Book Blog #2

The books I will be reviewing for Book Blog #2 are Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson, Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros, Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega, P. S. Be Eleven by Rita Willams-Garcia, and The Crossover by Kwame Alexander.

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