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The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson

Published In 2018

Grade Level #K-2

Sometimes you’ll find yourself in a place where there is no one like you. A heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.

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Wishtree

Katherine Applegate

Published In 2017

Grade Level #4-8

Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood.

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