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that very dress was measured and sewn for a different wearer: Melody's mother

Imani Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity

This Poison Heart Self-Help A Sweet Mess is aDarkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her