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Book Review: All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr
A fantastic read with an unforgettable main character.

Book Review: The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair by K. H. Saxton
Full of clues and puzzle pieces to ponder, this complicated mystery will keep readers guessing all the way until the end. I already can't wait for the next installment of this new series!

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It is hard to understand how hope could endure in conditions like those the enslaved lived under, yet the author shows the love, connection, resilience, and reclamation of a people whose voices are essential to the narrative of slavery and of our country.
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It is hard to understand how hope could endure in conditions like those the enslaved lived under, yet the author shows the love, connection, resilience, and reclamation of a people whose voices are essential to the narrative of slavery and of our country.
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