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Amanda recommends The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton
05/06/2025
Boulder Library
children's, picture books, multiracial, .Amanda's reviews
Cover ArtThis is one of my favorite books to read with rough-and-tumble kids. Princess Pinecone would LOVE to get a real warhorse for her birthday. And her family tries...but they don't quite get it right. What follows is a fun book for horse kids, brave kids, fantasy kids, and kids who are really good at looking at challenges in a new way.
 
Publisher's description:
Princess Pinecone would like a real war horse for her birthday, instead of which she gets a plump, cute pony--but sometimes cuteness can be a kind of weapon, especially in a fight with dodgeballs and spitballs and hairballs and squareballs.
 
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Amanda recommends Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang
03/17/2025
Boulder Library
graphic novels, teen fiction, climate change, Asian, LGBTQIA+, multicultural, nonbinary, .Amanda's reviews
Cover ArtThis is one of those graphic novels that changes with you as you change as a reader. I remember being the fiercely independent teen crowded by the expectations of others trying to figure out how, or whether, I wanted to fit in. I have been the side character cousin angry at everyone for pretending that trauma is normal. I am now the mother, watchful and aware that I have to step back and let my kids be themselves. Highly recommend.
 

Publisher's description:
Ash has always felt alone.
Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life.
The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he died, he used to talk about building a secret cabin, deep in the California wilderness. Did he ever build it? What if it's still there, waiting for him to come back...or for Ash to find it? To Ash, that maybe-mythical cabin is starting to feel like the perfect place for a fresh start and an escape from the miserable feeling of alienation that haunts their daily life.
But making the wilds your home isn't easy. And as much as Ash wants to be alone...can they really be happy alone? Can they survive alone?
From New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator Jen Wang comes a singularly affecting story about self-discovery, self-reliance, and the choice to live when it feels like you have no place in the world.

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