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Museum of Lost and Found, The
Leila Sales
Illustrator: Jacqueline Li
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Amulet Books/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-41975-451-7
Keywords: changing friendships, art, military families, Jewish culture, body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB)
Sixth grader Vanessa discovers an abandoned museum, where she creates a private exhibit of objects connected to her no-longer-best friend Bailey, trying to understand what went wrong between them. Black-and-white illustrations.