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review: The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War Two Story
Nayeri is good at engaging setting, and these devices works especially well in a story about land.
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Zoboi, like Lukoff, pulls from personal reality to shape a world that exists in the margins that are formed to reduce outcomes. To define good and bad.
review: The Family I’m In
John John is the perfectly imperfect teen who is struggling to shape his own identity but can’t avoid the antiquated reach of his dad.
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Emezi is such a superb storyteller that regardless of the cultural center from which they write, their narrative will hit home with readers. They don’t waste time laying out the intricacies of world-building, you’re there, so keep up! And you do.
review: The Singular Life of Aria Patel
Ahmad provides readers with a unique way to understand the complexities of life, and a compelling reason to figure things out: to get back “home”.
review: The Gate, The Girl, And the Dragon
In The Gate, The Girl, and the Dragon, Grace Lin balances an array of elements to create a quick moving story that is captivating and believable.
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Review and a Pairing: A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation
This intergenerational book spins each characters’ grief together and then, gives them a hero.
review: Messy Perfect
Messy Perfect is both a window and a mirror, showing readers how systems take away our individuality and the consequences faced by those who can’t find an out.
review and a pairing: All the Noise At Once
When does protecting someone because we love them turn into something harmful? How do Black parents protect their children when racism is so pervasive?
Review: A Constellation of Minor Bears
These three teens know each other so well! In Constellation they are each facing situations and decisions that are difficult for them individually and impossible collectively.
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