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Time to Go, Larry

TIME TO GO, LARRY by Alison Hawkins

Illustrator-author Alison Hawkins hits the humor mark with TIME TO GO, LARRY. Take a common...
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Untangling: Grocery Story Dramas (Chapter 20)

After the fight with my sister I lost myself in errands and memories of strange...
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Untangling: Sister Explosion (Chapter 19)

Working together with my sisters came to a standstill when my sister Laura met Spike,...
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Untangling: ALWAYS Present Sibling Rivalry (Chapter 18)

Planning a meeting to stop my mother from driving was difficult enough but a rekindling...
The THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF DERELICTION

THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF DERELICTION by Jacqueline Davies

This a family-friendly read-aloud. The parents are quirky but loving. The ghosts are quirky, not...
I Will Read to You

I WILL READ TO YOU written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Charles Santoso

Grace Zhang’s WHEN RUBIN PLAYS is unlike any other picture book on music I’ve seen. ...
The Country of the Blind

 THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND: A MEMOIR AT THE END OF SIGHT by Andrew Leland

Whether you listen to or read this book you’ll admire Leland's views, portrayals and discoveries...
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Untangling: Family Models of Bad Eldercare

I had finally untangled my mother’s manipulations from her real need. But what was I going...
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WHEN RUBIN PLAYS by Grace Zhang

Grace Zhang’s WHEN RUBIN PLAYS is unlike any other picture book on music I’ve seen. ...
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Untangling: Blossoming Creativity = Alzheimer’s Camouflage

The image and memories of my mother’s later years’ blossoming came from a time only...