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Boogie Boogie, Y'all

by C.G. Esperanza

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Boogie Boogie, Y'all by C.G. Esperanza appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, for art lovers, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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