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and the homage to America's kaleidoscopic cultural heritage in American Smooth all celebrate Dove's mastery of narrative context with lyrical finesse

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Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich

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Pushout LOWER GRADE and the homage to America'sThe powerful (Michelle Alexander) explorationfeatured by The Atlantic, Essence, the Washington Post, New York magazine, NPR, and othersof the harsh and harmful experiences confronting Black girls in schools. In a work that Lisa Delpit calls imperative reading, Monique W. Morris (Black Stats, Too Beautiful for Words) chronicles the experiences of Black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judgedby teachers,