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What are your most cherished food memories? Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham is a @01FirstSecond YA graphic memoir about Thien’s journey to the US and subsequent search for belonging: https://t.co/Xe6OD2c19o Thien gave us the inside scoop, 🧵: https://t.co/VOmdjs3mWI

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Happy book birthday to THE RED PALACE by @WriterJuneHur! As June explained to @sarancwrites, writing this period YA murder mystery helped her tap into her roots while considering how to open up Korean history for readers: http://ow.ly/FRBY50HClEn https://t.co/W5IgX9v34e

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WNDB is thrilled to reveal the cover of PILAR RAMIREZ AND THE ESCAPE FROM ZAFA (@MacKidsBooks 3/1/22) by @JulianThePoet! The cover art was illustrated by @mayssampaio and the book was designed by @auroraparl. https://t.co/wyNtPmYJ8Y https://t.co/EgBVpnfVOz

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“I wanted a graphic novel about a young Dominican girl who stops straightening her hair and learns to love her curls because it took *me* way too long to do.” Editor @dezinpub & author @Claribel_Ortega spoke to @jo_yao in a joint interview about FRIZZY: https://t.co/YKB9br5eMO https://t.co/TaNZ4G69vT

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"I really set out to write a book that reminds you of...those first books that you fell in love with, the ones where you were waking up in the middle of the night still thinking about it." @brownbookworm spoke to @SteveDunk5 about THE MARVELLERS, out now! http://ow.ly/UAe350IKNux https://t.co/YSelBK0p7G

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We're thrilled to reveal the cover for AAAHHH! by @guikarsten! The book was written & Illustrated by Karsten, translated by @ericmbbecker, and will be released on 3/29/22 by @tapiocastories. Get a closer look: http://ow.ly/qJ5s50H1San https://t.co/5NnGcYGzgI

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We’re excited to reveal the cover for HEROES OF THE WATER MONSTER by @BYoungWritres! Cover art by @shontobegay. This #Heartdrum MG book about a Navajo water monster guardian will be be released on 5/23/23 by @HarperChildrens. Exclusive inside look here: https://t.co/GGSvtJO357 https://t.co/csmbVZhGSU

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KINGS OF B’MORE, @oureric’s YA debut, was inspired in part by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off—R. spoke to Sarah Murphy Traylor about craft, the importance of platonic love, and more: http://ow.ly/2l7F50JlqOu https://t.co/FES7monFoz

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Happy book birthday to OPHELIA AFTER ALL by @blondewithab00k! Racquel spoke with Nithya Ramcharan about framing the book around prom, having the characters navigate sexuality and romance at the same time, and more: http://ow.ly/x3Np50HPrfg https://t.co/xPpO94xwvF

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ACE OF SPADES (@FierceReads) by @faridahlikestea comes out in two days! To get excited about this twisty YA thriller, @KarisRogerson interviewed Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about Black joy, writing inspiration, Gossip Girl, and more. https://t.co/zmstyka3TE https://t.co/ieMJkEVRR3