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Untangling: How to Communicate My Mother’s Decline (Chapter 29)

My mother’s mental state was in decline, but should I call relatives and let them...
I'm not sleepy

I’M NOT SLEEPY! / NO TENGO SUENO! written and illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Angela Dominguez proves she knows how to wed Spanish, child sensibilities and fun with her...
A Memoir of My Former Self

 A MEMOIR OF MY FORMERSELF: A LIFE IN WRITING by Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel’s essay collection A MEMOIR OF MY FORMER SELF: A LIFE IN WRITING is...
ZigZag

ZIGZAG written and illustrated by Julie Paschkis

Julie Paschkis’ love of humor, words and design are all in full expression and wonderfully...
Big

BIG written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Vashti Harrison’s BIG, is amazing in so many ways! First it has the rather uncommon...
There was a party for Langston

THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jason and Jarrett Pumphrey

Jason Reynold’s debut picture book THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON is a celebration in...
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Untangling: Sorting Out Past and Present (Chapter 28)

While I was sorting out my mother’s clothes and belongings in the present my mind...
I want 100 dogs

I WANT 100 DOGS by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Claire Keane

The humor of writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Claire Keane pair as perfectly as Halloween...
Death of a Jaybird

 THE DEATH OF A JAYBIRD: ESSAYS ON DAUGHTERS AND MOTHERS AND THE THINGS THEY LEAVE BEHIND by Jodi Savage and ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe

Last week I escaped my old white female perspective thanks to the memoirs of two...
dogtown

DOGTOWN by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, illustrated by Wallace West

Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko had a blast collaborating on DOGTOWN a book that new...