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Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer
Gillian Goerz
Illustrator: Gillian Goerz
Ages: 9+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-0-525-55285-7
Keywords: Friendship. Mystery and Detective Fiction. Childhood Cancer.
Jamila, a brown-skinned Muslim girl, becomes involved in solving a mystery with white kid detective Shirley. Full-color animated graphic format illustrations.