Sharing My Memoirs

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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...
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I AM NOT THE EASTER BUNNY written and illustrated by T.L.McBeth

T. L. McBeth fills I AM NOT THE EASTER BUNNY with a basketful of winks...
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I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN written and illustrated by Marcus Cutler

Marcus Cutler's I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN is both the title and the refrain of...
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EMMA FULL OF WONDERS written and illustrated by Elisha Cooper

Elisha Cooper's EMMA FULL OF WONDER captivated my heart for three reasons--Emma herself is a...
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Untangling: Lockdown Living (Chapter 43)

The first visits to lockdown living gutted me, leaving my mum in a place of...
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AMIL AND THE AFTER written by Verra Hiranandani, illustrated by Miranda Prashant

Verra Hiranandani's AMIL AND THE AFTER takes on a different pov character and time but...
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BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS written by Renee Watson, illustrated by Euka Holmes

I've long followed Renee Watson because of the lyricism of her prose but the magnificence...