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You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

by Alex Gino

Ages: 9+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Scholastic Press

ISBN: 978-0-545-95624-6

Keywords: Race Relations, Diversity, Deaf, Racism, Interracial families, Black Lives Matter

“JillyinP” and “profoundinoaktown” start out chatting online about their favorite fantasy series, but move on to discuss deafness, racism, and other real world topics.