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WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL: THE LIFE AND ART OF BARBARA COONEY written by Angela Burke Kunkel and illustrated by Becca Stadtlander

 Angela Burke Kunkel’s WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL: THE LIFE AND ART OF BARBARA COONEY is a...
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WE ARE BIG TIME written by Hena Khan and illustrated by Safiya Zerrougui

Hena Khan’s WE ARE BIG TIME is a strong story with graphic novel elements by...
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A MAN OF TWO FACES: A MEMOIR, A HISTORY, A MEMORIAL written and read by Viet Than Nguyen

Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Viet Than Nguyen reads his memoir A MAN OF TWO FACES: A...
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THE YELLOW BUS written and illustrated by Loren Long, audio read by Soneela Nankani

Loren Long’s THE YELLOW BUS is a wonderful allegory about the need for community and...
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Untangling: Remembering(Chapter 66)

I experience the sloth-like quality of grief, unable to leave the house, finding comfort at...
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MARIA MARIPOSA written by Karla Areneas Valenti, illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

Karla Areneas Valenti’s MARIA MARIPOSA is a newly-arrived Young Mexican immigrant who not only misses...
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HERE AFTER, written and read by Amy Lin

Amy Lin’s HERE AFTER: A MEMOIR unites past and present in a painful journey as...
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JUST WHAT TO DO written by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Hala Tahboub

Grief is complicated and there are so many different reactions that how does one know...
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Untangling: Breathe, Breathe, Breathe(Chapter 65)

My mother finally died when we were only blocks from reaching hospice. The nurses called...
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DOCILE: MEMOIRS OF A NOT-SO-PERFECT ASIAN GIRL, written and read by HYESEUNG SONG

Hyeseung Song reads her memoir DOCILE: MEMOIRS OF A NOT-SO-PERFECT ASIAN GIRL with a rhythm...