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Zoboi, Ibi

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich

256 pp. | Dutton | August, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-18735-3 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Anthony Piper. During summer 1984, seventh grader Ebony-Grace visits the father she hardly knows in Harlem. Her anxiety is exacerbated when she learns her beloved grandfather (who entertains her star-filled dreams of space travel and adventure) is in trouble back in Alabama. Zoboi's touching and (sometimes) humorous coming-of-age story highlights the importance of imagination and learning to celebrate being different. Interspersed black-and-white comic panel illustrations depict Ebony-Grace's fanciful voyages to other worlds.
Reviewer: Monique Harris | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2019

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