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Published: July 31, 2023
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
Remember
Remember
In this picture book adaptation of her iconic poem, the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate invites readers to consider the connections between themselves and their family, community, and the world.
Middle Grade
Speculation
Speculation
While staying with her grandparents in the summer of 1962, ten-year-old Winna discovers a pair of magical spectacles that reveal both the friendly ghosts of her African American ancestors and a dangerous family curse.
Young Adult
We Deserve Monuments
We Deserve Monuments
When seventeen-year-old Avery moves to rural Georgia to live with her ailing grandmother, she discovers romance along with decades-old family secrets and a mystery surrounding the town's racist past.
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