Sharing My Memoirs

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THE BLOOD YEARS written by Elana K. Arnold

Elana K. Arnold's THE BLOOD YEARS has a different setting than any WWII novel I've...
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WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS written by Isabel Ibanez, read by Ana Osorio

Whether you listen to Ana Osorio narrate or read Isabel Ibanez’s WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS,...
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 TWO WOMEN WALK INTO A BAR written and read by Cheryl Strayed

Unbelievably Cheryl Strayed packs poignancies from her past into a 51 minute memoir that remembers...
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MINE! written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann

If I’d gotten my book-greedy hands on Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann’s MINE! It would...
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Untangling: Grandparenting with Dementia(Chapter 36)

While Marty cleaned my Mom’s condo for marketing photos, my afternoon was spent watching my...
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SMALL-TOWN TONI AND THE QUEST FOR GOLD written by Giselle Anatol, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

Giselle Anatol and Raissa Figueroa’s SMALL-GIRL TONI AND THE QUEST FOR GOLD gives a sense...
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 WHILE YOU WERE OUT: AN INTIMATE FAMILY PORTRAIT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN AN ERA OF SILENCE written and read by Meg Kissinger

Meg Kissinger authored and reads her memoir WHILE YOU WERE OUT: AN INTIMATE FAMILY PORTRAIT...
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ZORA, THE STORY KEEPER written by Ebony Joy Wilkins, illustrated by Dare Coulter

Whether young language learner or early reader, Alastair Heim’s BIG BUB, SMALL CAR has more...
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BIG BUB, SMALL CAR written by Alastair Heim, illustrated by Aaron Blecha

Whether young language learner or early reader, Alastair Heim’s BIG BUB, SMALL CAR has more...
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SAVING SUNSHINE written by Saadai Faruqi, illustrated by Shazleen

Saadai Faruqi and Shazleen Kahn’s magnificent graphic novel collaboration, SAVING SUNSHINE, unites visual and word...