Worth reading for well-written horrible parenting.

TITLE: The First Magnificent Summer
AUTHOR: @racheltoalson.bsky.social
AGENT: Rena Rossner
PUB: Kara Sargent at Aladdin, cover art @svetlaradivoevaart.bsky.social 2023

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Vintage @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social circa 2024. That’s an actual photo of me.

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Worth reading for an exploration into what it feels like to be wrongly accused.

TITLE: The Real Thief
AUTHOR: William Steig
PUB: @fsgbooks.bsky.social 1973

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Worth reading for a staunch anti-war book, narrated by a cat.

TITLE: Pocket Bear
AUTHOR: Katherine Applegate
AGENT: Elena Giovinazzo at Heirloom Literary
PUB: Liz Szabla at Feiwel and Friends 2025

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Worth reading for fascinating characters doing un-cliché things.

TITLE: Raymie Nightingale
AUTHOR: Kate DiCamillo
AGENT: Holly McGhee @pippinproperties.bsky.social
PUB: @candlewickpress.bsky.social 2016

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