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World more beautiful

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...
we are big time

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...
A man of two faces

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...
The Yellow Bus

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...
Maria Mariposa

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...
Here After

HERE AFTER, written and read by Amy Lin

Amy Lin’s HERE AFTER: A MEMOIR unites past and present in a painful journey as...
Just What to Do

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...
Docile

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...