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The Red Pencil
Imagine being twelve, your whole world ripped apart by violence, and suddenly the only thing that can help you heal is a simple red pencil. Not a magic wand or a superhero cape—just a pencil. That’s where Andrea Davis Pinkney’s “The Red Pencil” starts, plunging you into the messy, heartbreaking reality of a girl forced to grow up too fast. If you think middle-grade books are all sunshine and rainbows, this one will shake you up—in a good way.
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