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Tag: realistic fiction

December 4, 2025 by Edith Campbell

review: The Story of My Anger

Mendez structures The Story of My Anger so that it demonstrates ways to express anger, the danger of holding it all in, and the need for community.

September 17, 2025 by Edith Campbell

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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