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Aimeesue
An American Story | Kwame Alexander
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Alexander explains that this book grew out of a meeting with/his daughter‘s 4th grade teacher after a racially charged incident in the classroom. He realized that teachers aren‘t teaching much about slavery, mostly because they don‘t have the tools & resources to do so. (And, I‘d add, due to politicalization of education in a lot of places.) This is a sad book, wonderfully done, and the art -mixed media, sculpture - is exquisite. ALL THE STARS ⭐️

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SomedayAlmost
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Great reading by talented Di Ciruolo at Copper Dog books last night! If you haven‘t read Di‘s powerful memoir of resilience & healing by a sexual abuse survivor & veteran of the foster care system, get yourself a copy. An important read. #memoir #survivor #fostercare #resilience

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GirlNamedJesse
An American Story | Kwame Alexander
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You do it
by being brave enough
to lift your voice,

by holding
history
in one hand

and clenching
hope
in the other.

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Eggs
Silent Night: A Novel | Danielle Steel
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9 yo Emma Watts stars in a TV family show, prodded on by a driven ‘stage mom‘ Paige. One night, while texting, Paige collides with another vehicle causing her own death and severely wounded Emma. Her TBI leaves her with coma, amnesia, inability to form words and erratic violent behavior. Aunt Whitney is all she has and it will be a long road to recovery ❤️‍🩹

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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7mo
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GatheringBooks
An American Story | Kwame Alexander
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#SummerSpecial Day 4: For #USIndependence, here is a powerful picturebook that came out this year. Kwame Alexander‘s lyrical text paired with incredible art by Dare Coulter is a gift provided to teachers – literally handed over – in truth and love and hope – to read with children, in the hopes of raising a more enlightened, critical, reflective generation. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-pkl

Eggs ❤️🇺🇸💙 9mo
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JenReadsAlot
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Decent overall, but found my mind wandering during some parts.

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Infinite_Adnan

"Being tough begins long before we enter the arena or walk on stage. It starts with our expectations."

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Infinite_Adnan
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"Real toughness is experiencing discomfort or distress; leaning in, paying attention and creating space to take thoughtful action. It's navigating discomfort to make the best decision you can."
When I read this in the first chapter of the book, I knew I was gonna like this one.

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Kgaudiuso
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What a beautiful and moving book. I was brought to tears multiple times.

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Cortg
American Story | Kwame Alexander
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If you‘re looking for an elementary aged picture book that doesn‘t sugarcoat slavery, Alexander‘s new picture book is well done!

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