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Book #4 Shadowshaper

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First of all, isn't this cover gorgeous?   We all agreed that this cover really pulled us in.  Beautiful. We met this week to talk about our fourth Great Stories Club book discussion in ALA’s Great Stories Club series,  Growing up Brave on the Margins ! We discussed the book  Shadowshaper  (Shadowshaper #1)   by   Daniel José Older After briefly talking about our group agreements reminding us to keep this a safe a brave space, we read this poem titled "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon. Then, using this template , we wrote our own "Where I'm From" Poems, mad-libs style (paper copies of this are available in the library - if you're interested in making your own). Questions and Themes from this book What does it mean to embrace your heritage, especially when it is under attack? Community and Personal Identity Diversity and Expression through the Arts Community Change - (Gentrification) - what does this mean?  Gender Inequalit