We’re Better Than This: Young Readers’ EditionPart memoir, part call to action, this young readers edition dives into the inspiring life of the late U. S. Representative Elijah Cummingsfrom childhood through his time as chairman of the House Oversight Committeeand his tireless fight for justice. Elijahs story comes complete with a full color insert of photographs from the congressmans life. Growing up as the child of former sharecroppers in a segregated Baltimore, Elijah Cummings saw firsthand

It’s far more disturbing than that

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Over the course of her successful and prolific career

Dani Shapiro was in the midst of a major rebellion against her religious upbringing

Noone’s will to make the world more gorgeous

and fulfilling love relationships to believing in the magic of miracles on a global scale

radical Black feminism

His lingering looks set Lily on fire

and heroism

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Her cats aren't hers

and what it means to heal—how he and their three children