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Latham, Irene , Waters, Charles

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

40 pp. | Carolrhoda | January, 2018 | Library ISBN 978-1-5124-0442-5 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5124-7214-1
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko. Classmates Irene (white) and Charles (black) are paired for a poetry-writing project in this clever collection. Each spread contains poems from both their perspectives. As they get to know each other, the poems traverse trickier areas (e.g., slavery, police violence). Acrylic, colored-pencil, and collage illustrations range from ordinary classroom scenes to double-page spreads that visually connect the characters' experiences.
Reviewer: Julie Hakim Azzam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018

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