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Interview with Sara Fujimura

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About the Author: Sara Fujimura is an award-winning young adult author and creative writing teacher. She is the American half of her Japanese-American family, and has written about Japanese culture

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Retellings | How Stories Reinvent Themselves

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Looking at today’s bookshelves, readers may notice that retellings are cropping up more and more. From Meagan Spooner’s Sherwood , which reimagines Robin Hood from maid Marian’s perspective, to The

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Every Reason We Shouldn’t | Sara Fujimura

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Every Reason We Shouldn’t by Sara Fujimura Tor Teen, 2020, 327 pages Trigger Warnings: school lockdown, disordered eating patterns About the Author: Sara Fujimura is an award-winning young adult author

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24 Hour Read-a-Thon | Part 2: Reflection

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If you haven’t already, check out “24 Hour Read-a-Thon | Part 1: Participation” here! It’s 1,012 pages, 1 read-a-thon, 24 hours, and 2 naps later. I want to yell, “I

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Girl Crushed | Katie Heaney

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Girl Crushed by Katie Heaney Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2020, 304 pages Trigger Warnings: N/A About the Author: Katie Heaney is a writer from Minnesota, living in Brooklyn. She

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24 Hour Read-a-Thon | Part 1: Participation

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Well, it’s been about six weeks since changes surrounding COVID-19 started. As we learn (and relearn) what our new normal looks like during this season of COVID-19, one of the

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