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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...
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ROAR-CHOO! written by Charlotte Cheng, illustrated by Dan Santat

Charlotte Cheng’s ROAR-CHOO! may be an archetypal story about the yin and yang of Dragon...
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Untangling: Exceeding Expectations(Chapter 64)

As my mother lived on, exceeding expectations, I grew antsy sitting at hospice and decided...
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CLEVER CROW written by Chris Butterworth, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

Chris Butterworth’s CLEVER CROW is an inviting picture of the commonness and the specialness of...
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I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF: ONE WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF PLEASURE IN PARIS, written and read by Glynnis MacNicol

Glynnis MacNicol reads her memoir I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF: ONE WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF...
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CODE NAME KINGFISHER written by Liz Kessler, illustrated by Genevieve Gaunt

Liz Kessler’s CODE NAME KINGFISHER finds Liv dealing with quandaries—the meanness of her former best...