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2018 selection · Young readers
Be Prepared
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol appears in NPR’s 2018 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around family matters, comics & graphic novels, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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Trust No Aunty
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Pie In The Sky
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