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Apple: (Skin to the Core)

By Lucinda Dyer, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Extraordinary must-read memoir of coming of age on the Rez.

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This memoir is at once heartbreaking, achingly intimate, enraging, and inspirational. A deeply affecting window into a world where books seldom travel, Apple isn't a quick or easy read. It's long, the typeface is small, and the rich content of the poems means readers need to pay close attention. But these poems will send a powerful message of encouragement to any young reader who's ever been an outsider or felt they could never dream of a future full of promise.

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