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Tag: Best Books of 2023
Review of the Day: The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
A book unafraid to assume that your kids are smart enough to figure out what it all means.
Review of the Day: An American Story by Kwame Alexander, ill. Dare Coulter
In his latest book Kwame Alexander tackles the subject of slavery head on, providing a template not just for teachers, but for any adult wishing to give the kids of today a better grasp on material that so many have worked so hard to avoid for all these years.
Review of the Day: Unraveller by Frances Hardinge
Folks, I don’t particularly care to sound like a broken record so I’ll just say this: If you would like to read a story you’ve never read before, one that flies by the light of an internal logic so straight and true that you never doubt for a moment that this is a real world, Unraveller is your next read.
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Review of the Day: My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder
My Strange Shrinking Parents is entirely its own creation, standing on its own two feet, with its own internal logic and rules. It is, in fact, one of the best takes on the experiences of children of immigrant parents I’ve ever seen in a picture book form. It stands, as I say, tall.
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