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Your Life Matters

Chris Singleton, illustrated by Taylor Barron

Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters is a 106-page book that addresses Black children with the reassurance that their lives matter despite what they may hear, experience, or be told. It asks readers to embrace their own stories. Its description connects that embrace with freedom and abundance, presenting the message as empowering and validating. Laptop Lifestyle LLC published it in 2018.

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Book details

Themes
Identity · Self Acceptance
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Laptop Lifestyle LLC
Published
January 4, 2018
Pages
106
ISBN-13
9780986416583
Language
English
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