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2023 selection · Young readers
My Strange Shrinking Parents
My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, family matters, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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