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Be That Way
Hope Larson
Illustrator: Hope Larson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-4761-9
Keywords: Friends, Parent and child, Death, Intimacy, Social-emotional growth, writing, art
Christine feels unseen next to her best friend Landry and resolves to chronicle her own path to becoming a person with "shine." Frank and funny. Richly illustrated with intricate, varied artwork. Mature content