What Gives Olivia Abtahi Hope

Worth Noting by Matthew C. Winner

May 9, 202604:27Kids & family

Olivia Abtahi, author of Twin Flames (Tu Books), shares what is giving her hope today: seeing the bulbs start to bloom. This is an ongoing miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit comm...

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