Memoirs That Move Me

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CAT ON THE RUN: CAT OF DEATH written and illustrated by Aaron Blabey

Beloved graphic novelist Aaron Blabey starts a new series with CAT ON THE RUN:CAT OF...
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Untangling: Constantly Growing Issues(Chapter 25)

I once thought handling my mother’s frightening driving would bring relief to me and my...
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HOW TO WRITE A POEM written by Kwame Alexander & Deanna Nikaido, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Kwame Alexander, Deanna Nikaido and Melissa Sweet collaborate in HOW TO WRITE A POEM, their...
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 MORE THAN I IMAGINED: WHAT A BLACK MAN DISCOVERED ABOUT THE WHITE MOTHER HE NEVER KNEW by John Blake

John Blake’s MORE THAN I IMAGINED:WHAT A BLACK MAN DISCOVERED ABOUT THE WHITE MOTHER HE...
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YAQUI DELGADO WANTS TO KICK YOUR ASS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL written by Meg Medina, graphic novel by Mel Valentine Vargas

 Ten years ago, I fell in love with Meg Medina’s YAQUI DELGADO WANTS TO KICK...
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IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE: A TRUE STORY OF SURVIVAL AND HEROISM IN NAZI GERMANY by Steve Sheinkin

 Steve Sheinkin does it again in his heart stopping IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE: A TRUE STORY OF...
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GATHER by Kenneth Cadow

Thank goodness for awards! The National Book Award long list turned me into Kenneth Cadow’s...
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Untangling: Sister Dramas(Chapter 23)

Even as the worry of getting my mother to stop driving ended, it didn’t mean...
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 HOW TO SAY BABYLON by Safiya Sinclair

Savoys Sinclair’s HOW TO SAY BABYLON is one of the most remarkable memoirs I’ve heard...
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DEAR DAD: LOVE NELSON by Margarett McBride

Margarett McBride’s DEAR DAD:LOVE NELSON wowed all students in my class in manuscript form and...