We're in This Together Leo's Lunch Box Young Adult Fiction / Ghost Stories / Diversity & Multicultural / Novels in Verse Illmatic (Nas

Illmatic (Nas

Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee—fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama—this coming-of-age debut novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye view of family and immigration

One Upside-Downy Day is a love letter to emotional understanding and the sometimes-gray days of being a toddler

has a cultural resonance that cannot be understated

and her first hand experience with the topic

We're in This Together Leo's Lunch Box Young Adult Fiction / Ghost Stories / Diversity & Multicultural / Novels in Verse Illmatic (NasA powerful modern day story about sharing what you have, based on the biblical Feeding of the Five Thousand, by Reverend Senator Raphael Warnock. Its lunchtime at school, and Leo knows exactly what hes going to have: a baloney sandwich. His mom does the best she can, but sometimes Leo wishes they could afford more than baloney sandwiches. Then one day, the unexpected happens: His mom gets a new job and buys him a lunch box at a yard sale. Suddenly,