolition, bounty hunters and hiding fugitives of the escaped slave kind. Her narrator, Alice, is a young teen girl, growing up in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Young Adult Tagged With: 19th century, Bounty hunters, Fugitive slaves, United States, Vermont

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:451 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Young Adult · Tags: 19th century, Bounty hunters, Fugitive slaves, United States, Vermont ·
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“Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two…”

September 28, 2018 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I have one word for Charlotte’s Bones: The Beluga Whale in a Farmer’s Field by Erin Rounds (and illustrations by Allison Carver), “WOW” But I guess I better expand by saying this is a great book for kids that are into science or a fun way to introduce natural science to all ages. It is told from the point of view of an all-knowing narrator that knows what is happening to the beluga whale, later to be known as Charlotte. She was caught 11,000 years […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Allison Carver, animals, beluga whales, Erin Round, Fossils, Marine Life, Science & Nature, Vermont

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:366 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Allison Carver, animals, beluga whales, Erin Round, Fossils, Marine Life, Science & Nature, Vermont ·
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The Spooky Express series is coming to town

August 24, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Spooky Express: Vermont by Eric James and Marcin Piwowarski is an introduction to the state (in this one Vermont) and the monsters of Halloween. The kids hop on the train like The Polar Express and off they go. It is meant for the younger crowd, due to the innocence of the text of James and illustrations of Piwowarski. Each book in the series is in the rhyming text and format of The Night Before Christmas rhyme.   The overall look and idea of the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Eric James, halloween, Holiday, Marcin Piwowarsk, states, Vermont

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:318 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Eric James, halloween, Holiday, Marcin Piwowarsk, states, Vermont ·
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Come see the glory of Vermont!

August 8, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is fitting that my 300th book be set in my home state of Vermont. And since Vermont is so awesome, I am reviewing three books! Trust me, no single book can hold all our greatness! And due to the nature of each book, it does take three books to live up to the glory of my state. These three board books are meant as tourist mementos of your trip for your toddler and not an in-depth look at the state. Night-Night Vermont by Katherine […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: bedtime, Cooper Kelly, Helen Poole, Katherine Sully, Martha Day Zschock, Michael J. Tougias, People & Places, United States, Vermont

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:302 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: bedtime, Cooper Kelly, Helen Poole, Katherine Sully, Martha Day Zschock, Michael J. Tougias, People & Places, United States, Vermont ·
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