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The Best We Could Do | Thi Bui

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Thi Bui’s illustrated memoir, The Best We Could Do, tells her life story of being a Vietnamese immigrant into the U.S. and becoming a new mother. Her comics are poignant

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Interview with Molly Idle

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Molly Idle was awarded a Caldecott Honor for Flora and the Flamingo. She is the creator of Flora and the Penguin, Flora and the Peacocks, and the Rex series.

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Interview with Ali Standish

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About the Author: Ali Standish grew up in North Carolina and spent several years as an educator in the Washington, D.C., public school system. She has a BA in English

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Interview with Lois Lowry

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About the Author: Lois Lowry, an award-winning book-turned-movie author, hopes to teach children the importance of human connection and imagination. She prefers that people interested in her life look through

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Interview with Johanna Skibsrud

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About the Author: Hailing from Nova Scotia, Canada, Johanna Skibsrud is the author of two novels, Quartet for the End of Time (Norton 2014), and the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning,

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Interview with Aurelie Sheehan

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About the Author: Aurelie Sheehan’s novel History Lesson for Girls tells the story of the awkward protagonist, Alison, who suffers from scoliosis which isolates her from her peers.  When her family

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