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I like your chutzpah

I LIKE YOUR CHUTZPAH AND OTHER YIDDISH WORDS YOU’LL LOVE written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman

Suzy Ultman’s I LIKE YOUR CHUTZPAH AND OTHER YIDDISH WORDS YOU’LL LOVE is a board...
Mabel wants a friend

MABEL WANTS A FRIEND written by Ariel Bernstein, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

Ariel Bernstein’s MABEL WANTS A FRIEND opens with an anti-hero as the first page declares...
Jupiter Rising

JUPITER RISING written by Gary Schmdit, audio read by Christopher Gebauer

Christopher Gebauer read Gary Schmidt’s tragic prequel ORBITING RISING and now narrates JUPITER RISING, its...
The Ballerina of Auschwitz

THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ, written by Edith Eva Eger, audio read by Gilli Messer & Tovah Feldshuh

Dr. Edith Eva Eger’s Young Adult version of her book THE CHOICE is called THE...
They call me teach

THEY CALL ME TEACH: LESSONS IN FREEDOM written by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome

Writer Lesa Cline-Ransome and her illustrator husband James Ransome collaborate on THEY CALL ME TEACH:...
Gita Desai

GITA DESAI IS NOT HERE TO SHUT UP written by Sonia Patel, audio read by Rukmani K. Desai

(Trigger warnings: sexual abuse and assault) Rukmani K. Desai fully expresses facets of 1992 Stanford...
When the World Tips Over

WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER written Jandy Nelson

Jandy Nelson’s WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER had a bit of a rough beginning for...
The Soldier's Friend

THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR written by Gary Golio, illustrated by E.B. Lewis

Gary Golio’s picture book biography, THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN...
Kareem Between

KAREEM BETWEEN written by Shafia Safadi, audio read by Peter Romano

Shafia Safadi’s KAREEM BETWEEN is a novel in verse that I concurrently read and listened...
train your amygdala

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR AMYGDALA written by Anna Juster, illustrated by Cynthia Cliff

Writer Anna Juster and illustrator Cynthia Cliff have a new book to help deep feeling...