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2020 selection · Young readers
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson (editors) appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, kids’ books, short stories, essays & poetry, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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Thin Places: Essays From In Between
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