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Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

by Kacen Callender

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Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around identity & culture, love & romance, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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