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LEEVA AT LAST written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Magnificent views are available to you at the Indy link below.Sara Pennypacker's written another book...
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EVERYWHERE BEAUTY IS HARLEM: THE VISION OF PHOTOGRAPHER ROY DECARAVA written by Gary Golio and illustrated by E.B.Lewis

Writer Gary Golio and illustrator E.B. Lewis collaborate on a picture book biography that invites...
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FOREVER AND ALWAYS written by Brittany J. Thurman and illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice

Brittany J. Thurman's FOREVER AND ALWAYS is a lyrical depiction of family love and fearful...
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Untangling: Adjusting to a Geriatric Psych Ward (Chapter 39)

One of the most difficult times during 11 years of caretaking my mother was learning...
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Untangling: The Long Complicated Process of Dying with Alzheimer’s (Chapter 38)

From helping five friends die, I'd come to believe that there was a process as...
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JUST ONE MORE SLEEP: ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT…AND WAIT…AND WAIT written by Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrated by Laura Cornell

Jamie Lee Curtis' JUST ONE MORE SLEEP: ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT...AND...
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 THE HUNGRY SEASON: A JOURNEY OF WAR, LOVE AND SURVIVAL written and read by Lisa M. Hamilton

Lisa M. Hamilton reads the story of Ia Moua in THE HUNGRY SEASON: A JOURNEY...
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FIGHTING WITH LOVE: THE LEGACY OF JOHN LEWIS written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James Ransome

Writer Lesa Cline-Ransom and her husband, illustrator James Ransome collaborate with images that bring history...
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FRIENDS BEYOND MEASURE written and illustrated by Lalena Fisher

Lalena Fisher's FRIENDS BEYOND MEASURE takes an unquantifiable subject, true friendship, and playfully applies infographics...
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UNTANGLING: THE LONG COMPLICATED PROCESS OF DYING WITH ALZHEIMER’S (Chapter 38)

From helping five friends die, I'd come to believe that there was a process as...