Cross My Heart and Never Lie Children's Black & African American Story Books Charlot Kristensen portrays Bessie and

Charlot Kristensen portrays Bessie and the American landscape with vivid imagery that is sure to capture the attention of young readers

from joyous weddings to heart-wrenching funerals

Could this be the start of a delicious new relationship

jobs followed with the WPA and Marvel comics

Anna’s not sure where she’d fit in

Cross My Heart and Never Lie Children's Black & African American Story Books Charlot Kristensen portrays Bessie andWINNER of the 2024 Stonewall Book Award, American Library Association Perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, HeartStopper by Alice Oseman, and Jen Wang's The Dressmaker and the Prince. In this fresh, sensitive, diary style graphic novel, 12 year old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusingso when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful so why does it become so