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I first read this about a year & a half ago…. Then flew thru it again this morning before talking with 7&8th graders about it! Great story, wonderful art, and very well balanced emotionally. #bbrc

I bought this for my daughter but ended up reading it myself. Coincidentally, the story is set right around the time my own family came to California. It‘s something that is so important, I think, to not only understand but to feel and to see that we, too, are a part of the American story, for all the good and bad that entails. This story was beautiful, both visually and emotionally, and it‘s wonderful to be able to read stories like this.

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Just started this one

Mei is a 13-yr-old Chinese American girl who helps out her father, a cook, at a logging camp. Inspired by the tales of Paul Bunyan, she reimagines them as the Legends of Auntie Po, sort of a guardian figure of the loggers, and tells these made up stories to entertain the workers and to help cope with the difficulties she faces. This is a sweet story about friendship, tradition, and the power of ⬇️

#MiddleGradeMarch #MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime

Hey all, just got this last night. It‘s been in the mail a while. I‘ll get it read and sent out this weekend.

#ArstheticallyMatched @Clwojick

I flew through this month‘s #LMPBC Group A pick. Phenomenal artwork! This one has a lot to say, and it‘s geared perfectly to MG which isn‘t always an easy balance for authors to find with tough topics. #LGBTGBookBingo #AnimalFriend #BBRC Middle Grade Western

@LibrarianRyan the books for this round seem to have stacked up, so I‘m going to wait and read Beetle & the Hollowbones too before I drop this in the mail.

This was a very good early look at timber camps.

Excited for this upcoming read.