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I recently read and enjoyed:
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
A wonderful middle grade novel that delves into the world of the wrongly convicted in both a gentle way but also in a way that pulls no punches. Highly recommend for classroom and school library collections. Moonflower by Kacen Callender
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Hummingbird is in my stack. I checked Bittersweet out of the library, but only read a few pages before I had to return it. Looking forward to hearing what you think.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, it's wonderful that you'll be presenting at such a cool event! And these books sound amazing as well. I need to get to From the Desk of Zoe Washington, and I made note of Moonflower as well—I don't expect it will be triggering for me, but you make such an important book that representation can sometimes be way more complicated for tricky subjects like mental health. (I know as someone with OCD, I tend to be careful about reading books that might give me more "ideas" of obsessions/compulsions.) Also, I hope you're enjoying Hummingbird—I'm glad it's not out yet, because otherwise I would feel so behind!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wanted to mention that I recommended Gibberish by Young Vo at your suggestion today, and I absolutely agree—it is so good!! I really appreciate the recommendation. Thanks so much for the wonderful post, Beth!