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Acevedo‘s win came two years after the medal‘s own review into its historical lack of racial diversity, concluded that the UK‘s overwhelmingly white librarian workforce, who nominate books for the medal, were mostly unaware of titles by writers of colour.

Have you read this one?

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I loved Orbital. A very poetic thoughtful read…I wasn‘t sure how any book could beat James for the Booker, but now I understand.
Loved Clear also.. another beautifully written thoughtful book.
Every year I read a classic…a chunkster…this year it‘s Middlemarch! This is my second attempt and I‘m determined to finish it..
Happy reading everyone
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The 12 Days of Christmas

November favorite

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Since this book was about a dog, trying to find his calm, I would use this book to help with my student social emotional development as a whole class lesson.

“A welcome list of someplace new”

“here, a pup can run“

It could be a fun idea to have children infer a story from the pictures on one read-through!

I love this book. It has few words and phrases, but the illustrations tell the story so well even without the words. The art is incredible and in-depth. A cute story about a cute dog overwhelmed by the noise and bustle of the city in summer. He and his owner visit the beach to cool (and calm) down.

There was a lot of info here. Luckily, Goldberg writes in a very engaging, witty, and humorous way; other wise it would've read like a dry history text. The individual POVs from each side were interesting and enlightening and sometimes frustrating. Overall, a very worthy read.

This completed a second bingo for the month; yayyy!

79/62

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