Jacqueline Woodson
Ages 8–12
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.
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For the child who has already packed, and the one who has never had to.
Ages 8-12. A move, a new country, or a classmate whose story you have never asked about.
What did this family bring that would not fit in a bag?
Chapter break. One true sentence about what just happened. Not a summary.
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