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They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right

Posing as a maidservant in the famed palace of the Mauryas and armed with newfound powers from her forbidden magic

and maintain healthy interdependence in our communities

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Winner of the Natan Book Award

Black Girl You Are Atlas Poetry_Gift_Guide They are today regarded inA thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award winning author and poet Rene Watson. In this semi autobiographical collection of poems, Rene Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls