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November Blues Book Review

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By Sharon Draper, Matt Berman Verified
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age 13+ Gritty, honest look at teen pregnancy. Teens and up. Parents need to know that this is a realistic portrayal of a teen pregnancy and parenthood, and readers will get a good look at the difficulties November now faces in her life. As books about teen pregnancy go, this one is pretty mild -- no sex scenes, and no glossing over the difficulties.
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Out of My Mind Book Review

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By Sharon Draper, Sally Engelfried
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age 10+ Girl with cerebral palsy conquers challenges in moving tale. Parents need to know that Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind is narrated by a girl with cerebral palsy who's very intelligent but unable to express herself verbally or physically. When Melody is integrated into some general classes at school, many kids are purposely mean; others, including teachers, are cruel through their assumptions that Melody is incapable of understanding them.
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Stella by Starlight Book Review

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By Sharon Draper, Mary Eisenhart
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age 9+ Compelling, nuanced tale of loving family under segregation. Parents need to know that Stella by Starlight, by award-winning author Sharon M. Draper (Out of My Mind), deals with life in the segregated South of 1932, as seen by a bright young 11-year-old girl growing up African-American in Bumblebee, North Carolina.
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