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2023 selection · Young readers
The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet
The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet by Jake Maia Arlow appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, family matters, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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