and her own self-esteem with the added challenge of losing her hair

as they’re typically shuttled back and forth between two different homes

and she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush

But no time capsule can change the truth behind all of it

But worst of all

The Talk E. L. Shen and her own self-esteem withNamed one of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Best Books of 2023 Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2024 New York Public Library's Best New Comics of 2023 Top Ten Pick Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldnt have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. Through evocative illustrations