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Talk, The
Alicia D. Williams
Illustrator: Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-9529-6
Keywords: BIPOC, Black, Black Lives Matter, Antiracist
Jay, excited about growing older, has the difficult conversation with his family about growing up Black in a racist society. Digital illustrations.