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Something to Say | Lisa Moore Ramée
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From the author of A Good Kind of Trouble, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book, comes another unforgettable story about finding your voice--and finding your people. Perfect for fans of Sharon Draper, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds. Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn't have any friends--and she's just fine with that. She's so good at being invisible in school, it's almost like she has a superpower, like her idol, Astrid Dane. At home, Jenae has plenty of company, like her no-nonsense mama; her older brother, Malcolm, who is home from college after a basketball injury; and her beloved grandpa, Gee. Then a new student shows up at school--a boy named Aubrey with fiery red hair and a smile that won't quit. Jenae can't figure out why he keeps popping up everywhere she goes. The more she tries to push him away, the more he seems determined to be her friend. Despite herself, Jenae starts getting used to having him around. But when the two are paired up for a class debate about the proposed name change for their school, Jenae knows this new friendship has an expiration date. Aubrey is desperate to win and earn a coveted spot on the debate team.There's just one problem: Jenae would do almost anything to avoid speaking up in front of an audience--including risking the first real friendship she's ever had.--Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe
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Nebklvr
Something to Say | Lisa Moore Ramée
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A little choppy in places but fantastic characters with real flaws and talents. I loved the whole family.

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MandaMT
Something to Say | Lisa Moore Ramée
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Jenae is just trying to survive middle school. Despite trying to keep to herself, new kid Aubrey is excited to get to know her after discovering their shared love of a niche YouTube show. Jenae navigates one of her first friendships while watching out for her brother and elderly grandfather. There‘s a debate in the community about changing her school‘s name. Try as she might to stay out of it, she ends up heavily invested. (More 👇)

MandaMT Similar to Braden‘s The Benefits of Being an Octopus, Ramée uses school debates to frame big issues in ways kids can understand. Here, the discussion about changing Jenae‘s school‘s namesake John Wayne to Sylvia Mendez mirrors conversations we currently having about whom we chose to honor and why. It also taught me about Sylvia Mendez‘s story- an interesting predecessor to Brown vs the Board of Education. 4y
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