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2024 selection · Young readers
Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol appears in NPR’s 2024 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, kids’ books, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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