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Tag: Trauma

September 10, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab by Priya Huq

This unique graphic novel will resonate and educate readers. A good addition to collections.

May 10, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Strange Creatures by Phoebe North

A devastatingly tragic and deeply immersive masterpiece.

October 15, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: You Know I’m No Good by Jessie Ann Foley

This is one of those great books that manages to be both devastatingly sad and hopeful. Mia is a fierce character who works hard to keep her walls built up around her, but experiences real, believable growth over the course of the story.

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If we begin thinking teenagers are only searching for an adrenaline shot in 300 page, we miss out on the need, the desire, to develop and investigate interior lives.

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Author Victoria Lee joins us to talk about sexual abuse, mental health, survivorship, and the importance of feeling seen.

Book Review: The Whispers by Greg Howard

January 15, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

When Riley's mother goes missing, his only hope is that the Whispers in the woods will help bring her back home. A moving, thoughtful examination of trauma, grief, and the power of imagination.

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