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An Unlikely Friendship

By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Ashley Johnson

Published February 1, 2016

An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children's Books: New York, 2007; $17 Imagine a lonely white girl, raised in...
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Hiroshima Dreams

By Kelly Easton, Reviewed by Alexandra Skinner

Published January 28, 2016

Hiroshima Dreams, by Kelly Easton; Dutton Children’s Books: New York, 2007; $16.99 “I have the gift of vision. It was...
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Forge

By Laurie Halse Anderson, Reviewed by Maya Martin

Published January 15, 2016

Forge, by Laurie Halse Anderson; Atheneum: New York, 2010; $16.99 Picture this: you are ordered to build a shelter in...
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Sugar

By Jewell Parker Rhodes, Reviewed by Sonia Patel Banker

Published December 29, 2015

Sugar, by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: New York, 2013; $16.99 Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the...
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An Unlikely Friendship

Review Published February 1, 2016 By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Ashley Johnson

An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children's Books: New York, 2007; $17 Imagine a lonely white girl, raised in a wealthy and prestigious family, who lived her dream of becoming First Lad...
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Hiroshima Dreams

Review Published January 28, 2016 By Kelly Easton, Reviewed by Alexandra Skinner

Hiroshima Dreams, by Kelly Easton; Dutton Children’s Books: New York, 2007; $16.99 “I have the gift of vision. It was given to me by my grandma, handed to me in a lotus seed, a pod that felt as bi...
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Forge

Review Published January 15, 2016 By Laurie Halse Anderson, Reviewed by Maya Martin

Forge, by Laurie Halse Anderson; Atheneum: New York, 2010; $16.99 Picture this: you are ordered to build a shelter in the icy, cold snow wearing an old, worn shirt and torn pants.
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Sugar

Review Published December 29, 2015 By Jewell Parker Rhodes, Reviewed by Sonia Patel Banker

Sugar, by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: New York, 2013; $16.99 Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Road Plantation in Mississippi in the early 1800s.
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