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Frizzy
Claribel A. Ortega
Illustrator: Rose Bousamra
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck
ISBN: 978-7-250-25962-2
Keywords: natural hair, parental pressure, mothers and daughters, Dominican American, self-confidence
Marlene faces colorism and racism in her Dominican American community because of the texture of her hair, until her aunt teaches her how to care for and love it. Digital illustrations.