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The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey''s Extraordinary Words , from political leader Stacey Abrams and artist Kitt Thomas. Stacey''s favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library. There she gets to lose herself in the books she loves and not face her own fears. When Stacey discovers that Julie, a new student, doesn''t know how to read well in English, they decide to read together at the library. Soon other kids are joining them at their table, and their reading group expands from the library, to recess, and even to the pool. They learn that sharing stories takes them on magical adventures and reveals other worlds and cultures--but best of all, it brings them together as friends. This is another inspiring tale, based on a true story from Stacey Abrams'' childhood, about the life-changing power of books.
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Stacey Abrams is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps, Our Time Is Now, Lead from the Outside, and the NAACP Image Award winners Stacey’s Extraordinary Words and Stacey’s Remarkable Books. She is also the CEO of Sage Works Productions, an entertainment production company. A tax attorney by training, she served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as minority leader. She has launched multiple organizations devoted to voting rights and tackling social issues at the state, national, and international levels. Committed to the pursuit of equity, Stacey works to break barriers for young people, people of color, and the marginalized through her work in the public, nonprofit, and corporate sectors. She holds degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and Yale Law School.
Kitt Thomas is a first-generation Lucian American author-illustrator and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in visual studies. Kitt’s mission is to celebrate Black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art, as they found it hard to see themself properly represented in the media they enjoyed growing up. They have worked with such companies as Netflix, Hasbro, and Cartoon Network. They are the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Stacey’s Extraordinary Words and Stacey’s Remarkable Books.
