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SPLINTERS: ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE STORY written and read by Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison's SPLINTERS: ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE STORY begins and ends with two very different...
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THE STORYTELLER written by Lindsay Bonilla and illustrated by Nora Lee Naggan

Writer Lindsay Bonilla and illustrator Nora Lee Naggan both understand and show the depth and...
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THE WRONG BOOK written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Alex Willmore

Drew Daywalt's amps up his hilarity level in THE WRONG BOOK. This is a journey...
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SLEEPY SHEEPY AND THE SHEEPOVER written by Lucy Cummins and illustrated by Pete Oswald

Writer Lucy Cummins and illustrator Pete Oswald collaborate on SLEEPY SHEEPY AND THE SHEEPOVER a...
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HANDS-ON SCIENCE: MOTION written by Lola M. Schaefer and illustrated by Druscilla Santiago

I have long respected the simplicity and clarity of Lola M. Schaefer's writing and had...
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THE GABI THAT GIRMA WORE written by Faskia Adefris and Sara Holly Ackerman and illustrated by Netsanet Tesfay

The classic cumulative tale, "The House that Jack built" gains new meaning in an Ehiopian...
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Untangling: Lockdown living isn’t a home (Chapter 44)

Leaving Mom in the madness of a lockdown facility, I felt as alone as I...
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HOORAY FOR SHE, HE, ZE AND THEY! WHAT ARE YOUR PROUNOUNS TODAY written by Lindz Amer and illustrated by Kip Alizadeh

Lindz Amer's HOORAY FOR SHE, HE, ZE, AND THEY! :WHAT ARE YOUR PRONOUNS TODAY? deserves...
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HOW THE BOOGEYMAN BECAME A POET written by Tony Keith Jr.

Tony Keith Jr.'s HOW THE BOOGEYMAN BECAME A POET is a YA free verse memoir...
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BIG BABIES written and illustrated by Patrick O’Brien

Patrick O'Brien's BIG BABIES is a great introduction to nonfiction and to dinosaurs. There are...