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There is life (and darkness) in the wonderful illustrations in the carefully pared-back #GraphicNovel adaptation of Antonio Iturbe's The #Librarian of #Auschwitz. Salva Rubio and Loreto Aroco retell the based-on-fact story for a new audience. #YoungAdult #NatLibReads https://t.co/9sFjEzg1Ud

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In this beautiful #NonFiction #PictureBook Wait -- and See, Helen Frost's #Poetry simply and succinctly provides advice on spotting the intriguing #PrayingMantis, captured in close-up photos by @bugdreams @Candlewick #NatLibReads https://t.co/rxPb68u2vg

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Anthony Doerr on his new novel Cloud Cuckoo Land -a “literary-sci-fi-mystery-young-adult-historical-morality novel” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/18/anthony-doerr-rather-than-write-what-i-know-i-write-what-i-want-to-know

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Listen to the Music: a World of Magical Melodies by Mary Richards & Caroline Bonne-Muller, is an interactive treat. Read the illustrated story, and listen to snippets of #Music with the audio section built in to the back of the book. #NatLibReads https://t.co/AkzT4Y4ebd

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Fashionista, #Fashion Your #Feelings written and illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke @slamup is a feel good, #BodyPositive #PictureBook. The #Collage illustrations and poetic text celebrate the way clothes, shoes, hairstyles and make-up can make you feel great. #NatLib Reads https://t.co/Vt4uLWGh6l

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Thomas & friends are #Ballet Kids in this #PictureBook by @holly_sterling They love to #Dance & prepare to perform The Nutcracker - costumes, correct positions, leaps & bounds, lots of practice & a glorious show. Sweetest kids. Simply told with diverse characters. #NatLibReads https://t.co/KfkDxVb8q3

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What would you do if your next class read had words crossed out? Follow Mac’s journey & thoughts when this happens in Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King. Should one person be entitled to form your world view? Big questions. #Censorship. #MiddleGrade #NatLibReads https://t.co/L9AIS0f2td

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Four for the Road by K J Reilly. 17yo Asher wants revenge on the #DrunkDriver who killed his mother. A #RoadTrip with an unlikely group of friends shows him a way to move on with his life. Authentic teen voice. Loss, #Grief & recovery + warm #Friendship & #Humour. #NatLibReads https://t.co/HFTy4RkfpH

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The reluctance of kids to go to bed is a familiar story. In Sleepy Sheepy by Lucy Ruth Cummins, with bold, humourous illustrations by Pete Oswald, the little sheep does everything possible to avoid going to #Sleep, but he can't fight it forever. #Bedtime #PictureBook #NatLibReads https://t.co/e1BgbuVsVw

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Stunningly colourful, textured artwork by Rahele Jomepour Bell makes visible our #ClimateChange challenges, with large font informative & poetic text by Christina Soontornvat. To Change a Planet - what we have done, and what we all can do to fix it. #PictureBook #NatLibReads https://t.co/Gh9A3yWuC7

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