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A New School Year
by Sally Derby
Illustrator: Mika Song
Ages: 6+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 978-1-58089-730-3
Keywords: Diverse viewpoints, Anxiety, First day of school
Six kids start school with their own fears, hopes, and worries. Told in 24 alternating poems before, during, and after the first day. Watercolor and ink illustrations.